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Louisiana

Cuts for the Coast – Yes, hair really soaks up the oil spill

The other day I was watching my local news (WAFB) when a story aired that looked at first to be a spoof. It seems that human hair can act as an absorbent for the Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast. It wasn’t a joke. This method was actually used in 2006 during the Philippines oil [...]

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Things I Learned from Peter Shankman

This past Carnival Season has been super busy for me. I joined a local Baton Rouge Krewe (Artemis) and took part in a social media experiment put together by Tom Martin of Zehnder Communications. The experiment, My Mardi Gras Experience was sponsored by Tabasco, Sheraton New Orleans, and Bebo. A few bloggers were brought in [...]

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Hilton Capitol Center Baton Rouge

The first time I stepped foot inside what is now the Hilton Capitol Center Baton Rouge, I was a little girl. My mom and I were walking in downtown Baton Rouge when a friend of my dad flagged us down and wanted to show us his newest investment, an old run down building. He was [...]

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Best King Cake in Louisiana

One of things I look forward to each year during Carnival season is the chance to enjoy afternoons of coffee and King Cake. King Cake is a sticky, coffee-cake type of pastry braided into a ring and drissled with with colored icing and sugar. Sometimes it is made with cinnamon and today it is more [...]

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Christmas Eve: What’s for Dinner

Around the world some people are celebrating Christmas Eve with their families. I’ll be working, but I’ll still bring some of our family traditions along with me for comfort’s sake. On the years that I am off of work for Christmas Eve, my little family gets together with my parents to enjoy an evening of goodies, [...]

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