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BEST OF THE FESTS Here’s what’s coming up in April and May We love a festival, and spring heralds the commencement of the fairs-andfestivals season across the metro area. Whether you’re looking for barbecue, schnapps, crawfish, grilled calamari, or tacos, or something you can’t eat but still enjoy (like poetry and cigars), there’s a festival for that. April and May are filled with scores of events, including our second-largest annual celebration, Jazz Fest, the granddaddy of New Orleans music festivals. Here are a few of the biggest ones you’ll want to add to your calendar. HOGS FOR THE CAUSE: April 4-5; UNO Lakefront Festival Grounds, 6801 Franklin Ave. in New Orleans. One of the largest barbecue and music fes-
tivals in the country, with more than 30,000 fans gathering, dancing to 20 bands and eating their way across 90 competing barbecue teams, the festival has raised millions of dollars to fight pediatric brain cancer. Tickets start at $50. Kids 10 and under get in free. VIP packages are available. hogsfest.org. BUCKTOWN SEAFOOD FESTIVAL: April 4-6; St. Louis King of France School, 1609 Carrollton Ave. in Metairie. Hours are Friday, 6-10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The free event includes carnival rides, food vendors and live entertainment, including School of Rock and Contraflow. VOLKSFEST 2025: April 4-6; 1700 Moss St., New Orleans. Friday hours are 4-10 p.m., Saturday, 1-10 p.m. and Sunday, 1-6 p.m. Deutsches
Haus will host the traditional German spring festival on the banks of Bayou St. John with German food and drinks, dachshund races, soccer shootouts, wine and schnapps tastings, a Maypole and music. Admission is $5 nonmembers; free for kids under 12 and Deutsches Haus members, plus one guest. deutscheshaus.org. CROATIAN FEST: April 4-5; 220 Croatian Way (Avenue G) in Belle Chasse. The festival is hosted by the Croatian American Society. Hours are Friday 6-9 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Featured will be fresh local seafood, along with Croatian favorites like grilled calamari, grilled sardines, spit-roasted lamb and more. Other activities include live
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Hogs for the Cause offers barbecue, music and more April 4-5 at the ä See FESTS, page 2G UNO Lakefront Festival Ground.
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TOP: Beads leave the hands of a float rider. ABOVE: Crowds were thick for the multicultural parade. ä More photos. PAGE 4G Members of the Bad Mothers That Dance perform along the route.
The 43rd annual Louisiana IrishItalian Parade rolled recently in Metairie featuring floats, trucks and marching groups on the traditional Veterans Memorial Boulevard route. Ricky Templet served as the Irish grand marshal, and Charles Marsala was the Italian grand marshal.
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One of my colleagues recently asked me to write about fleas. It seems they have been an ongoing problem for her pup, and she has yet to find a way to get rid of these little blood suckers for good. Unfortunately, our very humid south Louisiana climate is the perfect breeding ground Traci for fleas. They are Howerton enemy No. 1 for our ANIMAL pets. RESCUE Fleas are everywhere. Pets can pick them up outdoors, from other animals or when they get brought into the home on our shoes or clothing. Even if you don’t always see signs of them, fleas are lurking year-round. And when the temperatures rise, they come out in full force. Fleas are also one of the hardest pests to control. No one is safe. No one. When they move in, they become a problem for the entire family. They will attack not only the pets, but the yard and home, too. Fleas are not just an itchy nuisance. They can pose a serious health threat to our pets. In addition to itching and irritation and making pets miserable, severe flea infestations can cause pets to become anemic due to blood loss. Also, intestinal parasites such as tapeworms are commonly spread through fleas. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the life cycle of a flea depends on how favorable the environment is. Fleas thrive in warm climates and usually (but not always) die in colder months. Since we are relatively warm year-round here, fleas are a constant threat.
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