They Called Us River Rats

Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans

Mark Bologna

Society & Culture, Music, History, Places & Travel, Neworleans, Jazzfest, Nola, Dining, Mardigras, Bourbonstreet, Food

4.8 • 891 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Today’s episode is all about the people who live and have lived along the sliver of land between the levee and the Mississippi River called the batture.

To help me explore this culture I’ve enlisted the help of Macon Fry, author of the book They Called Us River Rats, and himself an inhabitant of the batture.

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0:00.0	Hmm. Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast
0:15.0	where we explore the food, music, culture, places, and people that make New
0:19.2	Orleans unique. Whether you are planning a trip, 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 all, this is Mark.
0:37.0	Welcome to episode 156.
0:39.0	Today's episode's all about the people who live and have lived
0:42.0	along the sliver of land
0:43.7	between the levee and the Mississippi River called The Batcher.
0:47.0	The last show was the essential guide to Jazzfest.
0:50.0	If you missed it, go back and give it a listen.
0:51.8	I think you'll enjoy it.
0:53.4	Before we jump in, let me talk about the people
0:55.3	that make this show possible.
0:56.9	Did you know that I have a book coming out?
0:59.0	The Beyond Bourbon Street Travel Guide to New Orleans.
1:01.8	You can pre-order a copy on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Bookshop.org.
1:06.7	This is the single best way you can currently show your support for the podcast and from
1:10.6	my work, so please consider pre-ordering your copy today.
1:15.0	Support for the show also comes from the Historic New Orleans Collection,
1:18.0	the City's Premier History Museum located at 520 Royal Street in the heart of the French Quarter.
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