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New Orleans biggest snow storm since 1895! That’s 130 years! The city has had a dusting of snow here and there (last tim...
01/22/2025

New Orleans biggest snow storm since 1895! That’s 130 years! The city has had a dusting of snow here and there (last time was 2009, I think) but nothing like this.

It was the snow storm that made history. The last time it snowed like this, in New Orleans, was 1895! 130 years ago!!! New Orleans has had a light dusting of...

01/22/2025

Biggest snow in 130 years!

History of the famous Beignets (by, Jessica Nancy)Enjoyed with a hot cup of New Orleans’ chicory coffee, the beignet, pr...
01/17/2025

History of the famous Beignets (by, Jessica Nancy)

Enjoyed with a hot cup of New Orleans’ chicory coffee, the beignet, pronounced “bayne-yay”, is the official doughnut of Louisiana. True to an American migration story, the beignet’s journey to Louisiana has roots across the globe. From Rome and Gaul to the Great White North and the Big Easy, beignets are an American success story. Europeans have been eating fried dough as far back as ancient Rome when scriblita, a type of Roman pastry made of moist dough dipped into boiling animal fat, was popular. Over time, French cooks developed two basic types of pastry: doughs that use yeast as a raising agent and those that rise with their own steam. Doughs that are moist enough to use steam to fluff up are called choux pastries, under which category traditional beignets fall.

In the 17th century, French settlers brought beignets with them as they migrated to the eastern coast of Canada, to a region called Acadia. When the British took control of the region a hundred years later, thousands of Acadians endured a forced migration, with many Acadians settled in Louisiana where their descendants became known as Cajuns. Acadians brought their cuisine and their language with them as they migrated south. In their journey to New Orleans, Acadian culture collided with the cultures of Native Americans, African-Americans, Spanish, French, and Caribbean influences already present in the city. Though their roots have traveled long and far, today, beignets are most associated with the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Since its opening in the mid-nineteenth century, Café Du Monde has been a popular sensation for all ages and classes alike. The Café’s doors are open year-round, with the exception of Christmas Day and the occasional hurricane headed to New Orleans. Unlike most doughnuts, beignets are square with no hole in the center. Traditionally served on a plate of three, beignets are covered with a thick coating of powdered sugar. Because they are typically fried in vegetable oils that have a high “smoke point”, they can reach a high temperature without burning.

In 1928, Louis Gillette of Cafe du Monde told the Item that one tourist had offered him $250 to give up the doughnut recipe, the equivalent of roughly $4000 in today’s currency. He wouldn’t spill the secret at any price, but he did offer some details on how they were manufactured.

“The dough is rolled out very thin -- about one-eighth of an inch thick,” the paper wrote. “An ordinary table knife, the blade broken off at the middle, is used to cut the dough in strips. The strips then are cut in squares and dumped in a vat containing six or seven gallons of hot grease. They immediately puff out and turn a beautiful golden color. They are done in two minutes and are served with a sprinkling of powdered sugar.”

In 1958, the French Market doughnuts were rebranded as beignets, according to Times-Picayune writer Howard Jacobs in his column titled, “Good ole doughnut has gone cultural on us”. In reference to cultural roots and the pastries being “made the way they were in Belgium”, the name change faced minimal resistance and has become a household nickname for tourists and locals.

Original post & research: Jessica Nancy/New Orleans (History)

Interesting fact :In 1950, there was more neon signage on Canal Street in New Orleans than on the Las Vegas Strip. Also ...
01/17/2025

Interesting fact :
In 1950, there was more neon signage on Canal Street in New Orleans than on the Las Vegas Strip. Also in 1950, There were more operating slot machines in the state of Louisiana than the entire state of Nevada.

Original post: Allison Drolinger/New Orleans (History)

To borrow a reference from Creedence Clearwater, New Orleans was “born on the bayou.” Most people think that Iberville a...
01/17/2025

To borrow a reference from Creedence Clearwater, New Orleans was “born on the bayou.” Most people think that Iberville and Bienville sailed from the Gulf of Mexico up the Mississippi River until they reached the crescent where they landed and decided to establish their new settlement. That couldn’t be farther from the truth.

In 1699, brothers Pierre LeMoyne d’Iberville and Jean-Baptiste LeMoyne de Bienville tried but could never find the mouth of the Mississippi River. So they traveled through what is now Lake Borgne into Lake Pontchartrain and explored the entire perimeter of the lake. They eventually came across Bayou St. John and were guided by the indigenous people to the portage road to the Mississippi River. This was the preferred site selected by Bienville, but others wanted to establish the new settlement elsewhere. Iberville lobbied for a site on the northwest shore of Lake Pontchartrain near Bayou Manchac while Father Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, the Jesuit traveler and author, tried to convince Bienville to abandon the site on the Mississippi River to move to higher ground farther upriver.

