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CBDTiger
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Six Flags in New Orleans East, Charity Hospital, Old Navy Facility in the Bywater. All these properties need to be demolished.
Charity redevelopment - $500M project
Fox8 story
Comprehensive plan to tie multiple buildings together in a downtown medical campus, biomed district and research hub. Tulane president says once complete they'll have more employees downtown than at the uptown main campus. Future plan is to demolish/redevelop the bulidings in grey diagonal shading, covering the area from Canal to Poydras with medical and research facilities, residential, and green space.
Bywater Navy base - $220M redevelopment project underway with Gibbs Construction. Vagrants have been cleared out and preliminary demo work commenced.
WDSU story
Six Flags redevelopment - I give this one the least chance of coming to fruition but I think demolition and site clearing is complete. Maybe one of our NOLA East posters can verify.
Six Flags redevelopment
Bayou Phoenix
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it was the hookah lounge acting up again in flagrant violation of their occupancy permits.
Gon be lit again this weekend. Ladies night Friday for LSU/SU back to school throwdown. WooT!
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THE BIG COLLEGE PARTY OF THE SEMESTER IS HERE! ?? LSU ?? x S.U. ?? Official Welcome Back to School Patio Party
The books can wait... this night is about making memories. The patio will be packed. The music will be loud. The vibes will be unmatched. And everyone will be asking, “Where y’all at tonight?” The answer is simple... ??
The Lotus ?? FRIDAY, August 21 ? Doors Open at 8PM ?? Ladies FREE Until 9:30PM ?? DJ BG All Night ?? Whether you’re a freshman, senior, alumni, or just outside with your crew, this is THE place to celebrate the start of a new semester. Don’t wait until you see it on Instagram. Be the reason everyone else wishes they came. Tag your classmates. Tag your roommates. Tag the friend that’s always late. We’ll see you August 21. ??
Lotus insta
Earlier post:
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THE BIGGEST BACK 2 SCHOOL PATIO PARTY IS HERE! ?? LSU ?? × S.U. ?? — WE’RE TAKING OVER THE LOTUS! WE OUTSIDE! 35,400+ VIEWS. 14,697+ PEOPLE REACHED. 1,000+ LIKES. 87+ SHARES. 220+ SAVES. And that was JUST THE FLYER. ???? Now imagine the actual party… ?????
re: When was the last time you watched a DVD?
Posted by CBDTiger on 8/11/26 at 2:54 pm to GregMaddux
quote:I can't remember which storm it was - but sometime after 2012. Power was out a couple days so six of us fired up the Odyssey minivan and its dvd player, put the A/C on max, and watched a movie in comfort in the driveway. Us, kids, and grandparents.
After Hurricane ida
Great memory - the kids are now grown and out of the house and my parents' health isn't what it once was.
NOLA Culinary specials - Any highlights? *Pigeon & Whale recap inside*
Posted by CBDTiger on 8/7/26 at 12:32 pm
Went to Pigeon & Whale Thursday for the first time after a long time on the to-do list. Had a stellar meal from the Coolinary menu ($58 / 3 courses), but will be back to try the rest of the menu.
Looks like they print a new menu each day, with the days open at the bottom - Day 1096 for our visit:
Glad this prediction from a 2023 Tigerdroppings thread didn't age well:
On to the recap. We were early for a 7:00 reservation so we popped into The Husky (sister restaurant) across the street for drinks but it was slammed, with standing room only at the bar. Went back to P&W and our spot was ready. Our reserved spots were at the bar - I hadn't noticed that when making the reservation online, but it turned out well, as we sat across from the shucker. And our bartender was top-notch, friendly and helpful.
We started with cocktails and I had one each of the 8 oyster varieties in stock - from ME, MA, VA, AL, and a couple others I can't recall. All were tasty and unique. Will have to go back for happy hour and the $24 shucker's selection dozen.
Apps were tuna tacos (fried wonton, miso/ponzo vinaigrette, wasabi tobiko, avocado mash) and Seafood Dumplings (shrimp/redfish stuffing, crispy pasta shell, gochuchang cream sauce). I preferred the tuna but both were great.
Entrees were Grilled Salmon (green beans, Yukon mash, artichoke cream sauce) and Grilled Redfish (sherry gastrique and herbs de provence, butter, sauteed mushroom and tomato). We decided to swap after a couple bites, as each preferred the other's entree. Both were great, but I liked the redfish better. More subtle than the salmon, with a clear butter sauce.
Dessert was excellent. Bartender suggested When Life Gives You Lemons (lemon cheesecake, lemon curd, graham cracker crumbs) and it was legit. White chocolate shell in form of a lemon and colored yellow. Cheesecake inside was like a mousse and melted in the mouth. It sat atop a pulverized "crust." Larger than it looks in the photo below.
