Josh Flynn

This week I found the blog of John Laur, a Lauraville resident who recently started working with the Lauraville Improvement Association and recently visited the Tuesday Market Connection and wrote a blog about his experiences with some accompanying pictures. The blog itself focuses on John and his girlfriend Bobbie and their experiences in Lauraville. After reading about John’s experiences at the market, I realized how different of an experience people can have on different days and at different times.

I was unable to go to the market the Tuesday that John attended, but I wish I would have been there for the live music from the St. Veronica’s Youth Steel Orchestra, which he described as the “true highlight of the market”. I liked the details John went into, even giving a list of what he and Bobbie purchased (and enjoyed) at the market.

I also thought it was interesting that John talked to Mac of Chef Mac’s Louisiana Cuisine and that he will be opening up a Louisiana themed restaurant in the near future. When I went to the market with my girlfriend Christina, we were on our way downtown so I didn’t get any of the food at the market (did get an iced coffee from Zeke’s) but after reading this blog as well as being enticed by the smells of the freshly cooked cuisine, I think I have dinner plans for next Tuesday night.

It was nice to see another perspective articulated into a blog with external links and pictures. On a side note, I first got in touch with John through Twitter, not even knowing he was a Lauraville resident; but he has been very helpful thus far with my project and I hope I can somehow incoprorate an interview with John into my final project.

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