Just in time for the summer, the bright colors of a giant beach ball will soon pop out for all drivers to see off Interstate 95, thanks to a newly repainted water tower that’ll no doubt command ...

Incredibly, that beach ball, nothing more than a thin bit of vinyl, survived our Louisiana winter, too. I remember glimpsing it after a hard freeze, the ball tucked beneath a stand of bamboo and ...

A young girl reaches back to toss a beach ball while The Funky Meters perform at Festival International on April 27, 2014. (Photo by Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) ...