Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette
State of Louisiana
Wondering what a city boy could do
To get her in a conversation
Drink a little red wine
Dance to the music of Clifton Chenier
The King of the Bayou
As a resident of a state and area that attracts a significant number of out of state visitors, I am wondering where visitors diagnosed outside of their home state have their positive COVID results tabulated. The CDC reporting form collects both the reporting jurisdiction’s state and the patient’s home state. I have been unable to find any definitive information on which location is used in CDC’s state tabulations.
I have heard conflicting answers to this question from medical practitioners who should know but I could not find anything on the CDC website that unambiguously addresses this question. If anyone has any reliable information on this question to share I would greatly appreaciate hearing about it.
With the imminent shifting of the data tabulations to Health & Human Services this question may get even more murky.
up
3 users have voted.
—
“ …and when we destroy nature, we diminish our capacity to sense the divine,and understand who God is, and what our own potential is and duties are as human beings.- RFK jr. 8/26/2024
@ovals49
Florida counts cases by county in three ways according to the state website on COVID-19. First, county residents diagnosed in county, Second county residents diagnosed outside the county (these are very few for my county). And third, non-residents who were diagnosed in the county (and this number can be fairly significant depending on the county). My county in Florida is Leon County which is the state capital and is not on the coast like many of the hot spots in Florida.
or by a patient’s home state?
As a resident of a state and area that attracts a significant number of out of state visitors, I am wondering where visitors diagnosed outside of their home state have their positive COVID results tabulated. The CDC reporting form collects both the reporting jurisdiction’s state and the patient’s home state. I have been unable to find any definitive information on which location is used in CDC’s state tabulations.
I have heard conflicting answers to this question from medical practitioners who should know but I could not find anything on the CDC website that unambiguously addresses this question. If anyone has any reliable information on this question to share I would greatly appreaciate hearing about it.
With the imminent shifting of the data tabulations to Health & Human Services this question may get even more murky.
up
4 users have voted.
—
Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy
days ago, and didn't know anything about the form. IIRC, there ws an event in Michagan where a lot of folks were exposed and the state didn't have IDs for all of them for contact tracing/aleting purposed, nor even a firm count. I found myself initially wondering about out-of-staters who taveled to, attended, and then went home. No way to be certain that they even get informed that they were exposed and, if they get it, it is treated as a "case" from their home state because no certainty as to where they got, was my guess on that scenario, leading me to have many questins about those who travel around and their data.
be well and have a good one.
up
4 users have voted.
—
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Yep, that's how it's pronounced. And if you don't say it that way, you're marked instantly - and correctly - as an outsider. Believe me...
Back in the very early 80's, the days of an oil bust, I was hired by an aviation company based in Lafayette. Our company hauled folks to and from the oil platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. I moved from Kansas to Lafayette to take the position. Spent a little over a decade as a resident.
Upon moving to Lafayette, it became immediately evident to me that I'd gone to a foreign country. Within a few days of my arrival clothes needed to be washed, so I headed to a nearby laundromat. It was late in the evening with only myself and a man about my age in the place. This fellow came over to me and struck up a conversation. I was about to answer his comment when I realized that I didn't understand a word he'd just spoken – it was all in French! I laughed, told him the deal and the rest of the conversation stayed in English ...with a mite of code-switching from him, all of it lost on me. That's when I knew I was somewhere other than the USA proper.
My first house, a rental, was within easy walking distance of downtown Lafayette and so I was generally aware of any events happening there. The old Grant Street Ballroom was close enough that we could always hear the music emanating from it ...which was often. Later I purchased a house in the southwest part of Lafayette, actually just out of the city limits and in the parish. We were about a block and a half from the famous Hamilton's zydeco dance hall.
Hamilton's was primarily a zydeco joint, which is to say their customer base was primarily African American. On any weekend, the place was pretty well packed. Being a neighbor, we heard it all. Sometimes I'd walk over and hang out. Back in those days, I don't think they really expected a white boy to be there, but I was always treated kindly, but with a bit of wonder. Later, zydeco became more accepted and it wouldn't have seemed so odd, but it was then.
