Category Archives: Lagniappe

A New Chapter

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Terri and I have had a great run at Keller Williams.  Over the last 3 years, we’ve worked out the bugs of being a team, learned to let each other handle the things we do best and figured out how not to step on the toes of our partners. During those 3 years, technology has…

Merry Christmas from the West Bank Living Team

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We just wanted to take a moment and wish you a very, Merry Christmas.   Don’t stress about the tinsel being perfect or the table looking like it should be in a design magazine.  Instead, soak up the love and laughter of family, friends….those are the greatest gifts any of us can receive.

You Are Wrong About New Orleans, Mr. Galveston

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Facebook is a funny place.  People say things there that I don’t believe they would ever say to someone’s face, forgetting that they have friends reading that may take offense to some of their comments.  It might be the ones who let fly with a racist comment or joke.  It might be the ones who…

City of New Orleans Seeking Resident Suggestions For Improvements

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The City of New Orleans wants you.  Well, your opinion anyway. Most of us have had that experience of poor customer service from a city employee.  Or a terminal wait on hold only to be disconnected.  Or getting the run around on who is responsible for a problem in our neighborhood.  Recently, the city added…

A New and Improved West Bank Living

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One of the unfortunate side effects of using technology every day is that I often think I’m better at something than I really am. This site has been a work in progress over the last few years, while I moved things around, learned how to do some things better and hopefully taught our readers a…

Hazardous Waste Disposal Day in New Orleans | June 11, 2011

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Just in from the City of New Orleans: This Saturday, June 11, the City will sponsor a Household Hazardous Waste Day from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 2829 Elysian Fields Avenue. On Household Hazardous Waste Day, the Department of Sanitation will collect a number of every day household items which are no longer in…

It’s HOT in NOLA This Week

We are experiencing drought conditions in New Orleans right now, with the second lowest measure rainfall in decades and gardens everywhere are screaming for water, water and more water. It’s not just gardens that can be affected by the drought…as the ground dries out, it can shift under slab homes, causing problems with foundations.  Even…

2011 Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday

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As much as I would love to stick my head in the sand and pretend it doesn’t exist, the Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1st.  The silver lining is the opportunity to stock up on emergency supplies without paying state sales tax.  Plan ahead and save a few dollars. From the office of Senator…

The Good Old Days Are Alive and Well on the Porches of New Orleans

Someone recently told me that they missed the “good old days” when every house had a front porch and people sat outside and visited with their neighbors. While our lives may be a bit different than they were back then, there are still neighborhoods in and around New Orleans that offer front porches just made…

New Orleans West Bank | A Small Town Feel in a Metropolitan Area

Despite the fact that I live less than 5 miles from downtown New Orleans, my neighborhood hasn’t lost that small town feel that it’s had since I was a little girl growing up on Berkley Drive in Algiers.  Truthfully, in all of these years I haven’t gone very far…I still live in Algiers, just a…