Labors of Love April 2019 - Biz New Orleans

Chi-wa-wa Ga-Ga

Pamela Marquis,

Dressing New Orleans top dogs

“We’ve heard about used bookstores, but we’d never seen one,” is what Steve Lacy, owner of Dauphine Street Books, often hears as young people wander into his business to escape the French Quarter’s verve and bustle. Upon entering the…

Conquering Water

Pamela Marquis,

Randy Newman’s song, “Louisiana 1927” pretty much sums up New Orleans’ interminable challenge with having just way too much water. “Louisiana, Louisiana. They’re tryin’ to wash us away.” And as the sea levels continue to rise, we continue to…