Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsHenry Batiste, a native of Kenner, Louisiana, near New Orleans, at his restaurant NOLA Voodoo Tavern on Bruce Randolph Boulevard in Denver. Batiste fled his home 20 years ago in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
David J. Phillip/AP, Pool, FileFILE - Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina fill the streets of New Orleans, Sept. 1, 2005. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool, File)
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsAn original Mardis Gras poster from 1981, featuring the Sea Wars character Yoda, hangs above the bar in Henry Batiste’s NOLA Voodoo Tavern on Bruce Randolph Boulevard in Denver. Batiste fled his home 20 years ago in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and brought the poster with him.
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