A clammy atmosphere surrounded the sizzling sounds of char-boiled oysters, the smells of fried catfish and shrimp po’ boys and the mucky fingers and mouths devouring the crawfish.
Gaus, a law student at Tulane University in New Orleans, is the founder and director of Dogs of the 9th Ward, which rescues stray, abandoned and feral dogs in the devastated, storm-stricken community.
Families, couples and food lovers braved the New Orleans heat to sample hundreds of wines, enjoy live jazz performances and taste food from some of the best restaurants in New Orleans at the 19th Annual New Orleans Wine & Food Experience.
Most New Orleans natives spice their red beans and rice with cayenne pepper and dried thyme, but the Alexis Family uses what they like to call their special ingredient — mutant pepper. The kick in theirs comes from a chili of the homeland they left two generations ago — Honduras.
After she was forced out by Hurricane Katrina, Sharon Jasper was certain she would be able to return to her home on a second-floor landing in the St. Bernard public housing project in Mid-City.
The Fashion Institute of New Orleans, created in 2007, offers a rare opportunity for high school students in the Louisiana Recovery School District to get hands-on experience in the fashion and retail industry.
The Theatres at Canal Place opened its doors for the first time Wednesday evening for the midnight premiere of the film “Sex and the City II,” debuting an elegant space for people seeking dinner and a movie in one place.
In 2000, Brown created BaBa Blankets, named for an African term that means respect. The collective teaches Ghanian women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds how to sew. The women create bedding, dining accessories, clothes, bags and hats that are then sold in the U.S. Brown suspended the business in 2003 to attend graduate school and relaunched BaBa Blankets in 2006.
Since 1946, Leah Chase has also been the executive chef at the world renowned Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.
Brandon Franklin, a saxophonist and original member of a New Orleans brass band, has just died in a domestic dispute. Now the band tries to move on.
