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7:00 am
Tue May 7, 2013

Sculptures Set To Mark Evacuation Pickup Spots

Credit Arts Council of New Orleans
Evacuation locations will be marked by 14-foot-tall sculptures.
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Fifteen stainless-steel sculptures have just arrived and will soon be appearing throughout New Orleans. The unique public art project is designed to help save lives.

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Love NOLA
5:20 am
Mon May 6, 2013

Make Way For Buck Moths: Caterpillars Above And Below

Credit Steve Collins
A buck moth caterpillar.
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By Brett Will Taylor

Brett Will Taylor on the treacherous buck moth caterpillars that fall from the oak trees in New Orleans.

You only have to spend about 10 seconds in New Orleans to know that ours is a city that relishes being over the top. And we do love her for it. Most of the time.

But not when it comes to bugs. Seriously. Must New Orleans bugs be so, well, New Orleans? Larger than life? With a voracious appetite? And more than a little crazy?

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Jazz Fest 2013
1:27 pm
Sat May 4, 2013

Photos From The Second Weekend Of Jazz Fest

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Credit Allyce Andrew / WWNO
Jamaican musician Brushy One String, performing at the Blues Tent.
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Mud couldn't get these ladies' spirits down.
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The Native Nations Intertribal group performing at the Jazz & Heritage Stage.
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Adam Levine, lead singer of pop group Maroon 5, on the Acura Stage.
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Willie Nelson, on the Gentilly Stage.
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By Allyce Andrew

More scenes from the Fair Grounds during the second weekend of the 2013 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

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Arts & Culture
8:15 am
Sat May 4, 2013

Folklife Tents Bring Craft Culture To Jazz Fest

Credit Allyce Andrew
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The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival continues its second weekend today. There is no rain expected, but there will be mud. When the weather is not so friendly, more folks head under the tents.

And that’s where you find most cultural displays at Jazz Fest.

Rachel Ornelas directs the folklife village at the festival. All year she vets artisans around the state, with the help of folklorists and anthropologists.

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