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FQJ Archives

3/9/2021

 
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On Mardi Gras, 2021

2/17/2021

 
Quarter Notes - February 2021
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Jackson Square, Mardi Gras day 2021
A young writer roaming the French Quarter during this historic Carnival discovers different doesn't mean dead.  

- story and photos by Kirsten Reneau


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All on a Mardi Gras Day

2/17/2021

 
The Eyes Have It photo essays - February 2021
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​COVID shutdowns and frigid temperatures kept all but the die-hards out of the French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods on Mardi Gras day.  Those who came strutted with style, keeping the torch of Carnival Spirit lit until next year. 

- photography by Andrew Simoneaux 


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Braided with Taste

1/19/2021

 
Lit Life - January 2021
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Photo excerpted from Mosquito Supper Club by Melissa Martin (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2020. Photographs by Denny Culbert.

Food, culture and memories are woven together into this extraordinary cookbook, revealing the heart of chef Melissa Martin. 

- by Scott Naugle 


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Saying Goodbye – or Good Riddance – to Gov. Nicholls

1/17/2021

 
Neighborhood Civics - January 2021
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One of the loveliest streets in the French Quarter and Tremé neighborhoods is about to get a name change.  Find out why and learn about the New Orleans legends whose names have been put forward as replacements. 

- by Frank Perez
- photographs by Ellis Anderson


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Paying for Patrols:  Security Tax Renewal

12/3/2020

 
Neighborhood Civics - December 2020
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No matter the vote's outcome, state police details in the French Quarter will eventually be replaced.  With what? No one's quite sure yet.  

- by Frank Perez


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Extended Family: Vieux Carré Wine & Spirits

11/29/2020

 
Around the Block - December 2020
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Daughter Maria Nicholson, Biagio "Blaise" today and daughter-in-law Ruby Nicholson, photo by Ellis Anderson

​Immigrating from Sicily in 1957, Biagio “Blaise” Todaro worked in a neighborhood grocery before opening his own shop - one that's become a French Quarter institution. 

- by Jeremy Trager 
- photography by Jeremy Trager and Ellis Anderson 


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Haunted Streets

11/27/2020

 
Quarter Notes - November 2020
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A tour guide well-versed in the ghoulish tales of the French Quarter's history finds the present day offers its own spooky circumstances. 

- by Glennis Waterman
- photos by Ellis Anderson 


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New Gálvez Biography Charts a Remarkable Life

11/4/2020

 
Lit Life - November 2020

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The cover of the book features this Gálvez portrait created by two friars in 1796. Read more about this "sgraffito" portrait below.
 The general and governor of Spanish Louisiana who's been "grossly overlooked by mainstream history in the United States" is the subject of a new book, Bernardo de Gálvez: Spanish Hero of the American Revolution by Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia.  

- by John Sledge 


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VOODOOFEST on the Blue Moon Halloween

11/1/2020

 
Storyboard - October 31, 2020
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Queen Cherise Harrison-Nelson was one of the presenters at the 22nd annual VoodooFest on rue Dumaine in the French Quarter.

Hosted by Voodoo Authentica, this educational and spiritual event has taken place on Halloween for the past 22 years.  This year, it coincided with a rare blue moon that rose over the final ancestral healing ceremony. 

- photos by Ellis Anderson 

Editor's note re. health precautions: VOODOOFEST attendees were required to wear masks and practice social distancing, with hand sanitizer being distributed often.  OPSO Detail Officer and 12 COVID-19 protocol enforcers were onsite to ensure public safety. Although the street was blocked to vehicular traffic, it was open to pedestrians and some of those passersby were unmasked.  Also, several folks temporarily took off their masks when we asked to photograph them.


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The Scariest Place in New Orleans

10/28/2020

 
Passing a Good Time - October 2020
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A glimpse into the mysterious ladies' restroom at Bayona.

The French Quarter restaurant Bayona has built an international reputation for its award-winning cuisine. Local women reflect on its more mysterious side. 

- by Nan Parati 
- photos by Ellis Anderson 


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A Change in Perspective at Stanley

10/24/2020

 
Full Plate - October 2020
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Scott and Tanya Boswell at Stanley, on Jackson Square.

Facing the aftermath of the city's shutdown, Stanley Restaurant's owners Scott and Tanya Boswell discover a surprising sense of purpose and pleasure in the little things - while keeping their eyes on the horizon.

- by Kim Ranjbar
- photos by Ellis Anderson



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Revel on Royal Street

10/18/2020

 
Storyboard - October 2020
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The Martin Lawrence Gallery, 433 Royal Street

In one of the first official French Quarter events since March, 50+ shops, galleries and restaurants  welcomed guests on Friday, October 16.   

- photography by Ellis Anderson 


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Dark Matter:  Where the Strange Reigns Beautiful

10/15/2020

 
What's in Store - October 2020
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Josh Gates and Chrystal Nause

Opening a new shop during a pandemic shutdown is a bold move, but this couple has found a ready audience as the French Quarter reopening unfolds.

- story by Reda Wigle 
- photos by Ellis Anderson 

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Reimagining:  Considering the Quarter's New Normal

10/4/2020

 
Civics - October 2020
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1934 photograph of Jackson Square before it was pedestrianized. Photograph by Richard Koch, Library of Congress

The COVID shutdown has intensified efforts to balance French Quarter business and residential concerns in the city's oldest neighborhood. 

- by Frank Perez


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Danseuse du Roi - The Life of Suzanne Vaillandé Douvillier

9/27/2020

 
Boho Back Pages - Offbeat History
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A newly installed plaque in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 marks the area where Suzanne Douvillier was reputedly buried.


A mysterious dancer in the early 1800s mesmerized crowds and caused consternation by cross-dressing and challenging social norms. 

- by Michael Warner


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The Gay Lens: Frances Benjamin Johnston and Pops Whitesell

8/30/2020

 
Rainbow History - September 2020
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One the world's early photojournalists chose to close out her extraordinary 70-year career in the French Quarter, in the company of bohemian artists like local photographer Joseph Woodson “Pops” Whitesell. 

- by Frank Perez 


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In Memoriam: Lost Lands

8/27/2020

 
Quarter Notes - August 2020
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This modern-day rendering by New Orleans artists Jim Blanchard depicts the James Muggah family's new and improved hotel on Isle Derniere. Never realized, construction on the expanded hotel was set to being at the close of the 1856 summer season. The Muggahs had contracted with the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans to manage the project and had collected a consortium of eager investors. Ironically, the hotel was to have been called The Trade Winds.

Hurricane Laura was the worst storm to hit Louisiana since the one that erased the Island of Derniere in 1856, when thirteen ancestors of the writer perished. 

- by Bethany Ewald Bultman
- illustrations courtesy Bethany Ewald Bultman


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Franco Alessandrini: Italian Master Sculptor and His New Orleans Studio

8/19/2020

 
Sketchbook - August 2020
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We follow Alessandrini's significant public works along the river and through the Quarter, then visit with the artist in his Howard Avenue studio. 

- by Saskia Ozols
- photos by Ellis Anderson


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Keeping Their COOL(inary)

8/14/2020

 
Full Plate - August 2020
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There's one thing New Orleanians look forward to during the depths of the summer doldrums: the incredible special menus at some of the city's best restaurants. 

- by Kim Ranjbar


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