Labors of Love - July 2019

  There is a mini debate about how red beans became a traditional dish on Mondays in New Orleans. Some say it’s because it was wash day and the beans could be simmered on the back of the stove while…

  In her Gentilly neighborhood, Renee Rednour joyously toils in her three tiny garden patches. One is in her backyard, one on the side of her house and the showcase garden is in her front yard. “I’d go crazy if…

  What do Oprah, Bruno Mars and Kyrie Irving all have in common? They are all Cap Heroes with Caps For Kids, a national nonprofit organization that provides kids with cancer with a ball cap autographed by their favorite celebrity. …

  Years ago, through her informative column in the Hinds County Gazette, Jane Brent helped the citizens of Raymond, Mississippi keep up with what was going on in the area. “It was the kind of paper that reported on whose…

  Born and raised in New Orleans, Jacque Touzet often helped his father work in the family business, a saddle workshop near the New Orleans Fairgrounds. As a child, he enjoyed riding mini-bikes, go-karts and any other type of wheeled…