Best part of a jambalaya is what we call “grémille” or bits of rice and meat at scraped off the bottom of the pot. So, next time you get invited to have some proper Jambalaya, scrap that pot and get the grémilles. 

No shit. I grew up not too far from Opelousas and often visited my grandparents near LeBeau (the football team who kneeled). I’m in my 40s now and as a teenager, I didn’t take notice of the racism, but omg, it’s so in your face now. BTW, there is literally nothing around those two towns except woods. Correction, near…

For context, I’m a 40ish white dude who grew up in this town and lived there until roughly my junior year in college (early 90s), returning periodically to visit family. I’m not surprised by this story. That said, my experience isn’t current but what I can recall is that it’s a highly segregated, sad little town that…

Full blood cajun here who’s left buttock is practically made of roux. I can’t find any fault in your technique, it’s sound info and advice. I stick to the equal parts oil/flour mixture for gumbos and stews. I only have 1 phrase to add, DO NOT stop stirring the ROUX until you have the desired color. If you need a sip…

ex-pat cajun here with a daughter in grad school in a Louisiana University. The state is a mess. The economy is based on the price of oil and anyone that tries to diversiy that gets vilified to high hell. I can’t believe I’m saying this but the people there have the govt they deserve. That said, i doubt any of these…

I would recommend the New Orleans cocktail tour http://www.graylineneworleans.com/all/tours/cock…

One summer in DC, someone in my car but on the opposite end, pee’d on the carpeted floor. The car we were in did not have a working AC and b/c of that and the summer heat, the smell seems to have been intensified. The exodus of folks at the next stop was something.

Wow, circus peanuts didn’t make it on the list?

From 1998 to 2006, I worked as a Reference Librarian and often received similar questions. My favorite was from someone the staff dubbed as “telephone lady” who used the Reference staff as her personal telephone book. Another staff favorite was a young teen boy who requested we pull the “Free Willy” dvd for him…

oh yeah, that’s says “broken”