May 1st, 2009 klmay
It is 5 years since my dear friend Daniel Breaux was murdered while leaving Jazz Fest in New Orleans. I still miss him terribly. It was an honor to be his friend and though my time with him was short, I am grateful to have known him. I will never forget the house in Houma he so beautifully renovated, the canoe trip, his amazing paintings, his cooking, strength, kindness and his red clogs.
I’m frustrated that his convicted killer is awaiting a second trial. Even so, he can only be sentenced as a juvenile and will be out by the time he is 31. It does not seem fair that he will one day return to his life and Daniel will be gone from ours forever.
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January 7th, 2009 klmay
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January 4th, 2009 klmay
This is the first in a series of four posts this week featuring recent work from New Orleans.? Both images were taken in the same location minutes apart.
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December 29th, 2008 klmay
My grandmother “Granny” surprised my husband and I with a delicious cherry custard pie over the holidays. (As if we needed any more sweets!) But this pie was fantastic and had a little story behind it. While vacationing at Robber’s Cave State Park in Oklahoma about 40 years ago, Granny encountered this type of pie at a restaurant run there by “country folk”.? She made her own version and has been baking it ever since. (but usually with a regular pie crust, not graham cracker) In any case, it was quite a find.
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December 8th, 2008 klmay
I am delighted and at the same time sad upon finding out an image of mine was choosen for the Save Our Cemeteries Cemeteryscape exhibit. I recieved the letter of acceptance too late to send the piece in for the show which opens on December 13th at Canal Place in New Orleans. I guess there is always next year, but I do wish they would notify via email! Go see the exhibit if you are in New Orleans during the next few weeks, I am sure it will be interesting.
I shot this image in Lacombe, Louisiana on All Saints Day. Relatives light candles and beautify the graves in a moving tribute to their ancestors.
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September 1st, 2008 klmay
It is hard to stay focused on the gorgeous New York day as Gustav rips apart my home state. Not only do I have friends and family all over Southeast Louisiana, I lived in Houma for a few years.? It seems the eye passed directly over it. I’m hoping the damage isn’t as bad as it looks, but the Houma Courier was already declaring that “Gustav could be Cajun Country’s Katrina”.
This image taken in my hometown of Mandeville makes me want to laugh and then cry at the awful reality that this is happening again.
(David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune)
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