It's been a rough run for us living through a pandemic. The loss of loved ones, interests, hobbies, and activities have taken a toll on all of us. While we learned to navigate and keep ourselves and others healthy, it didn't help raise our moods or our spirits. One thing that was on hiatus last…
Thank you For Being a Friend: Remembering Betty White
2021 certainly didn't go down without a fight, and the last thing it took — on New Year’s Eve — was our beloved Betty White. After a few years of loss and overwhelm, 2022 started on a somber note as we were all planning to celebrate this great comedienne's 100th trip around the sun on…
Hurricane Ida Resources
It has been nearly two months since Hurricane Ida—the second-most destructive hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana—hit as a Category 4 on the 16th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Ida wreaked havoc on Louisiana and on other parts of the country. For those of us who lived through Katrina, it was another traumatic…
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month takes place annually from September 15 through October 15, to recognize the achievements and contributions made by Hispanic-American champions who have inspired others to achieve success. The observation began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under then President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded in 1988 under President Ronald Reagan to become a…
Classic Horror and Sci Fi: Come Sit for a Spell…
Macabre movies for your spooky Halloween night in? Freshly popped popcorn, drinks or some pumpkin spice tea and hoarding your Halloween candy all for you to munch on...unless of course, you would like to share with the trick-or-treaters flocking to your door. You could also invite a few friends over to share in the scare…
Throw a Smashing Halloween Party! Spooky Décor, Music, and Costumes for All Ages
Fall is finally here (although, it doesn't feel like it outside) and Halloween is now fast approaching. If you are having a party this year, the St. Tammany Parish Library has resources that can make your Halloween party the best on the block. The books on our shelves will show you how to haunt your…
Real New Orleans: The Life and Times of Ronnie Virgets
A trinity of New Orleans legends have passed on in 2019 with Ronnie Virgets leading the helm, Leah Chase following close behind and ending with the Nite Tripper, Dr. John. All shuffling off this mortal coil this year, each leaving behind a special and amazing legacy. Ronnie Virgets was a storyteller who passed away on May 20, 2019. He was dubbed the "Voice of New Orleans," he used…
Right Place, Wrong Time: A Farewell to Dr. John
Dr. John, born Malcolm John Rebenack, Jr., passed away on June 6, 2019 at the age of 77. He was an iconic New Orleans singer/songwriter who made national fame with his unique vocals and music with an unmistakable New Orleans feel of blues, pop, jazz and boogie woogie. Interested in voodoo as a young man, his lively stage…
Look to the Stars: Astrology vs. Astronomy
“We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more.” —Carl Jung Astronomy is the scientific study of the stars, celestial bodies and the…
A World’s Fair to Remember: The 1984 World’s Expo
The 1984 World's Fair was hosted by New Orleans. I remember seeing the items from our outing to it around the house for years after. I had the little coin purse embellished with the World's Fair mascot, a pelican named Seymore D. Fair. I kept it in my keeping until Hurricane Katrina, anyway. I now collect any World's Fair…
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