Wife had 24 Karrot Gold carrot cake with brown butter cream cheese icing and walnuts. Said it was the best carrot cake she'd ever had and I couldn't disagree.
Before and during dessert:
Had after dinner drinks down the street at Cure and called it a night.
As an aside, those three blocks of Freret were hopping on an August Thursday night, with outside tables at Val's on the corner still mostly full when we headed out around 9:15.
Need to try to fit in others like GW Fins, Delacroix, Galliano, Tujagues and others before Coolinary month is up.
Looks like they print a new menu each day, with the days open at the bottom - Day 1096 for our visit:
Glad this prediction from a 2023 Tigerdroppings thread didn't age well:
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Menu looks terrible for a restaurant on Ferret St. Won’t last six months at that particular location.
On to the recap. We were early for a 7:00 reservation so we popped into The Husky (sister restaurant) across the street for drinks but it was slammed, with standing room only at the bar. Went back to P&W and our spot was ready. Our reserved spots were at the bar - I hadn't noticed that when making the reservation online, but it turned out well, as we sat across from the shucker. And our bartender was top-notch, friendly and helpful.
We started with cocktails and I had one each of the 8 oyster varieties in stock - from ME, MA, VA, AL, and a couple others I can't recall. All were tasty and unique. Will have to go back for happy hour and the $24 shucker's selection dozen.
Apps were tuna tacos (fried wonton, miso/ponzo vinaigrette, wasabi tobiko, avocado mash) and Seafood Dumplings (shrimp/redfish stuffing, crispy pasta shell, gochuchang cream sauce). I preferred the tuna but both were great.
Entrees were Grilled Salmon (green beans, Yukon mash, artichoke cream sauce) and Grilled Redfish (sherry gastrique and herbs de provence, butter, sauteed mushroom and tomato). We decided to swap after a couple bites, as each preferred the other's entree. Both were great, but I liked the redfish better. More subtle than the salmon, with a clear butter sauce.
Dessert was excellent. Bartender suggested When Life Gives You Lemons (lemon cheesecake, lemon curd, graham cracker crumbs) and it was legit. White chocolate shell in form of a lemon and colored yellow. Cheesecake inside was like a mousse and melted in the mouth. It sat atop a pulverized "crust." Larger than it looks in the photo below.
Wife had 24 Karrot Gold carrot cake with brown butter cream cheese icing and walnuts. Said it was the best carrot cake she'd ever had and I couldn't disagree.
Before and during dessert:
Had after dinner drinks down the street at Cure and called it a night.
As an aside, those three blocks of Freret were hopping on an August Thursday night, with outside tables at Val's on the corner still mostly full when we headed out around 9:15.
Need to try to fit in others like GW Fins, Delacroix, Galliano, Tujagues and others before Coolinary month is up.
Nice. I first saw them at Voodoo Fest in 2016 and a couple times since, at One Eyed Jacks and Gasa Gasa. Hated to miss the show at Chelsea's this past February.
Voodoo set-
Voodoo set-
re: Enter Sandman or Thunder Struck
Posted by CBDTiger on 7/24/26 at 9:48 am to travelgamer
Have to go with Metallica.
On a related note, I got the DVD-Audio player in my acura fixed after being broke over a year and this was one of the first albums I played. 5.1 surround is nice. Left-right, front-back fades plus center channel and subwoofer.
Too bad bluetooth completely took over. There are some great DVD-A disks out there by Steely Dan, Stone Temple Pilots, Porcupine Tree, The Beatles, The Eagles, The Who, etc. The popular DVDs are getting pricey. This used one is listed for $80 on ebay.
On a related note, I got the DVD-Audio player in my acura fixed after being broke over a year and this was one of the first albums I played. 5.1 surround is nice. Left-right, front-back fades plus center channel and subwoofer.
Too bad bluetooth completely took over. There are some great DVD-A disks out there by Steely Dan, Stone Temple Pilots, Porcupine Tree, The Beatles, The Eagles, The Who, etc. The popular DVDs are getting pricey. This used one is listed for $80 on ebay.
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My nephew was married in that dungeon room a couple of years ago.
We had our company Christmas party in that room a few years back. It would be weird to go back now, knowing all the naughtiness that went down this summer.
re: The U.S. is Not a Country Anymore
Posted by CBDTiger on 7/1/26 at 4:04 pm to thejuiceisloose
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Chinese CCP members who have never set foot in the U.S. are now giving birth to "American" citizens.
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Wait what? This makes no sense
The Chinese parents don't always do the birthing. Some send their seed to the US for implantation in surrogates who give birth to their American babies.
From the WSJ last year:
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The market has grown so sophisticated, experts say, that at times Chinese parents have had U.S.-born children without stepping foot in the country. A thriving mini-industry of American surrogacy agencies, law firms, clinics, delivery agencies and nanny services—even to pick up the newborns from hospitals—has risen to accommodate the demand, permitting parents to ship their genetic material abroad and get a baby delivered back, at a cost of up to $200,000 per child.
WSJ
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Chinese millionaires who use US based gestational carriers to have 5, 10, 15 kids.
...or 100.
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Some Chinese parents, inspired by Elon Musk’s 14 known children, pay millions in surrogacy fees to hire women in the U.S. to help them build families of jaw-dropping size. Xu calls himself “China’s first father” and is known in China as a vocal critic of feminism. On social media, his company said he has more than 100 children born through surrogacy in the U.S.
With connections and enough $$ you can have an American baby delivered to your doorstep in China.
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The market has grown so sophisticated, experts say, that at times Chinese parents have had U.S.-born children without stepping foot in the country. A thriving mini-industry of American surrogacy agencies, law firms, clinics, delivery agencies and nanny services—even to pick up the newborns from hospitals—has risen to accommodate the demand, permitting parents to ship their genetic material abroad and get a baby delivered back, at a cost of up to $200,000 per child.
WSJ re: Billionaire Surrogates (probably a paywall)
re: FBD Die Polizei Don't Like Me
Posted by CBDTiger on 6/29/26 at 9:17 pm to Kim Jong Ir
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The only sure way to insure that you are getting hot food for the family is to go in person, order the food, and have a beer while you wait for the food.
Up there with airport beer as a quality beer, regardless of the brand.
Aussie breakdown of the takeaway order beer:
Fairway_papi - Instagram
His whole page is an ode to beer (with a little golf thrown in).
re: Musicians you didn’t realize were once members of another popular band
Posted by CBDTiger on 6/29/26 at 5:21 pm to Ramblin Wreck
Jimmy Page was a popular session guitarist before Zeppelin (albeit not a group member and rarely made the credits)-
Rolling Stone - Jimmy Page before Zeppelin
Didn't know he played guitar on Joe Cocker version of With a Little Help from my Friends.
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Whether it was jamming on a rock track with the Kinks, the Rolling Stones or the Who, playing the blues with Otis Spann, or providing the backbone to pop hits by Marianne Faithfull and Shirley Bassey, Page was a true Renaissance man who had little trouble handling any style that came his way. And while the full scale of Page’s session discography may never really be known, there are more than enough compelling examples to prove the significance of the future icon’s early work.
Rolling Stone - Jimmy Page before Zeppelin
Didn't know he played guitar on Joe Cocker version of With a Little Help from my Friends.
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It's not an indictment on the neighborhood. The neighborhood is fine. It's the risk you run, in ANY neighborhood, by interacting with people who you know have zero moral hang up about robbing, harming, and if "reasonable" (very low bar) killing you.
Yep. Son of a family friend was killed by an acquaintance / drug dealer near the Tulane bars. Kid was an architecture student at UL-Lafayette and had a bright future. His was the most gut-wrenching funeral I've ever attended. Very thankful that our kids made it through that phase unscathed.
Tulane Hullabaloo article
re: Mamdani preaching Islam in New York City Hall
Posted by CBDTiger on 6/25/26 at 9:07 am to Bob Sacamano 89
I'm getting Scar vibes from this guy, cloaked in an aw shucks nice guy veneer.
"We shall rise to greet the dawning of a new era, in which lion and hyena come together, in a great and glorious future!"
Of course Mandami is preaching and welcoming "strangers" to NYC. It furthers his moral obligation to bring sharia law to any non-muslim land in which he lives. Mandami references Hijrah (migration). In Islam that is generally frowned upon, unless the faithful meet certain obligations:
moderndiplomacy.eu
"We shall rise to greet the dawning of a new era, in which lion and hyena come together, in a great and glorious future!"
Of course Mandami is preaching and welcoming "strangers" to NYC. It furthers his moral obligation to bring sharia law to any non-muslim land in which he lives. Mandami references Hijrah (migration). In Islam that is generally frowned upon, unless the faithful meet certain obligations:
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Travelling to the land of the Kuffar is impermissible (la Yajûz) unless two conditions are met: (a) that the person has knowledge (‘Ilm) to repel doubts (Shûbbahat); (b) that he keeps his faith (Iman) to prevent him from falling into lustful desires (Shahawat); and he keeps a strong animosity toward the Kuffar. If these conditions are not met, Muslims are not allowed to travel due to the Fitnah that exists there.