So, did I hear Clifton? Oh, yes. And many, many others. Most were unknowns, even today. Still, that place was always rockin'.
I sold the house in the early 90's and moved from Lafayette. My understanding is that Hamilton's is gone. I don't know the story, but guess that the big city swallowed them and the property became too valuable to keep open as a honky-tonk. Glad I was there before that happened.
I went back in the late 80's. Visited several towns around which had restaurant/dance halls. Also went to D L Maynard's chair factory. I think it burned down and D L has passed on. What can I say...things change? Sure was a great experience.
Thanks for the memories...
Yep, that's how it's pronounced. And if you don't say it that way, you're marked instantly - and correctly - as an outsider. Believe me...
Back in the very early 80's, the days of an oil bust, I was hired by an aviation company based in Lafayette. Our company hauled folks to and from the oil platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. I moved from Kansas to Lafayette to take the position. Spent a little over a decade as a resident.
Upon moving to Lafayette, it became immediately evident to me that I'd gone to a foreign country. Within a few days of my arrival clothes needed to be washed, so I headed to a nearby laundromat. It was late in the evening with only myself and a man about my age in the place. This fellow came over to me and struck up a conversation. I was about to answer his comment when I realized that I didn't understand a word he'd just spoken – it was all in French! I laughed, told him the deal and the rest of the conversation stayed in English ...with a mite of code-switching from him, all of it lost on me. That's when I knew I was somewhere other than the USA proper.
My first house, a rental, was within easy walking distance of downtown Lafayette and so I was generally aware of any events happening there. The old Grant Street Ballroom was close enough that we could always hear the music emanating from it ...which was often. Later I purchased a house in the southwest part of Lafayette, actually just out of the city limits and in the parish. We were about a block and a half from the famous Hamilton's zydeco dance hall.
Hamilton's was primarily a zydeco joint, which is to say their customer base was primarily African American. On any weekend, the place was pretty well packed. Being a neighbor, we heard it all. Sometimes I'd walk over and hang out. Back in those days, I don't think they really expected a white boy to be there, but I was always treated kindly, but with a bit of wonder. Later, zydeco became more accepted and it wouldn't have seemed so odd, but it was then.
So, did I hear Clifton? Oh, yes. And many, many others. Most were unknowns, even today. Still, that place was always rockin'.
I sold the house in the early 90's and moved from Lafayette. My understanding is that Hamilton's is gone. I don't know the story, but guess that the big city swallowed them and the property became too valuable to keep open as a honky-tonk. Glad I was there before that happened.
up
5 users have voted.
—
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Oh, yes. There are a zillion different festivals in Cajun country now; I've been to many of them. My favorite is probably Mardi Gras, though. What I loved the most about it was when they'd close downtown off to all but pedestrians. Certain laws were ignored, in particular a prohibition against open/public alcohol consumption. I'd always have a cold one in my hand and go find cops to talk with while I guzzled my beer. Perverted fun, I know...
I went back in the late 80's. Visited several towns around which had restaurant/dance halls. Also went to D L Maynard's chair factory. I think it burned down and D L has passed on. What can I say...things change? Sure was a great experience.
I went back in the late 80's. Visited several towns around which had restaurant/dance halls. Also went to D L Maynard's chair factory. I think it burned down and D L has passed on. What can I say...things change? Sure was a great experience.
Thanks for the memories...
up
2 users have voted.
—
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
some great tunes. Actually, thta music started catching on in the mid to late sixties , especially in Berkeley and vicinity thanks to Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records and Chris' radio show on KPFA/KPFB. If I'd had the bux and time I woulda wandered down there as a music tourist, but ...
be well and have a good one.
Yep, that's how it's pronounced. And if you don't say it that way, you're marked instantly - and correctly - as an outsider. Believe me...
Back in the very early 80's, the days of an oil bust, I was hired by an aviation company based in Lafayette. Our company hauled folks to and from the oil platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. I moved from Kansas to Lafayette to take the position. Spent a little over a decade as a resident.
