Edward Branley
@nolahistoryguy.com
Edward Branley (me!) is the NOLA History Guy. Former High School History Teacher, now author, writer, & speaker. @yatpundit for politics. he/him. Trump voters are not welcome here.
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Edward Branley
@nolahistoryguy.com
· Dec 4
Canal Street, 1880s. Mercier Building in the background, mule-drawn streetcar circling the Clay Monument. From "New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line" by Edward J. Branley. Buy the book!
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ICE raids in Louisiana that we know of in 2025:
🔴Port of Lake Charles
🔴Mirabeau Water Garden site
🔴Baton Rouge massage parlors
🔴Delta Downs
🔴Kenner Fire Station site
🔴Kenner Home Depot
🔴Barrios Welding
🔴Kenner Boat Launch
🔴South Louisiana oyster farmers
🔴Gretna Home Depot
🔴Port of Lake Charles
🔴Mirabeau Water Garden site
🔴Baton Rouge massage parlors
🔴Delta Downs
🔴Kenner Fire Station site
🔴Kenner Home Depot
🔴Barrios Welding
🔴Kenner Boat Launch
🔴South Louisiana oyster farmers
🔴Gretna Home Depot
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
ICE raids in Louisiana that we know of in 2025:
🔴Port of Lake Charles
🔴Mirabeau Water Garden site
🔴Baton Rouge massage parlors
🔴Delta Downs
🔴Kenner Fire Station site
🔴Kenner Home Depot
🔴Barrios Welding
🔴Kenner Boat Launch
🔴South Louisiana oyster farmers
🔴Gretna Home Depot
🔴Port of Lake Charles
🔴Mirabeau Water Garden site
🔴Baton Rouge massage parlors
🔴Delta Downs
🔴Kenner Fire Station site
🔴Kenner Home Depot
🔴Barrios Welding
🔴Kenner Boat Launch
🔴South Louisiana oyster farmers
🔴Gretna Home Depot
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Busy river, quiet street (Ursulines), New Orleans
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Busy river, quiet street (Ursulines), New Orleans
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In six words or less, write a story about this image:
(nola_val photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
(nola_val photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
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November 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
In six words or less, write a story about this image:
(nola_val photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
(nola_val photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
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Breaking Sky by Jan de Quelery
This nice little painting of a Staats Yacht is one of his smallest paintings and he used a magnifying glass to help him paint the smaller details.
via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
This nice little painting of a Staats Yacht is one of his smallest paintings and he used a magnifying glass to help him paint the smaller details.
via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Breaking Sky by Jan de Quelery
This nice little painting of a Staats Yacht is one of his smallest paintings and he used a magnifying glass to help him paint the smaller details.
via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
This nice little painting of a Staats Yacht is one of his smallest paintings and he used a magnifying glass to help him paint the smaller details.
via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
The Channel Fleet in heavy weather, by John Wilson Carmichael (1799-1868)
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via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Channel Fleet in heavy weather, by John Wilson Carmichael (1799-1868)
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via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
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A couple of months ago, I was out in Richland Parish, LA, talking to people about the new Meta data center being built. Everyone talked about the traffic and reckless drivers.
So, I started looking into it. Their concerns were valid. 🧵
www.wwno.org/local-region...
So, I started looking into it. Their concerns were valid. 🧵
www.wwno.org/local-region...
Construction on Meta’s largest data center brings 600% crash spike, chaos to rural Louisiana
An investigation from the Gulf States Newsroom found that trucks contracted to work at the Meta facility are causing delays and dangerous roads in Holly Ridge.
www.wwno.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
A couple of months ago, I was out in Richland Parish, LA, talking to people about the new Meta data center being built. Everyone talked about the traffic and reckless drivers.
So, I started looking into it. Their concerns were valid. 🧵
www.wwno.org/local-region...
So, I started looking into it. Their concerns were valid. 🧵
www.wwno.org/local-region...
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Napoleon avenue and the containers at the Port of New Orleans
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Napoleon avenue and the containers at the Port of New Orleans
Port City in the light of the full moon, by Noël, Jules Achille (1815-1881)
via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Port City in the light of the full moon, by Noël, Jules Achille (1815-1881)
via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
via ltwilliammowett on Teh Tumblrz
In six words or less, write a story about this image:
(William T. Harry photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
(William T. Harry photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
In six words or less, write a story about this image:
(William T. Harry photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
(William T. Harry photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
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"Look at this mess. What kind of class of criminals is this? There was a time when they actually covered up our crimes in the White House. Now, you’ve got this moron committing treason on the front lawn on national television. Give me the chair before you let that idiot touch me."
I Am the President’s Pardoned Turkey. Please Kill Me
Do it. You think I’m joking? DO IT. Look at these shmucks. How did you people let it get this bad? And now here I am, like an asshole, an accessory...
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Look at this mess. What kind of class of criminals is this? There was a time when they actually covered up our crimes in the White House. Now, you’ve got this moron committing treason on the front lawn on national television. Give me the chair before you let that idiot touch me."
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I love this.
It’s getting real for Home Depot. The flash mob is only the warm up, the nationwide boycott hits on November 27th.
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I love this.
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A place too pretty for pirates.
In six words or less, write a story about this image:
(nola_val photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
(nola_val photo)
#neworleans
#nola
#nolasky
#writing
#writingsky
#writingchallenge
#sixwords
#nolasixwords
#writingprompts
⚜️
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A place too pretty for pirates.
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View of Lafitte's from a new angle, Bourbon street, New Orleans
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
View of Lafitte's from a new angle, Bourbon street, New Orleans
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"I mean, obviously, I’m not happy with the end result. Before we took our places, I was informed I’d be sitting at the kids’ table, which I think is, frankly, I think is a slap in the face given my history with this organization."
Post-Dinner Interview with the Uncle Who Was Demoted to the Kids’ Table at Thanksgiving
REPORTER: I’m here live with Uncle Bill just moments after Thanksgiving dinner. Bill, can you walk us through what happened tonight? UNCLE BILL: Su...
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"I mean, obviously, I’m not happy with the end result. Before we took our places, I was informed I’d be sitting at the kids’ table, which I think is, frankly, I think is a slap in the face given my history with this organization."