Since the Zombie Frappuccino will be available on Halloween, this might be the perfect drink to serve at your forthcoming Halloween party. It does take the fuss out the evening: Drop by Starbucks and order a couple trays of these, and stop worrying about concocting the perfect ghoulish punch.
Gallery: Jackson Barracks Historic Garrison. Overlooking the river where New Orleans borders St. Bernard Parish, the garrison is the cradle of todayâs Jackson Barracks, the 117-acre installation that has been completely rebuilt since the storm and is home to the National Guardâs state headquarters and other units and operations.
Originally called the U.S. Barracks, or the New Orleans Barracks, the Army created the post to defend the Crescent City in the 1830s, when Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812, was president and the city was one of the wealthiest in the nation, said Rhett Breerwood, the National Guardâs state historian.