Another Carnival season is behind us, and for many, it’s a time for fasting and abstinence. In 2016, registered dietitian Molly Kimball wrote an article challenging New Orleanians to give up all alcohol from Ash Wednesday until Easter as a way to reboot and learn how alcohol affects our bodies. In the years since, the…
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Whether you’re making custom furniture or building hotels, when you ask people the secret to success in business, there are two schools of thought. On the one hand, you’re given this advice: Pick one thing that you understand, that you’re good at, and specialize in that. And then there’s the other school of thought. It says, because…
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We’ve known for some time that we have an obesity problem in America. We’re constantly on the search for foods that taste great and have zero calories. You probably never thought the solution to this quest would come from, of all places, New Orleans.
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In Louisiana alligators are everywhere. From Bourbon Street T-shirts to bowls of rice and sauce piquant in Lafayette. Although the alligator isn’t the official emblem of the state, if you own a car in Louisiana, there’s a good chance you’re driving around with a license plate that says, “Sportsman’s Paradise.” What’s that got do with…
Read MoreIt’s Mardi Gras time in Louisiana, so on this week’s show, we’re bringing Carnival to you. We begin with author and songwriter Johnette Downing, who’s also known as “the pied piper of Louisiana music traditions.” Johnette shares her latest album, Swamp Romp, which, among other things, seeks to answer the eternal question, Who put the…
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