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Kind of a niche thing I know but why are our fast food places the absolute worst? Like we’re where Popeye’s is from but it’s more consistent almost anywhere else in the U.S. and the world at large.

So it’s New Orleans. I get it. So many better places to eat than McDonald’s. But as a poor student sometimes a basically next to nothing meal at a drive-thru is what I need.

I swear to god I’ve always been weirdly proud of Popeye’s because it’s so cool to have a cultural export like that from our city. I feel myself get kind of hyped when I see one in Lima, Peru or wherever cause holy shit how cool is it that there’s an entire fast casual place based off of New Orleans? “Louisiana Fast” is printed on the paper when I’ve been to the Philippines. That’s so cool. I’m prideful.

That being said you know where Popeye’s is better? Like almost fucking anywhere else. Like Lima. Manila. Boston. Seattle. Fucking Des Moines, man 🤣

Like does anyone else order fast food here off an app and half the time half the food is missing? Why specifically New Orleans? I know we HATE efficiency here but they all suck. Sorry just kind of a rant today but I’m so sick of fucking everything being slightly lower quality in an everyday sense. I love our culture and am so proud to be from here but you know where you don’t wait for the bus for over 45 minutes after it was meant to show up? Anywhere else in the developed world. Again I LOVE being from here. But so many little things I have to deal with as an average, working person in terms of convenience are so fucking frustrating when they add up. Yeah I love I can get a drink at Ms. Mae’s at anytime. I also am tired of our roads destroying my fucking car because I’m 28 and it’s pathetic having to call my parents and ask for help because a pothole just … opened up. Feeling frustrated today after a hard week. Rant done.

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u/bakedd_alaskaa — 12 hours ago

Missing, last seen in New Orleans area. Contact NOPD or state troopers if seen.

u/Dazeelee — 10 hours ago

Attempted Kidnapping Algiers x2

Back in September, there was a story about a boy being taken by two men to a house on Farragut and managed to escape. He claimed there was another kid also captive there and forced to strip for photos.

Does anyone know if there was an update to the earlier story? This is terrifying.

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u/beatrixxkittenn — 10 hours ago

Advice on rehoming a perfectly-good closet (doors+frame+track)

Hey y'all, we're moving in town, and to fit into one of the new bedrooms I had to take out a closet. It's in great shape, but I just don't have the need nor the room for it. Doors, frame and track all work/look nice and were not damaged during removal.

Anyone have any tips on how to get these parts to someone/somewhere they can be put to good use?

u/Witchywifewitchylife — 9 hours ago

Found Meta Ray Bans

I found a pair of Meta Ray bans near my driveway Saturday night.
I have no idea how to try to contact the owner or get their information to appear in the glasses.
If you lost a pair, please tell me what part of town and describe the glasses and I will get them back to you!

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u/lizzy092592 — 13 hours ago
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Rough map of areas covered by HB 568 (drug free school zones)

I took the gun free school zones (1000 feet buffer around school) and added another 1000 foot buffer. The map was last updated 2024 so some schools might have moved and I don’t know how accurate the original map was to any satellite buildings a school might have.

u/Born_Ad7018 — 1 day ago

Dead on Decatur

Went to check their hours so I could go see about getting my journal refilled and found out they're closing at the end of the month. That construction has really taken a toll on Lower Decatur.

u/JumpingOnBandwagons — 19 hours ago

Hopefully we got someone fully vetted in plant law around here, I need advice!

Hey y’all, I have a neighbor that spends half of his time in Mississippi and half of it here. He has a bunch of really invasive plants he doesn’t really take care of and they are finding their way under the fence and popping up in my yard and around my garden. I asked him last year why he had non native wisteria growing, he said he tried to kill it once and it came back so he just lets it grow. He said if it bothers me just cut it as it comes over the fence. Recently, I tried showing him some that had grown under the fence, under the yard and into my foundation. He just shrugged at me. It also comes up on the other side of the yard 15-20 feet away. If I pull it up, it wrecks my yard and garden. If I don’t, it branches out to more places and grows deeper. Do I have any options here? I know with trees it can get very dicey, I’m hoping this is different.

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u/ZapatasGuns — 22 hours ago

New Orleans vending machine provides free birth control, condoms and Plan B

A new vending machine in the New Orleans Healing Center provides free access to birth control, emergency contraceptives, condoms, fentanyl test strips and Narcan.

“We’re trying to fill a gap that should not exist," said Victoria Coy, executive director of the Louisiana Coalition for Reproductive Freedom.

Coy blamed elected officials for increasingly restrictive federal and state reproductive healthcare policies. "Until we are able to vote them out, this is the kind of stopgap that we have to employ.”

The vending machine is accessible daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 2372 St. Claude Ave.

To help keep the machine stocked, the public can donate items or money to the Birthmark Doula Collective, Women with a Vision, the Louisiana Coalition for Reproductive Freedom, the SHER Lab, the Louisiana Abortion Fund, ReJAC and Dar La Luz Consulting.

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u/VeriteNewsNOLA — 1 day ago

Electric Ladyland closing?

Just saw that rumor on Facebook, seems unsubstantiated thus far, but nothing surprises me. Rumor also has it that the $10 Tattoo people from Vegas are taking over the spot, which is gross. Y'all heard anything?

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u/WhoDatRat504 — 1 day ago

Anyone interested in being on the board of directors for 501c3 animal rescue?

I will be starting a foster based animal rescue in the greater New Orleans area mostly focusing on dogs but cats as well. I'm going to need two to three people to form a board of directors in order to be registered as a 501c3 non-profit. My goal is to pull animals at risk of euthanasia from high kill shelters, place them in foster homes, and get them adopted out into their forever homes. If you're interested please reach out. Thank you!

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u/Glamour_toad666 — 24 hours ago

Balloons really hate pop music. This week's grocery store extra-specials, week of 5/20

  • Items in bold are exceptionally good sale prices, IMO.
  • "VP" = value pack, "FP" = family pack, "PF" = previously frozen, "RTF" = release the files
  • If you'd like to receive this list via email, send me a note at tweetystraw (at) gmail (dot) com

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Aldi

* Beef patties - fresh, chuck+brisket angus, $5.99 lb

* Beef patties, 85%, frozen, 3 lb pack, $15.19

* Beef patties, 75%, frozen, 3 lb pack, $15.09

* Ground beef, fresh, 5-lb turgid tube for $17.49 ($3.49/lb)

* Ground beef, 85%, $5.79 lb

* Ground chicken, 1 lb pak for $3.75

* Chicken drumsticks, fresh FP, 99 cents lb

* Chicken breasts, bone/skinless FP, $2.19 lb

* Skirt steak, fresh grass-fed, $8.99 lb

* Pork spareribs, Smithfield st Louis fesh, $2.49 lb

* Hamburger buns, L'Oven 11-12 oz, $1.39 ea

* Cucumbers, 89 cents ea

* Oranges, CA mandarins, 3 lb bag for $2.99

* Corn on the cob, 4-pak for $2.39

* Cheese - HF cheddar sliced, 8 oz $1.49 ea

* Ice cream - S Shoppe 1 gal pail, Vanilla lite, $6.29 ea

* Whipped topping, FFarms version of Cool Ha-whip, 8 oz $1.09

* Chips - Clancy's sour cream & O 9.5 oz, $1.79 ea

* Tortilla chips, Clancy's 13 oz, $1.95 ea

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Breaux Mart

* Ground chuck, fresh, $5.49 lb

* Ribs - St Louis or pork back, frozen, $2.99 lb

* Pork steaks, FP $1.99 lb

* Pork fillets, marinated 18-22 oz, $4.99 ea

* Chicken leg quarters, 10 lb bag for $5.99

* Ball park weenies, 15 oz, 2/$4.00

* Baby back ribs, cooked 1.5 lb BW Farms,$9.99 ea

* Deli - Pepper cheese, hot sliced, $4.99 lb

* Chili, Hormel no beans 15 oz cans, $1.89 ea

* Onions, sweet Vidalia, 99 cents lb

* Bell peppers, red/Y/G 3-pak, $2.69 (so, 89 cents ea)

* Yellow squash or zucchini, 99 cents lb

* Ice cream: Blue bell half gallons, $5.89 ea

* Ice cream: That's Sm 1 gallon pail, $5.99 ea

* Chips - Zapp's or golden flake, 7-8 oz bags, 2/$6.00

* Blue plate mayo, 30 oz, $2.89 ea

* Marie Callendar's 25-42 oz pies, $5.99 ea

* Bush's baked or Grillin' beans, 21-28 oz cans, $1.89 ea

* Digiorno pizzas, 16-29 oz, $3.89 ea

* Luzianne tea, 1 gal jug, $2.89 ea

* Kingsford charcoal, 16 lb bag for $7.99

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Canseco's

* Ground beef, 81% FP, $4.49 lb

* Pork tenderloin, $2.29 lb

* Catfish nuggets, FP $1.89 lb

* Bell peppers, red/Y/G 3-pak, $2.69 (so, 89 cents ea)

* Onions, sweet Vidalia, 99 cents lb

* Salad - F Exp shredded lettuce or cole slaw, 4-14 oz bags, 2/$4.00

* Bush's baked beans, 21-28 oz cans, 2/$4.00

* Chips - Lay's 4-8 oz bags, 2/$5.00 (must buy 2 for this sale price)

* Blue bell half gallons, $5.99 ea

* Almond Breeze alm milk, 64 oz carton for $2.99 ea

* Mrs Smith's 37 oz dessert pies, $5.99 ea

* Blue plate mayo, 30 oz, $2.99 ea

* Laundry detergent - Tide simply 31-32 oz jug, $2.99ea

* Luzianne tea, 1 gal jug, $2.99 ea

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EDIT! Canseco's one-day-only sale 5/21/26 (They only just published this sale flyer on the morning of 5/21)

* Chicken drumsticks, 99 cents/lb (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

* Chicken wings, 5 lb bag, $4.99/bag (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

* Pork sirloin chops, $1.29/lb (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

* Smoked sausage: Hillshire F's 12-14 oz, $2.99 ea (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

* Deli: Manda ham, sliced, $3.99/lb (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

* Mangoes, 99 cents ea (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

* Eggs: medium, dozen, 99 cents/dozen (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

* Rice: FC Long Gr, 5 lb bag, $1.99/bag (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

* Po-tay-toes, white, 5 lb bags, two bags for $3.00 (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

* Pictsweet seasoning blend (frozen veggies) 24 oz, $1.99 ea (1-day sale 5/21 only for this item/price)

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Dorignac's

* Ground chuck, 80%, $5.69 lb

* Chicken leg quarters, 69 cents/lb (presumably in 10-lb bag for $6.90)

* Blue plate mayo, 30 oz, $2.99 ea

* Chili, Hormel no beans 15 oz cans, 2/$4.00

* Deli - Virginia ham, $4.99 lb

* Yellow squash or zucchini, 99 cents lb

* Onions, sweet vidalia, $1.09/lb

* Salad - F Exp shredded lettuce or cole slaw, 4-14 oz bags, 2/$4.00

* Bell peppers, red/Y/G 3-pak for $2.69

* Ice cream: Blue bell half gallons, $5.89 ea

* Bush's baked or Grillin' beans, 21-28 oz cans, 2/$4.00

* Mrs Smith's 37 oz dessert pies, $5.899 ea

* Kingsford charcoal, varieties, 12-16 lb bags for $7.99

* Digiorno pizzas, 16-27 oz, $3.89 ea

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Robert Market

* Ground chuck, 80%, $4.49 lb

* Chicken wings FP, $1.179 lb

* Ball park weenies, 15 oz frozen, 2/$4.00

* Manda smoked sausage, 2 lb pak, $7.99/pak

* Blue plate mayo, 30 oz, $2.88 ea

* Bush's baked beans, 22-28 oz cans, 2/$4.00

* Ice cream: Blue bell half gallons, $5.88 ea

* Luzianne tea, 1 gal jug, $2.99 ea

* Buns, Wonder bread 8 ct hamburger/weenie, 2/$5.00

* Onions, sweet Vidalia, 99 cents lb

* Hormel chili, no beans 15 oz cans, 2/$4.00

* Kingsford charcoal, 16 lb bag for $8.99

* Laundry detergent - Tide simply 31-32 oz jug, $2.99ea

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Rouses

* Ground beef, 80%, VP $3.77 lb

* Chicken breasts for breast tenders, bone/skinless prev froz, $1.77 lb

* Catfish fillets, fresh MS farm raised, $5.99 lb

* Shrimp, La wild caught 9-12, head-on $5.99 lb

* Weenies, O Mayer 16 oz, 2/$3.00

* Smoked sausage, Double D 3 lb pack, $10.00 (=$3.67/lb)

* Bacon - Hormel black label 12-16 oz, $3.99 ea

* Red mangoes, XL, 4/$5.00

* Rosina frozen meatballs, 20-26 oz bags, $5.99 ea

* Ketchup, Hunt's 32 oz squeeze 2/$4.00

* Mustard, French's yellow 20 oz squeeze, 2/$4.00

* Blue plate mayo, 30 oz jar, $2.88 ea

* Butter beans, Old Gl seasoned 15 oz cans, 3/$5.00 (so, $1.66 ea)

* Buns, Ball Park 8 pak hamburger/weenie, 2/$5.00

* Tortilla chips, Tostitos 8-12 oz bags, BOGO at $3.59

* Gatorade varieties, 8 pack of 20 oz bottles, 2 for $12.00 (so, 75 cents ea)

* Chips - Lay's 7-8 oz bags, 4/$9.00 ($2.25 ea)

* Pop Tarts, 12 ct box for $2.47 ea

* Kingsford charcoal, 16 lb bag for $8.99

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Zuppardo's

* Whole sirloin (roast?) $5.99 lb

* Sirloin steaks $6.99 lb

* Ground chuck, $4.49 lb

* Boston butt, whole, $1.69 lb

* Baby back ribs, $2.99 lb

* Chicken drumsticks, FP 99 cents lb

* Chicken leg quarters, 10 lb bag for $5.99

* Manda smoked sausage, 2 lb pak, $7.99/pak

* Ball park weenies, 15 oz, 2/$4.00

* Apples, several varieties, $1.29 lb

* Onions, sweet vidalia, 99 cents lb

* Bell peppers, red/Y/G 3-pak, two packs for $5.00 (so, 83 cents ea)

* Yellow squash or zucchini, 99 cents lb

* Corn on the cob, bi-color, 2/$1.00

* Blue plate mayo, 30 oz, $2.88 ea

* Chili, Hormel no beans 15 oz cans, 2/$4.00

* Bush's baked beans, 21-28 oz cans, 2/$4.00

* Cool Ha-whip, 8 oz $1.99 ea

* Kingsford charcoal, 16 lb bag for $8.99

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u/Tweetystraw — 1 day ago