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A Supposedly Dead Alligator Comes Back To Life On 'Swamp People'

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Cajuns, Louisiana, Swamp People, Cajun, Alligator, Tv Replay, Alligator Hunting, Alligators, TV News

On "Swamp People" (Thu., 9 p.m. EST on History) Cajun alligator hunters Liz Cavalier and Kristi Broussard came across what they thought was a dead all...

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Channeling Nico in Silverlake

Wendy Block | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Channeling, Palm Springs, College, Cajun, Velvet Underground, English Literature, Silver Lake, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Chelsea, New York, Lou Reed, Bootleg Theater Silverlake, Bootleg Theater, Entertainment News
Wendy Block

If you wandered into the Bootleg Theater in Silverlake last Thursday night just before 9, you would have seen about 50 mostly middle-aged people sitting at bar tables laughing and drinking, interrupted suddenly by six musicians.

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British Actor Tom Payne Rides HBO's Luck

Tamar Abrams | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Hbo, Jill Hennessy, Nick Nolte, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Racetrack, Cajun, Luck, Dennis Farina, California, Tom Payne, Entertainment News
Tamar Abrams

It would be way too easy to use the word "lucky" in describing how British actor Tom Payne was cast in the new HBO hit series Luck. And yet that's how he talks about it.

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A Peek into Blue Ivy Carter's Past

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: French, Louisiana, Beyonce, Creole, Celebrity Kids, Barack Obama, Katy Perry, Cajun, Ancestry, Genealogy, Jay-Z, Barry Manilow, Ireland, Blue Ivy Carter, Family History, Acadian, Celebrity News
Megan Smolenyak

She's not even a week old, so the newborn daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z doesn't have a past yet -- except in the genealogical sense.

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Hundreds Of Thousands Of Acres In Louisiana At Risk Of Flooding

AP | MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Floods, New Orleans, Old River Control Structure, Ed Fleming, Flooding, Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana Cajun Country, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Morgan-City, Cajun, Butte Larose, Morganza-Spillway, Extreme Weather, Krotz Springs, Green News

BUTTE LAROSE, La. — In the latest agonizing decision along the swollen Mississippi River, federal engineers are close to opening a massive spill...

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Po' Boys & The Hope Diamond Of Chicken Sandwiches

Josh Ozersky | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Les, Po Boy, New Orleans, Chinatown, New York City, Oysters, La, Sandwich, Josh Ozersky, Lower East Side, Cheeky Sandwiches, Chicken, Louisiana, Nyc, Orchard Street, Biscut, Shrimp, Cajun, Ny, Creole, Food News
Josh Ozersky

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New Orleans' Dining: Marriott's Un-Conventional Approach

Monique Stringfellow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conventions, New Orleans, Hotels, Local Food, Marriott Hotel, Cajun, New Orleans Travel, New-Orleans-Dining, Fine Dining, Travel News
Monique Stringfellow

With 41 floors and 1275 rooms, the New Orleans Marriott might not be the first thing you envision when you think New Orleans dining. Nonetheless, it s...

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Hate Mail and Cockfighting in America (VIDEO)

Harmon Leon | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Blood Sport, Louisiana, Louisiana Cockfighting, Cockfighting, Cockfight, Cajun Culture, Cajun, Cockfighting-Bust, Video, Healthy Living News
Harmon Leon

A while back, I ventured deep into the Louisiana Bayou in order to make a documentary on cockfighting. When I posted the video, I got a slew of irate comments.

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World Music From the USA: The Cajun Fiddles of David Greely and Joel Savoy

Michal Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zydeco, GlobalFEST 2010, Highline Ballroom, Cajun, Cajun Fiddle, Joel Savoy, David Greely, Entertainment News
Michal Shapiro

Now that Spring has sprung, here's a dose of soulful fiddle music from two masters: David Greely and Joel Savoy. The duo was in town for GlobalFEST, at an "offsite event" at the Highline Ballroom.

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The Only Exotic Part of America Is Being Destroyed: The BP Oil Spill

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Good Ole Boys, Charlie Melancon, Poverty, Bp, Louisiana, Green, Texas, Blues, Pollution, Rolling Stones, Culture, Murder, Oil Spill, Cajun, Oil, Wetlands, Fishing, Business News
Vivian Norris

The real lesson we should learn from this disaster is that the true pollution we need to clean up are corrupt companies and an unequal distribution of wealth. Oil kills, but so does greed.

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Writing In The Bayou: Cajun Author Greg Guirard

Seattle PI | Jim Jaillet | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Bayou, Louisiana, Cajun, Writing, Authors, Greg Guirard, Books, Books News

We started Tuesday by visiting Cajun Author Greg Guirard at his home on the Bayou Amy near Catahoula, Louisiana where he has lived much of his life. W...

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Superbowl Cajun Dip Recipe

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Javier Cabral, New Orleans, Saints, Recipes, Party, Cajun, Youth Radio, Food, Superbowl Party, Youthradio, Nfl, Super Bowl, Dip, Healthy Living News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Javier Cabral Time for a confession: ...

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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