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• Brangelina's Variety Christmas & Gifts Battle With Kids

  Published: December 25, 2007, 2:35 am

  Tags: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, French Quarter, Brangelina, Celebrity Couples And Weddings, Angelina Jolie, The Good Shepherd, New Orleans, Battles , Good Shepherd, Spotted, How To, Mr Amp Mrs Smith, Celeb Couples

  Couples disagree about a lot of things, but come on - Christmas?  Brangelina certainly  seem to have their share of holiday conflict.  What do you think of this story reported by Sponkit?      Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will ensure their children celebrate a variety of different cultures at Christmas.   The

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• Happy Mardi Gras!

  Published: February 5, 2008, 11:00 am

  Tags: Entertainment, Miscellaneous, Bourbon Street, Carnival, French Quarter, Fun, Marid Gras, New Orleans, Wwl

  Not only is it Super Tuesday in the presidential races, back home in New Orleans it’s also Mardi Gras day. Luckily, for people like Nanc and I we can still enjoy some of the festivities online. (more…)

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• An Asthma Mom in the French Quarter

  Published: April 1, 2008, 1:22 pm

  Tags: Asthma Girl, Bio, Holidays, Off Topic, Andrew Jackson Statue, Asthma Mom Vacation, Beignets, Brad Pitt New Orleans, Cafe Au Lait, Cafe Du Monde, French Quarter, Hurricane Katrina, Jackson Square, Make It Right, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New Orleans Photos, Ninth War

  and parenthood. Because the French Quarter—the Vieux Carre—really is everything you’ve read. – It’s a chunk of French Acadia culture on the edge of a Louisiana swamp in the Deep South. – A huge draw for Mardi Gras tourists even though the holiday started in Mobile, AL, not New Orleans. – A collection of

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• New Blog Open For Business. Come on in!

  Published: August 15, 2008, 1:55 pm

  Tags: Random Weirdness, Blog, Events, French Quarter, New Orleans, Tips

  at all. Welcome to the French Quarter! I’ll be posting daily about various aspects of the French Quarter. While we're best known for Mardi Gras, there’s always something going on here and in the rest of New Orleans. There will be event information, tips for tourists, local news, and other stuff you might want to know if

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• Kid Rock Is Trash… Company Spokesman

  Published: August 17, 2008, 9:25 am

  Tags: Random Weirdness, Commercial, French Quarter, Kid Rock, New Orleans, Trash

  is doing in New Orleans' French Quarter. Ironic, or appropriate? Click here to view the commercials: http://sdtwds.com/videos.html The company, run by Sidney Torres IV, has run commercials in the past featuring the slogan, Bringing Class to Trash . Does Kid Rock drive this message home, or is the company's television commercial campaign

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• Keep Your Cash In Your Wallet, Pocket, or Purse!

  Published: August 18, 2008, 1:22 pm

  Tags: Tips For Tourists, French Quarter, Money, Safety, Tips, Tourists

  I see this every day in the French Quarter, just by glancing out of my kitchen window. In my adult life, I've lived in many places ranging from small towns to big cities, yet this is a new one to me. I get nervous using an ATM, much less standing on a street corner counting my dough! Crime statistics can be terrifying, but this behavior isn't

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• Where to Count Your Cash In the Quarter

  Published: August 19, 2008, 9:22 am

  Tags: Tips For Tourists, Cash, French Quarter, Safety, Tips, Tourists

  no shortage of ATMs in the Quarter, so if you're short you can pull more as you need it. Most places in the area take plastic, anyway, or are steps away from a cash machine. Stay safer on vacation by using common sense! These tips can't guarantee anyone a safe trip, but there better than counting your money on a busy sidewalk.

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• Drink and Be Merry, but Safe and Legal, Too!

  Published: August 23, 2008, 11:05 am

  Tags: Tips For Tourists, Alcohol, Drinking, Drunks, French Quarter, Myths

  to the French Quarter can have some pretty strange ideas about our drinking laws. These usually turn out to be based on the vacation stories of friends or family. Many vacation tales are as reliable as a fisherman's account of the one that got away. Here's an article I wrote about the 4 most popular drinking myths regarding my

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• Planning a Vacation To The French Quarter and Need Answers?

  Published: August 24, 2008, 10:45 am

  Tags: Tips For Tourists, Answers, Forum, French Quarter, Locals, Vieux Carre

  of the city. The one for the French Quarter is called the Vieux Carre forum. (Vieux Carre means old square' and is what the French called the area when they ran the joint.) To ask a question, you'll need to register for a screen name. It's free. Then post it and check back later for the opinions of the locals. You don't need to register to

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• The 2 Oldest Scams In the World Still Make Money For Cons!

  Published: August 25, 2008, 12:49 pm

  Tags: Tips For Tourists, Con Artists, Cons, French Quarter, Hustlers, Scams

  If you go for a walk in the Quarter, you're bound to run into or witness con men (and women) at work. Don't fall for the oldest scam: “I bet $5 I know where you got your shoes!” The answer? On your feet Congratulations! You now owe a scam artist cash, and some of the thugs take reneges personally. Right behind this one is I

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• New Orleans Is Beckoning

  Published: August 29, 2008, 11:51 am

  Tags: Personal, Social, Big Easy, Bourbon St, Bouron, Decatur, French Quarter, Garden District, Gustav, Hurricane, Hurricanes, Katrina, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Muffaletta, New Orleans, Nola, Poboys, Rita, Riverwalk, Senses, Swamps, Tourist

  all day, I explored the French Quarter. I have been in the Business District, the Warehouse District and the Garden District. All of them interesting in their own right, but none can hold a candle to the majesty of the French Quarter. Many who have never been there, or who have been but failed to see its beauty, have asked me what it is

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• GUSTAV UPDATE: Downgraded but Power already out in the Western Side of New Orleans

  Published: September 1, 2008, 9:04 am

  Tags: Current Affairs, North America, Cnn, French Quarter, Hurricane Gustav, New Orleans

  With several hours still remaining before the eye of Gustav passes over New Orleans, the power is already out in the west part of New Orleans. CNN is just reporting that Gustav is now being regarded as a Grade 2 hurricane but areas including the historic French Quarter, as well as the New Orleans children’s [...]

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