Residing in Dar al-Kufr is absolutely forbidden as it involves mixing with the infidels. Muslims in a country that is not governed according to the Shari‘ah should do their utmost to bring it under Islamic law. It is Bid‘ah not to call for and to work steadily for the implementation of the Shari‘ah.
moderndiplomacy.eu
re: 7 dem congressmen lost tonight in NY, all to socialist primary challengers
Posted by CBDTiger on 6/24/26 at 9:56 am to RemouladeSawce
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It's "nationwide" but limited to only far left cities
This is true for now but the number of far left cities continues to increase, and cities previously conservative or moderate continue to shift left. Socialists now control NYC, Chicago, Seattle, SF, DC (soon to elect a socialist), and others I'm sure. Denver, Nashville, Dallas, Houston becoming more liberal. The young progressive left is flourising and multiplying in their echo chambers.
I met a nice young couple from SWLA at a music fest that I've become friends with over the years. She's an engineer (LSU grad) and he's in a band. They moved to Denver and her social media feed is nonstop free palestine, genocide, Israel bashing, and pushing local socialist causes and candidates.
Lack of religion is a common theme with most young dems, so socialism becomes a worship experience for many of them.
Bosnian fans to Canadians: Frick off, eh!
Posted by CBDTiger on 6/12/26 at 2:48 pm
Not being nice to their hosts after going up 1-nil :lol:
If the water's wet, there's gators in there.
It's about to be open season on gators in LA.
Fox 8
Then there's the St. Charles gator that took a bite out of crime.
Gator hunts DUI suspect
It's about to be open season on gators in LA.
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State wildlife officials are preparing to launch a new recreational alligator hunting program as the number of nuisance alligators appears to be growing. The program begins at a time when the state’s alligator population is estimated in the millions.
Nuisance alligators are becoming increasingly common in the region. One interrupted a search for a missing swimmer in Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday. “I thought it was a bull shark,” said veteran rescue diver Mark Michaud. He said officials called off the search after encountering the alligator, estimated at more than 10 feet long. It is not clear whether the alligator caused the swimmer’s death.
Another alligator showed up in a Belle Chasse swimming pool over the weekend.
Fox 8
Then there's the St. Charles gator that took a bite out of crime.
Gator hunts DUI suspect
re: Indian food in NOLA recommendations
Posted by CBDTiger on 6/11/26 at 12:03 am to fightin tigers
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LUFU (apparently shutdown today)
Downtown location (300 block St. Charles) is still open. Decatur location closed (victim of eternal road construction).
Namaste (also downtown) is good but haven't been in a while
I second the Plume mention (Algiers Point)
re: LSU Freshman dies in MVA on way home after Spring semester
Posted by CBDTiger on 5/26/26 at 9:27 am to Red Stick Tigress
So very sad.
We lost a coworker from Slidell just last week in an accident on I-10 in Mobile. She was coming home from a graduation in Florida and was rear-ended by a Ram 3500 pickup truck. The collision pushed her into the back of a semi truck sitting in traffic on the Mobile Bay bridge. Sweet lady who was 65 and probably nearing retirement. Her sister (age 67) was airlifted to the hospital, along with the driver of the pickup.
NBC ch 15 story
eta info on sister
We lost a coworker from Slidell just last week in an accident on I-10 in Mobile. She was coming home from a graduation in Florida and was rear-ended by a Ram 3500 pickup truck. The collision pushed her into the back of a semi truck sitting in traffic on the Mobile Bay bridge. Sweet lady who was 65 and probably nearing retirement. Her sister (age 67) was airlifted to the hospital, along with the driver of the pickup.
NBC ch 15 story
eta info on sister
We've enjoyed Lula Restaurant & Distillery as a pregame brunch spot for a few afternoon games. It may not be top 3-5 for brunch in NOLA but the food is solid, and $20 bottomless vodka from 10-3:00 is a steal. There's a self-serve juice bar (pick from bloody mary, OJ, grapefruit, pomegranate and maybe others). Probably about a mile from the Dome.
Lula menu
Lula menu
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Wow what the frick are they hoping to accomplish?
With nowhere left to store oil, perhaps they've elected to sacrifice the Gulf in lieu of permanently damaging the oil fields. I've seen news blurbs indicating the Iranians may soon need to shut down wells for lack of storage. Maybe their plan B is to just let them overflow.
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As tensions have escalated, Iran has restricted passage through the Strait, while the US has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian shipping, sharply limiting Tehran’s ability to export crude.
The immediate consequences are tankers stranded, prices surging, and Iran rapidly running out of places to store its oil. Analysts now warn that storage could fill within weeks, forcing producers to shut wells altogether. But the deeper story lies far below the surface. Oil wells are not designed to be switched off and on at will. And when they are, the damage can linger long after the crisis has passed.
Inside Ecology article on well shut-down consequences
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