7 years ago today Hurricane Katrina caused devastation in New Orleans and now we are dealing with Hurricane Issac. Recent update about Issacs…..•Hurricane Isaac’s maximum sustained winds weaken to 75 mph with more than 150 calls for rescue from flooding in Plaquemines Parish and more than 650,000 without power across four states. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is scheduled […]
Former New Orleans police officers were sentenced this week to prison for shooting victims of Hurricane Katrina and trying to cover it up. They shot six people, killing two, less than a week after Katrina hit on Aug. 29, 2005. The police officers conspired to plant a gun, fabricate witnesses and falsify reports to make […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Odyssey Records1012 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112-2506 When: 1992 What: Using a “call and response style” party vibe, Mardi Gras Indian chants and dance call-outs, TT Tucker and DJ Irv’s single helps to launch the N’Awlins sound known as “Bounce.” « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black […]
Today Mardi Gras carnivals are major events. Thousands of people participate and millions more watch it on TV. In New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro, they are major tourist attractions.
Kanye West apologizes to George Bush about his comments a few years back. Bush accepts and let's him know he's not a hater.<!--more-->
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Twelve A’Klok the cousin of late rapper Soulja Slim was found shot to death on a street in New Orleans on Monday (August 2nd).
jive (origin unknown) – 1. the jargon of jazz musicians or enthusiasts. 2. deceptive, nonsensical or glib talk. 3. to play or dance to jive music.
Many Louisiana Seafood Market are beginning to feel the backlash from the oil spill crisis. You can imagine the hardship for all of the gumbo fans. It’s being reported that at many seafood locations the aisles were as empty as the coolers. Fish hawkers paced alongside sparsely filled counters dotted with shrimp and crabs, calling […]
