New Orleanians
March is Women’s History Month. To honor that, I wanted to spend some time contemplating who were the five most influential women in New Orleans history. I thought this would be a relatively easy task, but it turns out there are far more than five women who have shaped our city.
Need a new restaurant to try? Alex Robinson’s social feed features content showcasing New Orleans’ arts, food and culture.
Maybe you’re ready to get your first tattoo and you don’t know where to go. Maybe you’re ready to add to your collection. Here’s a list of the best tattoo shops in town.
While you will not find any Popeyes recipes in the book, but there are a great many of them from Copeland’s New Orleans and the Copeland Family.
Threadz NOLA is a thriving Black woman-owned upholstery and furniture design firm. Owner Andreina Salazar Snyder has even worked with Oprah.
The Bead Shop caters to everyone from trending hobbyists to Mardi Gras Indians.
Owner Ashley NDakpri’s endeavor is the only restaurant in New Orleans that serves Ivorian cuisine.
Lisa Nelson didn’t plan on being a chef. She didn’t anticipate becoming a queen either, but true to the most beloved of royalty, the people made her one.
Deelightful Roux School of Cooking is the only African American-owned cooking school taught by a New Orleans native, and her class is a guide to New Orleans’ food culture.
These two women were able to meet only because of their equally extraordinary talents and their will to survive even the harshest circumstances.