This is down in the
swampland, anything goes
It's alligator bait and the bars don't close
--Leaving
Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
by
Rodney
Crowell
and Donivan Cowart
Sunday
involved roaming the French Quarter a bit more, a swamp tour, and an
extraordinary dinner.
The
meal was at Emeril Lagasse’s NOLA. Too often these celebrity restaurants do not
live up to expectations. Not so here. The service was attentive, the food
exquisite. My special, the smoked leg of lamb, perfectly balanced multiple flavors.
The same was true for Sharon’s special, the mahi mahi.
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| Images of the French Quarter |
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| Swamp |
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| Gator |
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| Yeah, dat's a gator wid a mushmaller. The guides chum the alligators with marshmallows, not for the sweet but because they see only in black and white. Why's it on his head? Dunno, but no one offered to remove it. |
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| More swamp |
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| Another gator |
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| We saw lots of turtles, too |
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| A bad shot of a blue heron on the wing |
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| My view from the dinner table |
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