August 2007
 Dear Julia and Poydras,
I’m 66 years old now but when I was a little girl my mom took me shopping on Canal Street often and we would always “do lunch” at a beautiful...
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July 2007
 "Quarters A" was originally known as the LeBoeuf Plantation.
Dear Julia and Poydras,
I understand that the Naval Support Activity, New Orleans, goes back...
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May 2007
Dear Julia,
When my brother Donald and I were young, my mom and dad would often take us to City Park for picnics. We enjoyed running around the Peristyle and sitting on one of the four lions, pretending we were in the jungle. My dad told us that his grandfather, Achille Perelli, sculpted...
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April 2007
 Broken glass tops a wall surrounding a house on Barracks Street.
Dear Julia and Poydras:
Five...
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March 2007
Dear Julia and Poydras,
While walking through Cypress Grove Cemetery, I noticed a large truncated column honoring Irad Ferry. I know he was a fireman, but can you tell me anything else about him?
Jeff Callermin
Covington
Irad Ferry was the first New Orleans firemen to be...
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February 2007
Dear Julia,
My son recently did a research paper on New Orleans Statues. He gathered information on many of our beautiful landmarks, however he had difficulty obtaining any information on P.T.G. Beauregard who graces the entrance to City Park. I’m sure Poydras has flown over and...
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January 2007
Dear Julia and Poydras,
I recently saw a news bit concerning the opening of the new Silver Slipper Casino in Mississippi. This hit me between the eyes, as old memories came to mind.
My uncle Joseph Columbo opened The Silver Slipper Nite Club at 426 Bourbon St. Later on, he,...
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December 2006
A MONTHLY PURSUIT OF ANSWERS TO ETERNAL QUESTIONS
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November 2006
Hi Julia,I’ll bet that Poydras has turned a deaf ear to all of the talk about partially hydrogenated fats, and eats as much food containing them as he can. With that in mind, I am sure that he remembers and misses Dickey’s potato chips, which I recall <img style="padding: 5px; width: 300px;...
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October 2006
600 block of Royal Street, known as “Governors Row,” circa 1940.
Dear Julia and Poydras,
Can you tell me why the 600...
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