Upon moving to Lafayette, it became immediately evident to me that I'd gone to a foreign country. Within a few days of my arrival clothes needed to be washed, so I headed to a nearby laundromat. It was late in the evening with only myself and a man about my age in the place. This fellow came over to me and struck up a conversation. I was about to answer his comment when I realized that I didn't understand a word he'd just spoken – it was all in French! I laughed, told him the deal and the rest of the conversation stayed in English ...with a mite of code-switching from him, all of it lost on me. That's when I knew I was somewhere other than the USA proper.
My first house, a rental, was within easy walking distance of downtown Lafayette and so I was generally aware of any events happening there. The old Grant Street Ballroom was close enough that we could always hear the music emanating from it ...which was often. Later I purchased a house in the southwest part of Lafayette, actually just out of the city limits and in the parish. We were about a block and a half from the famous Hamilton's zydeco dance hall.
Hamilton's was primarily a zydeco joint, which is to say their customer base was primarily African American. On any weekend, the place was pretty well packed. Being a neighbor, we heard it all. Sometimes I'd walk over and hang out. Back in those days, I don't think they really expected a white boy to be there, but I was always treated kindly, but with a bit of wonder. Later, zydeco became more accepted and it wouldn't have seemed so odd, but it was then.
So, did I hear Clifton? Oh, yes. And many, many others. Most were unknowns, even today. Still, that place was always rockin'.
I sold the house in the early 90's and moved from Lafayette. My understanding is that Hamilton's is gone. I don't know the story, but guess that the big city swallowed them and the property became too valuable to keep open as a honky-tonk. Glad I was there before that happened.
up
2 users have voted.
—
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
These entries on venue listing sites still showing it as a dance hall thus seem to be historical. A lot of gentrification / “development” can happen in 15 years.
Not surprised that it's been razed. I drove through there a few years ago and could barely find my old house. Big bucks at work. Historic places which should be saved meet the bulldozer's blade. I'm in Houston now, and that is the mantra of this city. Maybe it is in most of the USA. The Great Seal of the United States should have the eagle replaced by a bulldozer; much more fitting.
with a tree and shrubbery as landscaping now.
These entries on venue listing sites still showing it as a dance hall thus seem to be historical. A lot of gentrification / “development” can happen in 15 years.
These entries on venue listing sites still showing it as a dance hall thus seem to be historical. A lot of gentrification / “development” can happen in 15 years.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Comments
Counting COVID cases, counted by reporting jurisdictions?
or by a patient’s home state?
As a resident of a state and area that attracts a significant number of out of state visitors, I am wondering where visitors diagnosed outside of their home state have their positive COVID results tabulated. The CDC reporting form collects both the reporting jurisdiction’s state and the patient’s home state. I have been unable to find any definitive information on which location is used in CDC’s state tabulations.
I have heard conflicting answers to this question from medical practitioners who should know but I could not find anything on the CDC website that unambiguously addresses this question. If anyone has any reliable information on this question to share I would greatly appreaciate hearing about it.
With the imminent shifting of the data tabulations to Health & Human Services this question may get even more murky.
“ …and when we destroy nature, we diminish our capacity to sense the divine,and understand who God is, and what our own potential is and duties are as human beings.- RFK jr. 8/26/2024
Florida
Florida counts cases by county in three ways according to the state website on COVID-19. First, county residents diagnosed in county, Second county residents diagnosed outside the county (these are very few for my county). And third, non-residents who were diagnosed in the county (and this number can be fairly significant depending on the county). My county in Florida is Leon County which is the state capital and is not on the coast like many of the hot spots in Florida.
Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy
Good afternoon ovals. I had some similar questions a few
days ago, and didn't know anything about the form. IIRC, there ws an event in Michagan where a lot of folks were exposed and the state didn't have IDs for all of them for contact tracing/aleting purposed, nor even a firm count. I found myself initially wondering about out-of-staters who taveled to, attended, and then went home. No way to be certain that they even get informed that they were exposed and, if they get it, it is treated as a "case" from their home state because no certainty as to where they got, was my guess on that scenario, leading me to have many questins about those who travel around and their data.
be well and have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Laugh-yet
Yep, that's how it's pronounced. And if you don't say it that way, you're marked instantly - and correctly - as an outsider. Believe me...
