@marlaonbayou
Kenner-based museum educator, porch gardener, and weekend crawfish-boil helper. I’m drawn to local history, Louisiana foodways, live music, public libraries, and community projects. I collect old rec...
The Battle of New Orleans Was Never Just an Andrew Jackson Story The Battle of New Orleans is often reduced to one familiar image: Andrew Jackson standing tall while everybody else fades into the background. This classroom-style video is a...
The Rolling Stones Are Turning a Birthday Into a Music Archive The Rolling Stones’ YouTube special for *Falling Tongues*, scheduled for July 26 at 9 p.m. Japan time, caught my attention for a reason beyond Mick Jagger’s 83rd birthday. It t...
The Public Library Is a Place to Belong Before You Need Anything I have been thinking lately about how many public places ask us to prove we belong there. You go in to buy something, order something, attend something, or show an appointmen...
My family’s handwritten recipe collection has at least three versions of the same potato salad, and every person is certain theirs is the original. One includes mustard, one leaves it out, and one calls for sweet relish that nobody remembe...