Bayou Classic, Reveillon Dinners, Bonfires & Christmas in the Oaks - Episode #002
Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans
Mark Bologna
4.9 • 916 Ratings
🗓️ 4 January 2016
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
This is the 2nd of a two-part series where we discuss 10 things to do and see in New Orleans this time of year (Fall Edition). If you missed the previous show, which was the first episode of the podcast, be sure to go back and listen to it. On that one we covered the first 6 items on our list.
In this episode we cover the following topics, picking up with #7 on our list of 10 things to do:
7. The Bayou Classic
8. Reveillon Dinners
9. Bonfires on the Levee
10. Celebration in the Oaks
BONUS CONTENT:
In this episode, we provided two bits of lagniappe - the tradition of 'a little something extra.' Both involve running events; one held on Thanksgiving Day and the other on the 1st Sunday of January, in honor of General Andrew Jackson's role in the Battle of New Orleans.
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For more information, visit us at BeyondBourbonSt.com
Thanks for listening!
Mark
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| 0:00.0 | Hmm. Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore the food, |
| 0:16.3 | music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans unique. Whether you are planning a trip, |
| 0:22.1 | living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are, |
| 0:26.0 | you've come to the right place. |
| 0:29.0 | And now, your host, Mark Bologna. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey everyone, this is Mark. |
| 0:38.0 | Thanks for tuning in. |
| 0:39.0 | Today's episode is the second of a two-part series |
| 0:42.0 | where we discuss things to do and see in New Orleans this time of year. |
| 0:46.0 | If you missed the previous show, which was the first episode of the podcast, be sure to go back and listen to it. |
| 0:52.0 | On that one, we covered the first six items on our list, |
| 0:55.0 | and I think you'll enjoy it. |
| 0:56.0 | As I mentioned in the last episode, |
| 0:58.0 | this is a great time of year to be in New Orleans. |
| 1:01.0 | The summertime heat and humidity usually ease up. The Saints are in season and |
| 1:05.0 | and there are fun things to do that maybe don't get the attention of Jazz Fest and |
| 1:08.7 | Mardi Gras. Some of them may be familiar but I hope at least a few of them are new to you. Let's jump in. I got a little carried away last |
| 1:17.1 | time and I gave you six things to do so today we'll pick up with number seven. Number |
| 1:22.2 | seven on the list is the Bayou Classic. The |
| 1:24.8 | Bayou Classic refers to an annual football game between the Grambling state |
| 1:28.2 | Tigers and the Southern University Jaguars, both of which are among the 107 historically black colleges and |
| 1:35.2 | universities in the United States. |
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