News & features

• New Orleans celebrates a muted Mardi Gras — but the rituals remain
  National Geographic
  A look at how a city of excess celebrated its most well-known holiday during the pandemic.
   

• The women pushing Cajun cooking forward
  Food & Wine
  I noticed the beginning of a trend for this Louisiana culture, and the women who are making it happen filled in the details. 
   

• Is the pandemic capable of changing the restaurant industry for the better?
  VeryLocal NOLA
  I explore how New Orleans' largest job sector could better serve the service industry. 
   

• The Saints have a new anthem. For Choppa, it's a whole new world
  NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
  A New Orleans bounce artist's decades-old track was unexpectedly revived by Saints players during the 2018 season. I tagged along with him on what would turn out to be the Saints’ final win of that season and ended up at Drew Brees’ surprise 40th birthday party. (Note: This story was reported and written within 24 hours.)​

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• A not-so-secret HR report called the CAC toxic. What happened next?
  NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
  A New Orleans museum reckons with internal allegations of racism and of having a toxic work environment.

Travel

• A Gleefully Gluttonous Long Weekend in New Orleans
  The Wall Street Journal (paywall)
  If you have enough time (and energy), here's how I'd spend a long weekend in New Orleans

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• New Orleans' Best New Restaurants of 2019"
  Thrillist
  A delicious list of suggestions. 

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