Richard Campanella

New Orleans geographer; author; professor and associate dean for research-Tulane School of Architecture; Louisiana Writer Award; Chevalier-Palmes Académiques

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Coming next month from @lsupress ,
"Crossroads, Cutoffs, and Confluences:
Origins of Louisiana
Cities, Towns, and Villages,"
a statewide settlement geography
by yours truly....

@TulaneArch @NOLAbookfest

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@RoonilWazlib_1 @KaareJohnson Very interesting. I'll have to check it out.

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In today's Times-Picayune, homeowners' insurance rate increases since 2021:

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@MarkQuiggmed Vermilion Parish.

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In today's Times-Picayune:

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Upcoming governance changes for the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, in today's Times-Picayune, by Ben Myers:

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In today's Times-Picayune: "...two of about a half-dozen rescue groups, all with some version of Cajun Navy in their name..."

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From "Feed the People," by Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel Rosenberg:

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New Orleans' Garden District as it would have appeared in the 1830s-1850s: villa-like neoclassical mansions and townhouses, set back on oversized lots, ensconced behind greenery, and surrounded by picket fences.

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Last week, we took drone footage of the French Quarter Transmission Main project.

🐦👁️🚧Check out the birds-eye view of the progress on site!

WHY THIS WORK MATTERS

The project addresses infrastructure that is more than a century old and poses a significant risk of failure if

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Garden District this morning....

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In today's Times-Picayune....

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Letter to the Editor,
New York Times Book Review:

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@vinot_jr They're using Census Bureau Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

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In today's Times-Picayune....

All figures cited are for the seven-parish Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not the city proper.

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@default_crow Correct: in 2023, St. Tammany Parish became its own "Slidell–Mandeville–Covington, LA MSA," due to continued population growth and less commuting into the urban core. That left "New Orleans–Metairie, LA MSA" with 7 parishes, from Plaquemines up to St. James.

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Two iconic New Orleans restaurants that opened during a trying time for restaurants in 1990 are still thriving to this day>>>https://t.co/obJoyChzgC

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In today's Times-Picayune....

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In today's Times-Picayune....

Like the words "dope," "bad," and "dropped," the past participle "committed" has come to mean the opposite of its traditional definition.

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In today's Times-Picayune....