Historic House Fair - National Register Garden District

On a beautiful Spring morning, the Alexandria Historic Preservation Commission sponsored the Historic House Fair in the 1900 block of White Street in the National Register Garden District.  Booths along the street provided information about old homes, preservation, antique wood, historic Bolton High School, several non-profits, researching your old home, open houses, tax credits, and other topics. Hundreds of neighbors attended and enjoyed the festive occasion accompanied by jazz and period music and guided trolley tours of the historic Garden District.

View photo album.
View videos of a trolley tour guided by Jackson Sleet, member of the Historical Association of Central Louisiana:

• Part 1 (14:02)
• Part 2 (14:05)
• Part 3 (4:39)

and a quick tour along the block (1:04).

Post by Alexandria Historic Preservation Commission.

Crawfish for dinner

Last night we had boiled crawfish from Debarge's.  They were some of the best I've ever tasted, nicely spiced and real juicy.  Boiled crawfish are one of my favorite foods.  Throw in some corn and potatoes, and you have a great meal.  Even though we had a cold winter which slowed the growth of the crawfish, these were fairly good sized.
Here is a pile of heads after my meal: