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Article: JULIA STREET
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- New Orleans Magazine
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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WITH POYDRAS THE PARROT
A MONTHLY PURSUIT OF ANSWERS TO ETERNAL QUESTIONS
Dear Julia and Poydras,
I visit your city frequently and am writing about the equestrian statues in New Orleans and what, if any, meaning the position of the horses' feet have. For example, the statue of Andrew Jackson on his horse in Jackson Square has its horses two feet elevated. I have been told this means the rider went on to great things. Please tell me what you know about this. Poydras, this needs your expertise - get busy!
Dorothy Paulson
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO
Dorothy, Poydras never hangs out at any place where there are pigeons. He says that pigeons are lazy and that they all look alike.
Equestrian statues ...