ONE-WAY TRAFFIC: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is considering whether to require all Mardi Gras season parades follow a single St. Charles Avenue route in 2022, due to personnel shortages and safety concerns. That would disrupt the parades of Zulu, Thoth and, especially, Endymion.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF: The shocking video showing a Jefferson Parish deputy sheriff Julio Alvarado grabbing a woman by her hair to slam her into the pavement is hardly the first time he's been fingered for violence. He's been named in nine excessive-force lawsuits: two settled, two pending and the rest dismissed from court.
A MOUTHFUL: The fledgling Kenner Baleada Festival returns Saturday, a celebration of the toasty, fluffy, griddle-crisp Honduran tortilla wrapped around soothy, homey fillings.
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Once you’ve had the simple satisfaction of a good baleada, it’s hard to look at your basic breakfast taco quite the same way. The appeal starts with a toasty, fluffy, griddle-crisp tortilla with soothing, homey fillings. One can be a quick meal, two can feel like a feast, and they're always inexpensive. Read more
