Posts in Louisiana History
Reckoning with Empire: An Evening of Walter Rodney at the Patois Film Festival
Reckoning with Empire: An Evening of Walter Rodney at the Patois Film Festival

At the Patois Film Festival, I witnessed the powerful legacy of Dr. Walter Rodney come alive on screen—a stirring reminder of the unfinished work of decolonization and the enduring struggle for justice.

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Eric Gabourel, France, Literature, Louisiana History, New Orleans, Patois Film FestivalEric GabourelFlambeaux Bicycle ToursNew Orleans, Nola, Walter Rodney, Walter Rodney: What They Don't Want You To Know, Documentary, Patois Fim Festival, Broad Theater, History, Colonization, Colonialism, Eric Gabourel, Gabourel, Gabourel New OrleansComment
Implement Plan Vieux Carré for a Safer French Quarter
Implement Plan Vieux Carré for a Safer French Quarter

Have you read my proposal to reduce motor vehicle traffic in the French Quarter? To push for action, I’m circulating a petition to bring this plan to the attention of city leaders. I’d love your support—please take a moment to read and sign it!

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Eric Gabourel, Bicycle Infrastructure, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana HistoryEric GabourelFlambeaux Bicycle ToursFrench Quarter, New Orleans, Nola, dat bike like, critical mass, critical mass nola, masse critique, masse critique nola, bike nola, city of new orleans, one time in nola, I heart nola, show me your nola
Resisting the Siren’s Song: Sip with Soul at a Local New Orleans Coffee House
Resisting the Siren’s Song: Sip with Soul at a Local New Orleans Coffee House
Eric Gabourel, Louisiana History, Literature, New Orleans, Recommendations, CoffeeEric GabourelFlambeaux Bicycle ToursCoffee History, coffee, Best Coffee in New Orleans, Best coffee house new orleans, 10 best coffee shops new orleans, Best Coffee New Orleans, Sirens, Eric Gabouel, Baldwin & Co., Forth Wall Coffee, Nostalgia Coffee, Mammoth Espresso, Chicory House, Cafe Bon Ami, Epic Poem, Gabriel de ClieuComment
A Thanksgiving Reflection on Joan of Arc
A Thanksgiving Reflection on Joan of Arc

This Thanksgiving I remember Joan of Arc and her resistance to British Invasion to gleam insights into Colonialism in the New World.

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Eric Gabourel, France, Louisiana History, New OrleansEric GabourelFlambeaux Bicycle ToursThanksgiving, Bulbancha, Bulbancha is still a place, Bulbancha forever, Louis XIV, Lousiana, Colonization, Colonialism, Imperialism, France, New Orleans, Renamed New Orleans, Alexandre de Batz, Joan of Arc, Hundred Year's War, English invasion of France, Resistance, Resistance Fighters, Timely Comics, Marvel Comics, Joan of Arc Marvel Comic, Joan of Arc Timely Comics, Twelfth Night Coffee, Best Coffee in New Orleans, Lorraine, Twelfth Night, French Market, Rouen, Burned at the Stake, 1729, 1729 Natchez Rebelion, 1729 Natchez Revolt, Tobacco, Saint-Domingue, Natchez, Natchez Revolt, Antoine Simone Le Page du Pratz, Natchez Chef the Great Sun, Coffee, Best Coffee New Orleans, Best Coffee French Quarter, French Quarter, French Roots, espresso, 10 best coffee shops new orleansComment
How the Ritz Paris Played a Role in Louisiana History
How the Ritz Paris Played a Role in Louisiana History

During a recent visit to Paris I paid a visit to Place Vendôme and pondered one of the early chapters of Louisiana history. - Eric Gabourel

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France, New Orleans, Louisiana History, Eric GabourelEric GabourelFlambeaux Bicycle ToursHotel de Crozat, Antione Crozat, Louisiana, Coco Chanel, New Orleans, Bulbancha, Jean-Baptiste LeMoyne, Bienville, Commandant Sauvolle, Pontchartrain, Antione de la Mothe Sieur de Cadillac, Cadillac, Detroit, Governor of Louisiana, Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Guinea Company, Asiento Company, Eric GabourelComment