Leslie’s List - August 2015

Turning Resilience Into Gelato The Pizza Nola Way

         When you think of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, what comes to mind?          Flooding? Wind damage? Mold? Looting?          There’s one business in Lakeview that thinks of... gelato.          Pizza Nola, 141 W. Harrison Ave.,…

Cashing In On Katrina

         Hurricane Katrina is considered the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States, causing $108 billion in property damage.          It’s no wonder some local entrepreneurs are cashing in on the Storm, trying to earn…

Jason Pippenger: Geaux Seafood’s Go-To-Guy

         Last Bacchus Sunday along the Uptown parade route, Jason Pippenger was introduced to a commercial crabber from Delacroix, LA. Pippenger, a financial services professional with Mass Mutual, hunts and fishes in Delacroix so he knew they’d have…

Seuss On The Loose Aboard Carnival’s Dream

         “I've always liked reading Dr. Seuss,” 10-year-old Jamerson Mordock said. “And now, I finally get the chance to eat green eggs and ham.”          Mordock, his twin 4-year-old sisters Arabella and Celia Rose, and about 100 other…