Contents
F E B R U A RY 2 0 2 1
Events
Features
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A CARNIVAL FOR THE AGES
Reverse parades, virtual throws, and porch parties galore
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VO LU M E 3 8 // I SS U E 2
REFLECTIONS Let Us Eat Cake! by James Fox-Smith
NEWS & NOTEWORTHIES
Tales of humans and their love for objects by Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein
THE LANGUAGE LIVES ON Cultural revitalization at Arnaudville’s Saint-Luc French Immersion Campus by Jonathan Olivier
The champions of the Crescent City’s historic bones by Matt A. Sheen
When we asked New Orleans artist Terrance Osborne if there was anything he felt particularly important he wanted to share with you for his “Perspectives” profile on page 54, he told us, “People should do what they love…Because if you’re doing what you love, then you’re happy. And then you push that out to the world, and other people get to enjoy what you’re doing.” A former teacher who since Hurricane Katrina has found success as a full-time artist, Osborne understands the importance of people embracing their passions—that’s part of why we featured his painting “Madame NOLA” on the cover of our “People and Their Passions Issue”. This issue is full of passionate people already embracing Osborne’s advice. From avid collectors, to preservationists of buildings and languages, to Carnival artists so committed to Mardi Gras that they’ve turned houses into floats, we hope this issue will inspire you to more fully embrace your passion, whatever that may be. We also hope that it will encourage you to embrace the Carnival spirit, even if that means doing so from the safety of home.
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Sugary indulgence of the Carnival kind
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by JoyWilson
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QUALITIES OF KUGELHOPF Maurice French Pastries’ famous Louisiana version of the European pastry by Lorin Gaudin
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THE SATSUMA LADY Orange delights off of Highway 24 by Jason Vowell
The River Road African American Museum remaines a pillar for Black perspectives and history in the region. by Ariel Baise
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WHEN CARS WERE AMERICA A poem from My Life in Cars
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The artful adventures of Kimberly Meadowlark by Lauren Heffker
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F E B 2 1 // C O U N T R Y R O A D S M A G . C O M
Q&A WITH SUSAN GOTTARDI Exploring the challenges of producing the Hilliard Art Museum’s first virtual exhibit by James Fox-Smith
Escapes
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by Ed Ruzicka
SINGING LIKE A LARK
Arts & Entertainment Editor
MY, OH, MY MONROE A local’s travel guide to Northeast Louisiana by Mackenzie Treadwell Ernst
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Creative Director
Kourtney Zimmerman
Contributors:
Ariel Baise, Mackenzie Treadwell Ernst, Lorin Gaudin, Jonathan Olivier, Ed Ruzicka, Matt A. Sheen, Jason Vowell, Elizabeth Chubbuck Weinstein, Joy Wilson
Terrance Osborne
Cover by Terrance Osborne
BLACK HISTORY IN ASCENSION
Managing Editor
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
Cover Artist
PEOPLE & THEIR PASSIONS
PULL-APART KING CAKE
Associate Publisher
Alexandra Kennon
THE PRESERVATIONISTS
Culture
James Fox-Smith Ashley Fox-Smith
On the Cover
Cuisine
Publisher
THE COLLECTING GENE
PERSPECTIVES Terrance Osborne: New Orleans Culture, Concentrated by Alexandra Kennon
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