Local Church Offers Fun “Ash Animal” Designs to Spur Ash Wednesday Attendance
“Getting your ashes” on Ash Wednesday is a long-standing tradition in the Big Easy, but in today’s hectic world many people just don’t have the…
Articles by Don Kiebels
Krewe of Parents Parade Postponed as Kids Replace All Cleared Crap
After a full decade of “this is the year we finally do it,” organizers of the once highly anticipated Krewe of Parents Mardi Gras parade…
Report: 750,000 King Cake Babies Abandoned Every Year
A new study has revealed a disturbing trend in New Orleans that shows king cake babies are being deserted by their parents in record numbers….
City Asks People to Stop Reserving Spots on Parade Routes with Body Outlines
If you thought left-out ladders on parade routes were an issue, that’s just the bottom rung. Looking to halt a yearly trend, the City of…
Krewe of Parents Parade to Throw Tons of Crap They Want Out of The House
Promising to sling a record-setting amount of throws this Mardi Gras, members of Metairie’s Krewe of Parents have cleared their homes of a combined 436…
Latest Social Media Challenge Has People Swallowing, “Birthing” King Cake Babies
Lookout Tide Pods, there are dozens of new plastic kids on the block. The latest social media challenge sweeping the internet has people swallowing king…
I-10 Streetlight Repairs Briefly Paused After Drivers Report Seeing “Too Much”
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and the City Council announced on February 3 that $2.8 million in fines collected from Entergy New Orleans will be…
Study Finds Average Louisianan Eats 8 King Cakes Per Year While Asleep
A newly released regional sleep study has confirmed that the average Louisianan unknowingly consumes approximately eight full king cakes per year while asleep, most commonly…
Uptown Woman Vows to Never Get out of Bed Again as Cold Front Hits New Orleans
Pulling the covers tighter and closer to her chin, Sara Shaw of Uptown says she has no plans to leave her warm bed ever again…
First Sidewalk Repaired Since Katrina Added to School Field Trip Rotation
The City of New Orleans confirmed today that the first sidewalk repaired since Hurricane Katrina has been officially added to the Orleans Parish School Board’s…