9th Ward Daily Photo via rl reeves jr

Swinging out to Piron’s New Orleans Orchestra on a cold and blustery 9th Ward afternoon.

9th Ward Daily Photo via rl reeves jr

What a great Mardi Gras. One for the ages. Hope y’all had a good one too. We’ll do it again on Mardi Gras Day 2022: March 1st.

9th Ward Daily Photo via rl reeves jr

Normally we’d be standing over an 80 some odd quart pot of gumbo today but we’re taking this year off and hoping for better days next year.

Hope your Lundi Gras is a good one.

9th Ward Daily Photo via rl reeves jr

We just excavated a single featuring New Orleans-born Donnie Elbert singing this Four Tops classic. It’s not Carnival music but it is an intriguing take on an old classic.