If you cannot improve upon the silence, do not speak.

Mardi Gras is the love of life. It is the harmonic convergence of our food, our music, our creativity, our eccentricity, our neighborhoods, and our joy of living. All at once.

we dance even if there's no radio. we drink at funerals. we talk too much & laugh too loud & live too large, and, frankly, we're suspicious of others who don't.

Everybody here has a story. New Orleans was always a place where people talked too much even if they had nothing to say. Now everyone's got something to say.

It is impossible to capture the essence, tolerance, and spirit of south Louisiana in words.

Even at the End of Days, there will be lap dancing.

A New Orleans credo: When life gives you lemons--make daiquiris.