MardiGras Museum

MardiGras Museum MardiGras Museum is a virtual collection of everything Mardi Gras, including images, legends, history, and stories.

Grandmother Boudreaux had two real passions in life -smoking w**d and petting the ducks… 😳
08/27/2026

Grandmother Boudreaux had two real passions in life -smoking w**d and petting the ducks… 😳

Rest in peace, Dolly! ❤️🙏🏻
08/27/2026

Rest in peace, Dolly! ❤️🙏🏻

A Poem: All Mules MatterI’m not a horseI am a muleI’m not a donkeyYou silly foolI’ll let you in on a secretMy dad is a d...
06/27/2026

A Poem: All Mules Matter

I’m not a horse
I am a mule
I’m not a donkey
You silly fool

I’ll let you in on a secret
My dad is a donkey, and my momma’s a horse
But I love dem both just da same
And dey love me back, of course

I live and work in da French Quarters
And pull tourists when the weather is good
I get plenty of breaks between da fares
My owner loves me, as he should

I get my strength from my jackass dad
And my good looks from my sweet momma
I like to watch the tourists get really drunk
But I stay away from all dere crazy drama

My barn is large and very clean
My stall is both spacious and airy
I never work more den seven hours each day
My favorite snowball flavor is black cherry

I work no more den four days
And den I take a day off for rest
I don’t mind da heat or humidity
And working in da Quarters is da best

So, whenever you visit New Orleans
And you want to be taken for a ride
Come get into my pretty carriage
Grab a go cup and come play outside

© 2026 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

Image: Working Mule Passing French Quarter Townhouses, New Orleans. Photograph by David J. L’Hoste.

A Poem: Getting SmackedI grew up in a really big Catholic familyWe were always looking for ways to have funWe dared each...
06/25/2026

A Poem: Getting Smacked

I grew up in a really big Catholic family
We were always looking for ways to have fun
We dared each other to do crazy things
Like, who was going first to ring and run

Yes, the typical dares started simply
As kids, we would just laugh and laugh
For us, it was all just fun and games
Until our parents took out the polygraph

We learned early on never to tell on each other
It was one of the golden rules we all lived by
Because the older kids taught us early on
Tattling could get you the proverbial stick in the eye

It was better to take the punishment
Yes, take the punishment like a man
No one ever threw the other kids under the bus
It was just always part of our family plan

Later on, I hung out with the risk takers
If you never got punished, we probably weren’t friends
While we never did anything to get in too much trouble
We were always getting smacked on our bitter ends

It’s not that we went looking for trouble
It seemed like trouble always found me
Who wanted to sit inside with mommy
When you can go outside and climb a neighbor’s tree

Almost everyone survived their childhood
Getting smacked never did any actual harm
It’s a shame the kids today don’t appreciate
A good old fashioned twist of the left arm

I look forward to hearing all the comments
Today’s helicopter parents have to share
As you sit and judge others so piously
Please know that I don’t really care
🤣✌🏻❤️🇺🇸

© 2026 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

My dad would have done the same thing!🤣
06/25/2026

My dad would have done the same thing!🤣

Details… details… 🤣
06/25/2026

Details… details… 🤣

A Poem: Stink EyeRemember dat lookShe ain’t playin’She means businessWhen you get to strayin’You don’t want da stink eye...
06/25/2026

A Poem: Stink Eye

Remember dat look
She ain’t playin’
She means business
When you get to strayin’

You don’t want da stink eye
Cuz you know what’s comin’
If you don’t quiet down
Yo cheeks will be numbin’

Now put yo hands togetha’
And start prayin’ yo prayers
Pray hard to Baby Jesus
Or y’all be missin’ some hairs

She means business
Yo know she ain’t playin’
She’ll whip yo t-hiney
If yo don’t start prayin’

© 2026 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

Charity Hospital, New Orleans. This was the last of six buildings in which Charity Hospital was housed since its beginni...
06/22/2026

Charity Hospital, New Orleans. This was the last of six buildings in which Charity Hospital was housed since its beginnings in 1736 as L’Hospital des Pauvres de la Charite (hospital for the poor). When this Art Deco building, designed by architects Weiss, Dreyfous and Seiferth, was completed in 1939, it was the second largest hospital in the United States. Its entryways and façade are graced with friezes and reliefs by sculptor Enrique Alférez. The hospital has been closed since its basement and first floor were flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and it has now been replaced by the University Medical Center, a sprawling new hospital complex built nearby at a cost of more than a billion dollars.



Photograph and text by David J. L’Hoste.

What do you think of this new book cover?Do you think it looks too AI-generated?Seriously, I'm open to all ideas and cri...
06/19/2026

What do you think of this new book cover?
Do you think it looks too AI-generated?
Seriously, I'm open to all ideas and criticism.

If you’re really from New OrleansYou’ve spent time at the corner K&BKnown for dad’s beer and vodkaAnd the soda counter f...
06/15/2026

If you’re really from New Orleans
You’ve spent time at the corner K&B
Known for dad’s beer and vodka
And the soda counter for you and me

Started in 1905 as Katz & Besthoff
It’s where everyone came to get well
In addition to filling our prescriptions
Their ice cream was the best, we’re here to tell

Gustav Katz and Sidney Besthoff
Opened their first pharmacy on Canal
They were very successful working together
And became each other’s best pal

Soon they opened more locations
With K&B purple being the color of choice
They complimented each other’s acumen
Eventually, becoming a single voice

Dozens and dozens of locations were opened
They served New Orleanians all over town
The locals bought everything from gum to school supplies
With no one ever leaving wearing a frown

It’s where we bought our art supplies
It’s where our moms bought hairspray, too
It’s where our dads bought the Times-Picayune
And Dr. Tichenor’s and Elmer’s Glue

They were best known for their ice cream
The Creole cream cheese flavor, for sure
No one ever left without at least one gallon
Whenever they finally left each store

K&B finally closed in 1997
They sold out to the Rite Aid chain
Eventually, the chain went out of business
And the empty stores are all that remain

Now, all we have are the memories
The K&B purple and ice cream are no more
But the Besthoff art collection lives on forever
At the New Orleans Museum of Art, for sure

© 2023 Jeffrey Pipes Guice — in New Orleans, LA.

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