The Maid was Joan of Arc, whose role in liberating the city of Orléans in 1429 had put courage back into the hearts of the embattled French. Even so, her capture soon after was a morale boost for ...
But you’d be wrong. It was 41 degrees at the start of the Joan of Arc parade Monday evening in the French Quarter, and the mercury fell steadily thereafter. The wind whistling off the nearby ...