Article:Houston Who Dats ..I give you Woodrows

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February 3, 2010, 1:30 PM ET.Saints Fans Find Second Home in Houston Bar After Katrina
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By Miguel Bustillo

The fevered Saints hype leading up to the Super Bowl is being felt far from Louisiana, as the “Who Dat Nation” stretches into cities such as Houston and Atlanta where thousands of expatriates still live following Hurricane Katrina.

Courtesy of Big Woodrow’s
Big Woodrow’s in Houston In Houston, a bar known as Big Woodrow’s, whose logo is a fleur de lis melded with a longhorn, has become a favorite gathering place for former New Orleanians who have chosen to make Texas home but still feel nostalgic longings for the Crescent City.

The bar, which serves up fresh “mudbugs,” or crawfish, along with cold beer, has long been popular with LSU football loyalists. Now it’s drawing new hordes of exuberant Saints fans, some of whom have been imploring the owners to start serving drinks at 6 a
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strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Article:Houston Who Dats ..I give you Woodrows February 3, 2010, 1:30 PM ET.Saints Fans Find Second Home in Houston Bar After Katrina .Article Slideshow Comments The Daily Fix HOME PAGE ».EmailPrinter FriendlyPermalinkShare: facebook StumbleUponDiggTwitterYahoo! BuzzFarkredditLinkedIndel.icio.usMySpace Text Size By Miguel Bustillo The fevered Saints hype leading up to the Super Bowl is being felt far from Louisiana, as the “Who Dat Nation” stretches into cities such as Houston and Atlanta where thousands of expatriates still live following Hurricane Katrina. Courtesy of Big Woodrow’s Big Woodrow’s in Houston In Houston, a bar known as Big Woodrow’s, whose logo is a fleur de lis melded with a longhorn, has become a favorite gathering place for former New Orleanians who have chosen to make Texas home but still feel nostalgic longings for the Crescent City. The bar, which serves up fresh “mudbugs,” or crawfish, along with cold beer, has long been popular with LSU football loyalists. Now it’s drawing new hordes of exuberant Saints fans, some of whom have been imploring the owners to start serving drinks at 6 a read the rest Saints Fans Find Second Home in Houston Bar After Katrina - The Daily Fix - WSJ