Jambalaya ⚜ Val

I see where you're going with this and I ❤️ it!

Pralines are good. Haydel's turtles are also good. A box of assorted items from Southern Candymakers is also good, as is an assortment from Angelo Brocato.

Where's my cannoli?

These are four U.S. soldiers who were killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait over the weekend.
Capt. Cody Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39
Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42
Sgt. Declan Coady, 20
2 other soldiers were killed in the same attack; their names have not yet been released.
RIP

What's shameful is: Speaker Johnson is not loyal to the constitution of the United States. He should be investigated for falsely swearing his oath of office

If you're coming to New Orleans to visit, definitely plan to visit the museum while you're here. (And have lunch at the American Sector. I love the charcuterie plate!)

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. . . related to the war, plus dinner!

We're lucky to have one of America's greatest museums right here in the city. When things political become too much, I find the museum a quiet sanctuary that reminds me we've defeated fascists in the past.

If you live here and haven't been, GO!

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Photos: The 25-year-old WWII exhibit that started it all captured before a yearlong transformation Read more: WWII Museum's D-Day exhibit is getting a major renovation. Here's when it's set to reopen.

With the original exhibit undergoing renovations, there are so many other things to see and do at the National WWII Museum, especially the Holocaust exhibit.

One of my favorite events there is Dinner with a Curator, with presentations on topics . . .

#NOLAsky

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#BookSky

I’m reading the newest Inspector Gamache by the always-insightful Louise Penny.

Her term “toxic nationalism” has particular relevance right now.

Social media post: EDOSE @iam_biglad1 Conservatives are generally happier than liberals. Why? Because we actually have foundation and family values.

Dear Ed,
"Happy idiot" generally refers to a person who is intentionally ignorant, naive, or unconcerned with complex realities, choosing "ignorance is bliss" to avoid pain or worry. Hope this helps.

This month’s presentation is gonna be fun! Please join Edward Branley and Derby Gisclair as they take you through the time-honored traditions of MAKIN’ GROCERIES! Thursday, Mach 19, 2026, at 7:00pm at the East Bank Regional Library. Put this one on your list!

#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history

So creative! Can't wait to see them finished.

Rep. Nancy Mace 7 @RepNancyMace X.com So tell me, what was it like being married to your brother? Ilhan Omar • @IlhanMN • 11h I hope you aren't drunk and took your staff's advice, Rashida and I don't know this man and feel confident he didn't care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social me...

Nancy Mace is a truly vile, nasty, and despicable person.

As a native of the Jambalaya Capital of the World:
Good jambalaya uses Manda pork sausage. Period. The end. There is no acceptable substitute. (😜)

Andouille is not really what you want to use for jambalaya. And kielbasa is an insult in the eyes of the Lord. (😜)

I think posters of his and his boss’s quotes on wars and the economy should be put up in every public right of way ASAP.

I hear Elon's putting a trip together there.

I'm hopeful that people are starting to recognize that we have a problem. But that's only the first step of the 12. We need insight, we need action, we need to wake up and realize we need better leadership all around.

(HINT: It starts now. Vote smarter, Louisiana.)

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. . .state politicians, of which Cameron Henry is one.

Unless and until the people we send to Baton Rouge decide to act like grown-ups and take their responsibilities seriously, we will continue to have to deal with all these issues that negatively impact higher education in Louisiana.

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. . . business the way it needs to. (And building huge data farms is NOT the answer.) We cannot continue to believe that tourism and oil and gas will keep us afloat. Too many outside influences make those industries precarious.

So many of these factors can be laid at the feet of our . . .

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• Louisiana's decreasing population also impacts college attendance. And that's NOT the fault of those in higher ed. That's a problem that Louisiana's leaders have failed to address for generations. A lack of a diversified economic infrastructure means Louisiana doesn't attract new . . .

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• One reason fewer students are attending college is predatory lending practices. And until the people who can do something about them actually DO something about them, the specter of decades-long paybacks for student loans will continue to influence students to pursue other areas of training.

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Yet they're making decisions that will have huge impact on how universities are run, who teaches in them and what's taught. (And if you think what's going on in Texas and other states about curriculum isn't going to be messed with by Louisiana's similar boards, you're not paying attention.)

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• Jeff Landry, Louisiana's Napoleon 2.0, also tends to meddle, coercing #LaLege to grant him powers to name people to boards. And we all know what that means: payoffs for political allegiance and campaign contributions. The people sitting on these boards have little knowledge of higher ed.

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Higher ed seems to be one of those. Too often, education issues are resolved by legislators' allegiances to a football team, rather than the greater good of the citizens of the state. Beyond that, to #LaLege, higher ed is just another political football.

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Higher ed is NOT a business and should never be run that way.

Yes, universities get into financial troubles, and sometimes it's of their own making. But there are less-frequently-discussed issues that factor in too.

• #LaLege tends to meddle in affairs about which they know little.

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Will Sutton: These two leaders in politics and pop culture agree: Higher ed in La. must adapt Columnist Will Sutton finds that there is growing agreement among leaders like state Senate President Cameron Henry and rapper Master P, who is president of UNO’s basketball operations, that universit...

Will Sutton, whom I admire and have worked with, is right that higher ed in Louisiana needs some looking at.

And getting diverse opinions on what that means is always is good idea. But I have to disagree with Master P.

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#NOLAsky

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Today feels like a good day to reiterate this message:

Oh, Lawd. I'd gladly give moon pies away to anyone. I never understood Mobile's fixation with moon pies for Mardi Gras, and I have yet to fathom how they walked traveled I-10W to find themselves becoming part of New Orleans Mardi Gras.

I know an RC and Moon Pie is a Southern tradition, but yuck!