1. Here comes graduation season. LB Landry High School celebrates both the first graduation since Katrina, and the last graduation before they merge with OPW. Together they will make Landry-Walker High School, a suspected Westbank powerhouse for athletics and academia. 

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  2. Couldn’t have staged a better day on Bayou St.John.

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  3. Aside from rabid nutria (not really), the only real threat in Bayou St.John are the low lying bridges. Navigation proves difficult, though not impossible!

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  4. Bayou Boogaloo is for the artistic and romantic as Bayou St.John becomes the site of live music and boating galore. 

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  5. A hot day at the fire department is a good time to purchase an NOFD shirt. Catch Frenchman street on your walk as well.

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  6. It must be that time of year. Mudbugs galore!

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    -Aphorist

     

  7. Dockside in the Bywater and upriver from the two military ships tied to the east bank of the Mississippi, one finds a quiet spot to survey the river or catch a sunset over the city.

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  8. Jazz Fest flashback! Nope, this isn’t the most recent iteration of that musical goodness that makes finding a cab on the City Park side of Esplanade impossible. This is the Gospel Tent in 2012. So, as we look to last year in this photo with fond memories, let’s look to 2014 with hope.

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  9. Tower Grove Park in St.Louis is the spot for an afternoon stroll. Leave your car on the roundabout!

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  10. St.Louis looks like NOLA!

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    -Aphorist

     

  11. East St.Louis. Main drag off of the first highway exit. 

    Is This New Orleans? (NOPE!)

    -Aphorist

     

  12. Color schemes abound off of Frenchman.

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  13. Be careful where you park in the Marigny Triangle!

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    -Aphorist

     

  14. All eyes gaze outward at the fireworks closing French Quarter Fest on Saturday night.

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist

     

  15. Impossible traffic meanders through the French Quarter late Saturday night. With so many street closures and the crowds so closely packed, driving through is a losing bet. 

    Is This New Orleans?

    -Aphorist