Monthly Archives: January 2016

Louisiana Daily Photo: Fried Chicken At Big Shirley’s In New Orleans

Posted on January 30, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

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The University Of Kentucky Teaches Taco Literacy To Scholars And Gastronomists

Posted on January 29, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

My heart is filled with pride that the University of Kentucky is now offering college classes on tacos. Professor Steven Alvarez is teaching “Taco Literacy: Public Advocacy and Mexican Food in the US South” this semester on UK’s Lexington campus.

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Hog Barbacoa

Posted on January 28, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

Butter braised hog’s head yields tender barbacoa.

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Louisiana Daily Photo: St Roch Supermarket

Posted on January 27, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

Alone and abandoned. A once thriving market slowly falls to ruin in New Orleans.

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Azalea Grill (est.1952) In Jefferson Louisiana

Posted on January 26, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Pastalaya At The River Parishes Festival

Posted on January 25, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

Pastalaya being served in Norco, Louisiana at the annual River Parishes Festival.

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The Mongolian Stomper Is Dead

Posted on January 25, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

Tragic news broke out of Knoxville, Tennessee this past weekend when it was reported by Les Thatcher that Archie Gouldie, the Mongolian Stomper, has passed away at age 78. The Stomper was a holy terror in the Kentucky of my … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Murder At Uptown Meat Market

Posted on January 24, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

I was joking around with a cop in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans a few days ago. We were sitting in a bar off Washington when I told him of how I’d walked into Uptown Meat Market that … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Baby Mardi Gras Indian

Posted on January 22, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

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Street Shooter: Voudou Priestess In New Orleans

Posted on January 21, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

I shot this girl at a Mardi Gras Indian street parade in the mid-city neighborhood of New Orleans. I took nearly 400 photos that day and this was one of my favorite ones. She had a crowd of admiring teen … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Abandoned Arrow Supermarket

Posted on January 21, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Abandoned Plaza On Jefferson Highway

Posted on January 20, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Casey The Gorilla

Posted on January 18, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

Casey is a male silverback Western Lowland Gorilla living in the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana. He’s a handsome beast seen here just before he enjoyed a feast of raw celery bunches and ears of corn. Casey will be … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Treme Sidewalk Barbecue

Posted on January 18, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Perfect Gentlemen Second Line

Posted on January 17, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Vaucresson’s Sausage Company est.1899

Posted on January 16, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

In October of 1983 this old building on St Bernard swung its doors open as Vaucresson Sausage Company continuing a long tradition of the Vaucresson family’s selling of charcuterie to the New Orleans public. Katrina changed all that-sending a six … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Gold Medal Living In New Orleans

Posted on January 15, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

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Louisiana Daily Photo: It’s Allen Toussaint Day In New Orleans

Posted on January 14, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

We danced in the streets to celebrate the life of Allen Toussaint. Scenes From The Great Man’s Funeral

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Wallace Johnson and Lori Walls Of Johnson’s Boucaniere

Posted on January 13, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

Louisiana is a big state with plenty men making boudin but at the end of the day there can only be one king and it’s Wallace Johnson. Here’s a photo I took a few years ago with Mr Johnson and … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Daily Photo: Poupart’s Bakery Has The Best King Cake In The State

Posted on January 12, 2016 by RL Reeves Jr

It’s King Cake season again so it’s time to turn our gaze westward toward the prairies of Lafayette where Francois Poupart’s Bakery has been putting out the best French King Cake in the state since 1967. This cake bears little … Continue reading →

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