Truman Capote and Sook
Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory possesses the power to make even contemporary readers summon up their own most-cherished holiday recollections.
-by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
The jubilant Harry's Corner bar crowd early in the Saints game against the 49ers.
A bright December afternoon, a nail-biting match-up, and a tile on the barroom floor is marking more than a mere memory.
by Layth Sihan photos by Ellis Anderson
Floyd (far left) and partner Frank Gagnard (far right), longtime art and theatre critic for the Times-Picayune, holding court at Pat O'Brien's. Photo courtesy Floyd McLamb
Floyd McLamb: a sharecropper's child from North Carolina turned high-powered French Quarter businessman reflects on the "high cotton" days in the neighborhood.
-by Andrew Cominelli
Few get to meet the woman who plays the most unusual - and loudest - instrument in New Orleans. French Quarter Journal goes behind the scenes and up top of the Natchez to watch Debbie Fagnano in action.
- story by Rheta Grimsley Johnson - photos by Ellis Anderson
Image courtesy Estate of Leigh Harris
Beloved by her "Dawlin' New Orleans," Leigh Harris was renowned for both her powerhouse talent and her life affirming spirit.
- by Dar Wolnik - photos by Kerry Maloney, Tom Redfield and the estate of Leigh Harris
Catching the Saints' game at a classic neighborhood bar in the French Quarter with new friends, mystery shots and a dog named Sweet Potato.
- by Layth Sihan - photos by Reda Wigle
Gina Forsyth on the bayou. photo by Ellis Anderson
With a wicked sense of humor, stellar instrumental skills and a voice that stirs listeners, this singer-songwriter hits all the heart notes.
- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
The French Quarter neighborhood's rainbow reputation reaches back into the 1800s. Why? Long-term resident, historian and tour guide, Frank Perez, offers ideas.
- by Frank Perez - photos by Ellis Anderson
The cupola of the Cabildo engulfed in flames in the 1988 fire. Photo courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum
Fire is the mortal enemy of the city's oldest neighborhood, but in the case of the 1988 Cabildo inferno, dedicated preservationists prevailed in the end.
- by Michael Warner
James Booker mural by "Preacher," 2118 St. Claude Avenue.
On November 8, 1983 - 36 years ago this week - legendary New Orleans pianist James Booker passed on. While his legacy grows even stronger in the city, recent interviews with Bay St. Louis family members give details about Booker's early life on the Mississippi coast - and explain why "the Bay" became one of his touchstones.
- by Edward Gibson
Tracy's Royal Street gallery features photography capturing the body painters works.
The French Quarter artist ushered body painting into the realm of fine art while maintaining his artistic freedom, but there's more to come.
- by Grace Wilson - photos by Ellis Anderson
The reenactors at the Jazz Museum, readying to march through the French Quarter to Armstrong Park and Congo Square. Dread Scott, performance artist, far right.
The brainchild of performance artist Dread Scott, a two-day reenactment of the 1811 slave rebellion culminates in a march through the French Quarter - and a contemporary victory in Armstrong Park.
- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson - photos by Ellis Anderson
photo courtesy Brandi C. Kelley
On Halloween in the Quarter, the original VOODOOFEST celebrates its 21st year with drumming, dancing and a ceremony to honor the Ancestors. Meet the Voodoo Priestess who started it all.
- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson - photos by Ellis Anderson and courtesy Brandi C. Kelley
Kerry Maloney:
I have been a French Quarter resident for 10 years and even though I have visited more than 40 countries - there is no place like home. I really want people to know the Quarter is a place where real people live. It's a place where misfits from all over come and find each other. We take care of each other, we are family. I wanted to show folks a very typical day in the quarter. Here's what I saw outside my door Monday, September 30.
West African monarch, His Majesty King Toffa IX, visits the French Quarter as part of a United States tour.
- by Ellis Anderson
Even when Al's off the clock, he might be found leading a French tour group in song in the Monteleone's lobby.
After working 60 years at the French Quarter's famed Hotel Monteleone, Al Barras has become an institution - and the subject of an award-winning documentary.
- by Kirsten Reneau - photos by Ellis Anderson and courtesy Full Armor Productions
Tujague's bar on Decatur Street and Madison (soon to be moving) is one of the oldest in the city and the birthplace of the classic "Grasshopper" cocktail.
Meet our FQJ "Libations" columnist who believes that with the right amount of respect, humility and luck, Lady New Orleans will embrace a visitor as one of her own.
- by Adam Tusin - photos by Kerry Maloney and Ellis Anderson
Café Cour's amazing pescatarian muffuletta, made with Louisiana tuna. All the sandwiches at Café Cour are served with a side of organic greens dressed with a mango vinaigrette.
Café Cour offers courtyard dining and a creative menu that draws from Louisiana's rich culinary history, delighting locals and visitors alike.
-by Reda Wigle - photos by Ellis Anderson |
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