Carnivale!It’s a tradition as old as New Orleans itself. A new population influx brings new cultures and new community. The only left to do is start a new Krewe.
Today the New Orleanian Mexican community announced plans to join this grand tradition with the launching of a new Carnival Krewe.
“We’re all good Catholics here,” said Mexican Community Leader Jorge Suarez. “We understand the importance of getting completely ripshit before Lent.”
In a departure from Mardi Gras tradition, Blaine Kern has not been contracted to construct any of the Quetzalcoatl’s floats, as the Krewe itself can build them in half the man hours at half the cost.
The Krewe of Quetzalcoatl will roll on the Uptown Route through Lee Circle on Lundi Gras Day.
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Get 'em while they're caliente!Recent laws passed by Jefferson Parish Councilman Louis Congemi have failed to stop the migration of “Taco Trucks” into the city and has even put Congemi on the defensive after numerous unintended consequences.
In a C-T interview, Congemi felt that his biggest mistake was enforcing all taqueria carts to provide a bathroom.
“I would like to apologize to the good people of Terrytown. You didn’t deserve this,” he stated referring to the devastating Terry Parkway traffic jam of last week.
The gridlock, which was induced by a Port-A-Lette that was poorly secured to a moving taqueria cart, has since paralyzed one of the main thoroughfares of the West Bank and may have ruined the summer for many children who patron Skate Country U.S.A.
Larry Breaux of Breaux’s Kool Sno-Balls of Terrytown, near the sight of the “accident,” feels he has seen it all.
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Senor CannellaJames Cannella, que creó la oficina legal interna de los consejos de Kenner pero tropezó en ocuparse de la autoridad de la cubierta de la ciudad, dijo martes que él está dimitiendo como abogado de la ciudad. El su día pasado es de junio el 29.
James Cannella, juez anterior de la corte de apelación, vino a la ciudad pasillo cuando el Ed Muniz tomó la oficina como alcalde de julio el 1. Él dijo eso creando la oficina de un abogado interno de la ciudad, en vez de confiar en abogados exteriores, él se ayuda excepto Kenner cerca de $200.000 este año.
Aquí está el aviso de la administración de Muniz de la dimisión: Full Story » »
