As ‘the Ya-ka-mein Lady’ feeds cops at Mardi Gras, others step up in her own hour of need

Over the years, Linda Green has ladled up her ya-ka-mein at second-line parades and at Jazz Fest, outside barrooms and inside museums. For nearly two decades now, she’s also served this brothy, restorative beef and noodle soup (and an entire spread of other dishes) for police officers working the Uptown Carnival parade route.

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