In the end, Bienville’s decision was final, and the new settlement relied on its connection to Bayou St. John and Lake Pontchartrain until later explorations downriver discovered the mouth of the Mississippi. For many years it was the principal waterway for commercial traffic until it was supplanted by the Carondelet/Old Basin Canal (1794 – 1920s) and later the New Basin Canal (1832 – 1950).

Today there are only two structures that have survived from that time –the Spanish Customs House (1784) and the Pitot house (1799).

Original post & research: William Olivia/Everything Louisiana

01/17/2025
Faubourg Tremé situated north of the French Quarter in New Orleans, it was home to the first civil rights movement, the ...
01/17/2025

Faubourg Tremé situated north of the French Quarter in New Orleans, it was home to the first civil rights movement, the first Black daily newspaper, black businesses, and more. It’s the oldest black neighborhood in the US. Established in 1810 and named after the land owner, Claude Tremé.

Tremé is a center of African-American and Créole culture, especially brass band music. It's also home to the country's oldest African-American Catholic Church, St. Augustine. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, free people of color and some African slaves were able to own property in Tremé.

The neighborhood is often left out of history books in spite of its very rich and important history. And by the way, “faubourg” is French for neighborhood. 😊

😂hilarious, but true😂
01/13/2025

😂hilarious, but true😂

Old Ursuline Convent in 1910 and today. Located at 1112 Chartres St in the French Quarter.
01/12/2025

Old Ursuline Convent in 1910 and today. Located at 1112 Chartres St in the French Quarter.

⚜️MARDI GRAS KING CAKE HISTORY⚜️Mardi Gras and King Cakes go hand in hand – especially in New Orleans where hundreds of ...
01/12/2025

⚜️MARDI GRAS KING CAKE HISTORY⚜️
Mardi Gras and King Cakes go hand in hand – especially in New Orleans where hundreds of thousands of king cakes are enjoyed at parties, offices and in homes every year.

According to the Christian faith, Jesus first showed himself to the three wise men and to the world on January 6th, also known as Twelfth Night or the Epiphany. The word "Epiphany” is from the Greek word "to show.” This is the day Mardi Gras season – hence king cake season – begins.

Each king cake has a tiny baby inside (generally plastic now, but it's possible the baby might be made of porcelain or even gold). In the past, you might have found an item such as a coin, bean, pecan or pea in a king cake. The lucky person who receives the slice of cake with the baby has the next king cake party (or brings the next cake for the office).

The king cake tradition is believed to have been brought over from France in the 1870s. Originally, king cakes were a simple ring of dough with a small amount of decoration. After the rich dough is braided and baked, the top of the cake is covered with delicious sugar toppings in the traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold (purple for "justice," green for "faith" and gold for "power").

In more recent years, many bakeries have been creative, topping their cakes with different flavors of cream cheese and fruit fillings and offering them in various shapes. King cakes are often served at New Orleans weddings as the groom's cake.

List your favorite Louisiana King Cake bakery in the comments.

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Remember this house from American Horror Story: Coven? “Miss Robichaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies”. It sold ...
01/10/2025

Remember this house from American Horror Story: Coven? “Miss Robichaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies”. It sold for $4.5M in 2024!

Known as the Buckner Mansion, the New Orleans property was frequently featured in the third season of the anthology TV series—which starred Sarah Paulson, Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates—as Miss Robichaux’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies, a boarding school for young witches.

The Greek Revival mansion has a grand facade, with columns lining the porch and balcony, both of which wrap around the home. It is the largest surviving home designed by Lewis E. Reynolds, one of the city’s most talented architects of the mid-1800s!

Across its 9,000 square feet, the home has seven bedrooms, six bathrooms and one half-bath. The house features a triple parlor, a built out attic, and a slate patio. There’s also an apartment and a detached two-car garage.

Built 1856 • Garden District • 1410 Jackson Ave • New Orleans, LA
Sold for $4.5M in 2024

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Visiting New Orleans? Experience the delicious tastes of our fabulous city! Click here to book your Food Tour or Food & ...
01/09/2025

Visiting New Orleans? Experience the delicious tastes of our fabulous city! Click here to book your Food Tour or Food & Cocktails Tour With Nate 👉🏾 https://tinyurl.com/TourWithNate-FoodTour.
Be sure to request “Nate” as your guide.

Emmerse yourself in the rich culture & history and sample some of the most delicious foods that embody the essence of New Orleans! This 3 hour walking tour introduces you to unique dishes and/or cocktails that have been a staple in this city for nearly 3 centuries. From the iconic gumbo and boudin, to the New Orleans original Pimm’s Cup and Sazerac, this will definitely be an experience that you will not want to miss!

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