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DiDi’s Red Beans and Rice

Nobody has the Monday Blues in New Orleans because everyone knows they’ll enjoy a delicious dinner that night. Monday is still red beans and rice day in many homes and restaurants in the Crescent City. The tradition dates back to the days of washboards, washtubs and clothes lines. Monday was washday, so housewives put a […]

New Orleans Invented the Cocktail, Poker, Jazz and Plenty More

October 6, 2013
New Orleans Life
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Mary Reporting. New Orleans claims many firsts, including the invention of craps and poker, the mixing and naming of the cocktail, and the rise of the new music called jazz. None of these is surprising given the city’s disparate cultures, international visitors and boundless creativity. Here are some other New Orleans firsts: First Catholic School […]