Jennifer Jones, a fixture in many New Orleans parades, dancing for peace on Decatur Street, March 22.
Few have ever seen the French Quarter except through a thick and ever-present veil of tourists. Now they've all gone home, who remains? We caught these street snaps during the week of March 22 - 28.
- by Ellis Anderson
Part of the form people in France are required to fill out and take along if they leave their home for any reason. There's a 100 EUR fine for non-compliance.
An on-the-ground report from France, where our managing editor's extended stay turned into an indefinite lock-down. - by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Filet Mignon is on the Pelican Club's new take out menu
Five of the city's favorite fine dining restaurants are offering an extraordinary selection of meals for pickup and/or delivery: Galatoire's, Bayona, GW Fins, Italian Barrel and the Pelican Club. (Update, April 3: GW Fins, Bayona and Pelican Club have closed for now). Bonus? There's no traffic to make pick-up a hassle! We've got the details to make ordering easy. - by Kim Ranjbar
Frank on his third floor balcony
Second in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez. "To be one flash of color in the kaleidoscope that is the Quarter lends perspective." - by Frank Perez
A short video: Robert, the One-Man-Gospel-Band is a regular down at the Moonwalk along the river. Today, he was trying to earn enough for a room for the night. We tipped him, but it certainly wasn't enough for a room. "That's alright," he said. "I appreciate it."
Decatur Street is one of the borders of the French Quarter neighborhood, running between the river and Jackson Square. It's COVID quiet this evening. We sped up the video X2.
Luke is one of five local restaurants holding weekly fish fries that benefit out of work service industry workers. photo courtesy Luke FB page.
Several local restaurants have cooked up ways to help support service industry workers during the shut-down. Want to help? You'll find some delicious options. - by Kim Ranjbar
Red lines painted on the street make it clear how far apart neighbors need to stay while dancing on Dumaine. Read more below.
Few have ever seen the French Quarter except through a thick and ever-present veil of tourists. Now they've all gone home, who remains? We caught these street snaps during the week of March 15 - 21. - by Ellis Anderson
There wasn't much of an audience, but that's little deterrence to any bagpipe player worth his kilt. Tim's a regular performer on and around Jackson Square. Hearing him playing from our office this morning cheered the heart and we went down to say hi.
A park in the Charente, closed to public access.
COVID-19 caught FQJ's managing editor and her husband during an extended stay in France, leaving them with a difficult decision to make. - by Rheta Grimsley Johnson - photographs by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Frank Perez in his French Quarter home. photo by Jeffrey Holmes
The diary of a French Quarter writer details the neighborhood's new norm.
- by Frank Perez
It's not your typical French Quarter Sunday morning. A 50-second video shot from FQJ's Chartres Street balcony at 9am, March 22, 2020. - Ellis Anderson
Decatur Street and Cafe du Monde
Writer/photographer Christy Lorio ventured into the Quarter this week, finding it mostly deserted of people, but still full of character. - by Christy Lorio
As tourism in the French Quarter slowly ground to a stand-still during the past week, some businesses struggled to adapt. Others threw in the towel temporarily. The signage tells the tale.
- photographs by Ellis Anderson
Central Grocery's classic muffuletta delivered to your door.
Here in New Orleans, you don't have to go out to feast on some of the world's best food. Check out five of our French Quarter faves in the first of our new Social Distance Dining columns. - by Kim Ranjbar
Even in the picturesque village of Verteuil-sur-Charente, residents - and visitors - may leave home only for emergencies. Even then, fines are issued if one doesn't have the correct paperwork.
Confined to a cottage in a countryside village, our FQJ editor gives an on-the-ground report of drastic changes in a timeless place. - story and photos by Rheta Grimsley Johnson 
The Dutch Alley Artists' Co-op at night.
Local businesses are proving to be light on their feet when responding to rapid-fire changes.
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson 
The first bands of Hurricane Gustave rolling into the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 2008.
In the first entry of "Hunkering Down," the similarities between hurricanes and pandemics become obvious. Where is Jim Cantore? - story and photos by Ellis Anderson |
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