Back in the very early 80's, the days of an oil bust, I was hired by an aviation company based in Lafayette. Our company hauled folks to and from the oil platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. I moved from Kansas to Lafayette to take the position. Spent a little over a decade as a resident.
Upon moving to Lafayette, it became immediately evident to me that I'd gone to a foreign country. Within a few days of my arrival clothes needed to be washed, so I headed to a nearby laundromat. It was late in the evening with only myself and a man about my age in the place. This fellow came over to me and struck up a conversation. I was about to answer his comment when I realized that I didn't understand a word he'd just spoken – it was all in French! I laughed, told him the deal and the rest of the conversation stayed in English ...with a mite of code-switching from him, all of it lost on me. That's when I knew I was somewhere other than the USA proper.
My first house, a rental, was within easy walking distance of downtown Lafayette and so I was generally aware of any events happening there. The old Grant Street Ballroom was close enough that we could always hear the music emanating from it ...which was often. Later I purchased a house in the southwest part of Lafayette, actually just out of the city limits and in the parish. We were about a block and a half from the famous Hamilton's zydeco dance hall.
Hamilton's was primarily a zydeco joint, which is to say their customer base was primarily African American. On any weekend, the place was pretty well packed. Being a neighbor, we heard it all. Sometimes I'd walk over and hang out. Back in those days, I don't think they really expected a white boy to be there, but I was always treated kindly, but with a bit of wonder. Later, zydeco became more accepted and it wouldn't have seemed so odd, but it was then.
So, did I hear Clifton? Oh, yes. And many, many others. Most were unknowns, even today. Still, that place was always rockin'.
I sold the house in the early 90's and moved from Lafayette. My understanding is that Hamilton's is gone. I don't know the story, but guess that the big city swallowed them and the property became too valuable to keep open as a honky-tonk. Glad I was there before that happened.
did you go to the festival Acadiens?
http://www.festivalsacadiens.com/
I went back in the late 80's. Visited several towns around which had restaurant/dance halls. Also went to D L Maynard's chair factory. I think it burned down and D L has passed on. What can I say...things change? Sure was a great experience.
Thanks for the memories...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Throw me somethin' Mister...
Oh, yes. There are a zillion different festivals in Cajun country now; I've been to many of them. My favorite is probably Mardi Gras, though. What I loved the most about it was when they'd close downtown off to all but pedestrians. Certain laws were ignored, in particular a prohibition against open/public alcohol consumption. I'd always have a cold one in my hand and go find cops to talk with while I guzzled my beer. Perverted fun, I know...
Good evening Lookout, check tomorrow's morning OT for
a different Acadienne, Edith Butler:
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good evening Traveler, sounds like a great adventure and
some great tunes. Actually, thta music started catching on in the mid to late sixties , especially in Berkeley and vicinity thanks to Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records and Chris' radio show on KPFA/KPFB. If I'd had the bux and time I woulda wandered down there as a music tourist, but ...
be well and have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Real estate sites show 1808 Verot School Rd as 1-family dwelling
with a tree and shrubbery as landscaping now.
These entries on venue listing sites still showing it as a dance hall thus seem to be historical. A lot of gentrification / “development” can happen in 15 years.
https://louisianadancehalls.com/dance_hall/hamiltons-place/
https://www.clubplanet.com/Venues/96471/Lafayette/Hamiltons-Club
Progress?
Not surprised that it's been razed. I drove through there a few years ago and could barely find my old house. Big bucks at work. Historic places which should be saved meet the bulldozer's blade. I'm in Houston now, and that is the mantra of this city. Maybe it is in most of the USA. The Great Seal of the United States should have the eagle replaced by a bulldozer; much more fitting.
Good evening lot, thanks for all the info
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --