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
Margarita Bergan (far right) at the September 11 Round Table luncheon. More photos and captions below.
New Orleans socialite and long-time French Quarter denizen Margarita Bergen doesn’t miss a beat - or a party - when it comes to the Quarter’s jazzy social scene. There are three sections to each column: Social Swirl (where she's been), On My Calendar (where she's going) and Quarter Buzz.
For 23 years, textile artist Kate Beck has shown her extraordinary clothing designs at Jazz Fest. Now she has a year-round showcase on Royal Street where she's conjuring up more luscious wearable art.
- by Grace Wilson - photos by Ellis Anderson
Arséne DeLay at Buffa's, photo by Andrew Simoneaux
A member of the musical Boutté family, Arséne DeLay uses her true voice as a performer, a songwriter - and a community activist.
- by Christopher Romaguera - photos by Andrew Simoneaux
French Country living in the French Quarter: Every room in this fanciful home is defined by the gardens without.
- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson - photos by Ellis Anderson
A New York writer finds that a year of French Quarter living leaves him with an undiminished devotion to the neighborhood.
- by Richard Goodman - photos by Ellis Anderson and William Widmer
The Preservation Hall Band performing at the Newport Jazz Fest, photo by Douglas Mason
Even beloved traditions can benefit from an evolutionary kick in the pants - at least according to one long time Preservation Hall fan.
- by Nan Parati
Meet the hardy folk who ply the waters of the country's "last frontier" in Melody Golding's new book "Life Between the Levees."
by Scott Naugle photos by Melody Golding
Barbara Scott blazed her own trail as a politician, restaurateur, hôtelier, artist, preservationist, gerontologist, feminist - and social justice warrior.
- by Frank Perez
Photographer Andrew Simoneaux found himself visiting the French Quarter almost every day to seek out shots. Last year, he made life easier by moving into the neighborhood.
The images he selected to include in this photo essay were taken from the end of August into the first week of September, during the Southern Decadence festivities.
Rolland Golden's study for the masthead of the Vieux Carré Courier, courtesy THNOC, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett Elliot
Digging into the history of the French Quarter's indie newspapers, magazines and journals reveals an intriguing past - and a few surprises.
- by Ellis Anderson
Genevieve Hooper, AKA Kumi Maitreya. Photo courtesy Douglas Gordon.
Was the matronly New Orleans stenographer who founded a French Quarter temple the guru everyone in the 1960s was seeking? At least one follower still believes.
by Michael Warner
Before she'd turned twelve, a young girl in a small Kenyan village made an ambitious list of life goals. Becoming a fashion designer was only number two.
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson
From the July 17 Round Table Luncheon
New Orleans socialite and long-time French Quarter denizen Margarita Bergen doesn’t miss a beat - or a party - when it comes to the Quarter’s jazzy social scene.
There are three sections to each column: Social Swirl (where Margarita's been), The Fabulous Future (what's ahead) and Quarter Buzz (things knows about that we mere mortals aren't privy to).
Providing "the neighborhood’s only explicitly political street entertainment," a former liberal named Michael DeBari draws both fans and fire at his outpost near the French Market.
-by Andrew Cominelli -photography by Ellis Anderson
The daughter of noted New Orleans painter Noel Rockmore has blazed her own creative trail, yet there's a similar and mysterious depth in the work of both artists.
- by Grace Wilson
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