Louisiana art is spicy and sweet. The music is mysterious and soulful. Drift away from the Bourbon Street ruckus, and you’ll discover a place where even the buildings join in the chorus. What happens when you combine the essence of Louisiana art, music, and architecture? A shanty town that sings, […]
Currently on a trip to see the real effects of the Gulf Coast oil spill firsthand and document them, I’m spending 10 days in a region known for its culinary heritage, and in the last few I’ve been in the Southern foodie capital: New Orleans. That means lots of gumbo […]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Lynn Morris Everyone knows that wearing fur is wrong. But what if the fur came from a highly destructive invasive species being culled anyway as part of state sponsored control program? A project in Louisiana has come up with a range of […]
Whether you want to help the ongoing cleanup efforts from the BP oil spill or you just like good music (or both), good news: the Hangout Festival, an Alabama concert series, has just announced all of this year’s profits will go to Gulf relief. For those of you in the […]
This week Green TV showed us two kinds of eco-disasters. An HBO drama tackled the environmental devastation in New Orleans and Planet Green exposed crimes against tigers. “Treme” Shows Perseverance in the Face of Nature’s Fury HBO’s New Orleans drama Treme may not seem like a straightforward choice for “I […]
We’re approaching the part of Louisiana where land and water become indistinct. South of New Orleans, approaching Grand Isle, we’re driving a series of elevated roadways and bridges, traversing a mammoth, venerable estuary the likes of which I’ve never seen. The likes of which I never knew existed. This area […]
Turns out, it’s fun being dead. Provided you lurk in the right zipcode. At EcoSalon, we approach shelter with the philosophy that a home is more than just a roof over your head. It’s a refuge – an asylum, if you will – from the travails of everyday existence. Today […]
It’s our last day in NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana – as the locals call it), and my schedule is free. After being on the go-go-go traveling all over the region and processing some of the hardest emotions I’ve ever felt, I’m ready to go home. Go home, yes, but not […]
After meeting with Speed, I continue down Claiborne, heading to what’s left of the Lower Ninth Ward. Six years post-Katrina, the neighborhood has yet to recover. It’s eerie; there are a few houses that have been rebuilt on stilts, but the vast majority of the area is just overrun by […]
Louisiana art is spicy and sweet. The music is mysterious and soulful. Drift away from the Bourbon Street ruckus, and you’ll discover a place where even the buildings join in the chorus. What happens when you combine the essence of Louisiana art, music, and architecture? A shanty town that sings, […]
Turns out, it’s fun being dead. Provided you lurk in the right zipcode. At EcoSalon, we approach shelter with the philosophy that a home is more than just a roof over your head. It’s a refuge – an asylum, if you will – from the travails of everyday existence. Today […]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Lynn Morris Everyone knows that wearing fur is wrong. But what if the fur came from a highly destructive invasive species being culled anyway as part of state sponsored control program? A project in Louisiana has come up with a range of […]
After meeting with Speed, I continue down Claiborne, heading to what’s left of the Lower Ninth Ward. Six years post-Katrina, the neighborhood has yet to recover. It’s eerie; there are a few houses that have been rebuilt on stilts, but the vast majority of the area is just overrun by […]
It’s our last day in NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana – as the locals call it), and my schedule is free. After being on the go-go-go traveling all over the region and processing some of the hardest emotions I’ve ever felt, I’m ready to go home. Go home, yes, but not […]