 Joe DeSalvo and Rosemary James at Faulkner House Books on January 12, their last Sunday living in the building where Faulkner wrote his first novel. The carefully considered passing of the torch at this legendary French Quarter bookstore insures the literary light will continue to burn. - by Scott Naugle - photos by Ellis Anderson
For years, unseen structural issues have been addressed at the popular house museum, but now, work's progressed to the Chartres Street facade, where delightful hidden details are coming to light.
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson
This restaurant beloved by locals moved from a cozy St. Philip Street setting to spacious new quarters on Bienville, bringing along all the original ambiance.
- by Kim Ranjbar - photos by Ellis Anderson
Finding fortune in loss: It's painful to watch the defeat of the Saints, but the shared experience in this French Quarter bar softens the blow.
- by Layth Sihan - photos by Ellis Anderson
For longtime locals, running a simple errand in the French Quarter often turns out to be a lively social occasion.
by Nan Parati photos by Ellis Anderson
2020 Maid of Honor, Zoe Kanga as Joan of Arc at the corner of Bienville and Chartres Streets.
The Joan of Arc parade, the first of the Carnival season, celebrates the saint's birthday on 12th night marching through the streets of the French Quarter.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
A low-stakes Saints game on an unseasonably hot December day leads to thoughts of the future in this Chartres Street bar.
- by Layth Sihan - photos by Ellis Anderson
If you're expecting Aunt Beulah's decor when you walk inside this historic home built in 1895, you'll be in for a big surprise.
- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson - photos by Ellis Anderson
Self-described as a "short, family-friendly parade — quirky, whimsical and spiritual," Joan of Arc's royalty for 2020 exemplify those qualities. Catch their coronation in FQJ's photo essay.
- by Ellis Anderson
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 |
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