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Lafcadio Lives: A New Festival Honors Often Overlooked Writer

June 19, 2026 No Comments

A new festival celebrating legendary New Orleans writer Lafcadio Hearn and the city’s ties with Japan is the brainchild of Amy Kirk Duvoisin, founder of the beloved Joan of Arc Parade. If you Google the name Lafcadio, a top result offers pronunciation help: laf-KAH-dee-oh.  But if Amy Kirk Duvoisin has […]

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Though she was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kim Ranjbar took her passion for the written word and dragged it over 2000 miles to flourish in the city she loves. For well over a decade, she's been eating, photographing and writing about food (and more!) in New Orleans, her work appearing in local publications such as French Quarter Journal, Where Y'at Magazine, New Orleans Living Magazine, NewOrleans.com and Louisiana Kitchen & Culture.

After over 20 years as a transplant — surviving hurricanes, levee failures, oil spills, boil water advisories and hipster invasions — Kim hopes to eventually earn the status of local and be welcomed into the fold.

Feel free to contact her at kimranjbar@gmail.com

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