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Your city's got free crawfish if you get tested, cher.

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You get free crawfish if you get tested, cher!

Now tell me, where else in this whole wide world, baby, are you gonna find a block party offering up free crawfish and live music just for you to go get tested for STIs? Nowhere, that's where! This ain't some big corporate event, this is New Orleans. This is what we do. It's the Every Body Block Party, and it's happening right here in our city, proving once again that we know how to make even the serious stuff a celebration.

It’s about community, cher. It's about taking care of each other, making sure everyone feels welcome and knows that their health matters, all while listening to some good tunes and peeling some mudbugs. That's the real New Orleans spirit – resilient, resourceful, and always ready to find joy, even in the everyday. We ain't shy about living life or talking about what's important. It's just another Tuesday in the best city on earth.

That's New Orleans, baby — we bury our dead above ground and keep the music below.

Y'all gotta hear what the morning crew got to say 'bout this one, for real! Catch 'em live at mornings.live.

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