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Jenny Spiggle and Eli
Showing posts with label Baton Rouge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baton Rouge. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, May 4, 2009
Jukin' and Capitol Viewin'
Saturday we went to Teddy's Juke Joint, a small club near Zachary, LA and there we saw blues musician Eden Brent play. Teddy was present, in his cowboy hat. The club is the house that Teddy grew up in and where he has been operating his joint for 32 years. These colored lights surround Teddy's dj booth where he plays records between sets and romances you in a low-toned voice. Click here to view pictures of Teddy on his site!
Earlier on Saturday we went to the state capitol building, which has an open observation deck on the 27th floor. Two elevators got us up there and we could see everything from LSU to the Spanish arsenal in the park beside the capitol to the vats of boiling oil farther down the river.
That last one is the Pentagon Barracks, the original site of LSU. There were five buildings but one burned down.
And here's a picture of Doc Watson who performed wonderfully at Jazzfest in New Orleans on Friday. He's the one on the right.
Earlier on Saturday we went to the state capitol building, which has an open observation deck on the 27th floor. Two elevators got us up there and we could see everything from LSU to the Spanish arsenal in the park beside the capitol to the vats of boiling oil farther down the river.
That last one is the Pentagon Barracks, the original site of LSU. There were five buildings but one burned down.
And here's a picture of Doc Watson who performed wonderfully at Jazzfest in New Orleans on Friday. He's the one on the right.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Debris Removal
So there was a big pile of debris, about half the size of our house, sitting at the front of our yard. It was made up of many branches that used to be in our trees.
When I came home on Wednesday not only were there 10 or 12 honorable city workers picking up the stuff, but also 10 or 12 National Guard people running around in the backyard with a chainsaw. They said they'd come again yesterday but I'm not sure they showed up, which is actually a good thing because now maybe my husband will have something to chop up with his new chainsaw.
Here are the pictures of the scene:
This is only about 1/4 of the pile that was there because the crew had already picked up most of it by the time I arrived.
It's really funny to see so many people you don't know in your yard.
Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the National Guard, who were in uniform, but at least I got some of this neato orange debris removal machine.
I think it took three of those big army trucks to get all of our debris.
I heard yesterday that 40% of people in Baton Rouge still don't have power and I can believe it; a good number of my friends are still without.
When I came home on Wednesday not only were there 10 or 12 honorable city workers picking up the stuff, but also 10 or 12 National Guard people running around in the backyard with a chainsaw. They said they'd come again yesterday but I'm not sure they showed up, which is actually a good thing because now maybe my husband will have something to chop up with his new chainsaw.
Here are the pictures of the scene:
This is only about 1/4 of the pile that was there because the crew had already picked up most of it by the time I arrived.
It's really funny to see so many people you don't know in your yard.
Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the National Guard, who were in uniform, but at least I got some of this neato orange debris removal machine.
I think it took three of those big army trucks to get all of our debris.
I heard yesterday that 40% of people in Baton Rouge still don't have power and I can believe it; a good number of my friends are still without.
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