Infrogmation, 28 days ago

New Orleans signs: "Mama" edition, in honor of US Mother's Day.

1. Mama Rosa's, Rampart Street, French Quarter.

2. Nacho Mama's, Magazine Street, Uptown.

3. Mama Roux, Krewe du Vieux parade 2006 (first Carnival parade after the Hurricane Katrina Federal Flood).

4. I Bet Ya Mama Like It, Food truck on Orleans Avenue, Mid-City.

Photographed by Infrogmation of New Orleans.

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Streetscape of 2 story buildings with balconies, restaurants with tables along the sidewalk. Painted wooden sign hangs from pole, text "NACHO MAMA'S - Mexican Grill - NOLA". Cartoon artwork of a woman seen from waist up; she wears a green dress and a flower in her hair, she smiles and plays castanets. To her right is a large red chili pepper.
Small parade float, raised section with large letters reading: "Mama Roux - HOME is where the TARP is". The float is decorated with blue FEMA tarps and multiple plastic signs as common in the months of slow recovery after the Hurricane Katrina Federal Flood disaster in New Orleans, advertising services with telephone numbers. Various sign texts seen: "DEMO JOE - House Gutting - Local Boys". "I Buy Scrap Copper Wire". "We Tear Down Houses to the Ground". "We Sue". "Flooded by Katrina - Screwed by FEMA".
Colorfully painted food truck parked on street, with 2 story house in background. Central artwork depicts a slightly anthropormophized crawfish wearing a chef's hat and smock. Text above: "EFF ya CHEF". Text at left: "Oysters - Stuffed Burgers - Shrimp - Concoction Corn - Wings". Text at right: "I bet YA MAMA like it".