First Draft
Poppy Tooker Remembers Leah Chase
A recipe, a story, and the “craziest dream” about the celebrated New Orleans chef, who died in July 2019.
Take a Tour of Bourbon Street’s Music Scene of the 1950s
Elvis Presley starred in the 1958 film King Creole, set in New Orleans. Was the movie’s depiction of Bourbon Street anything like the real thing?
The Burlesque Dancer Who Took Bourbon Street by Storm
Stacy “Stormy” Lawrence and her Casino Royale club were known for outlandish acts on Bourbon Street.
The Overlooked History of Algiers Point as Seen from the Levee
Join us for a local’s tour of the Crescent City’s second-oldest neighborhood.
Thirteen Days with COVID-19 (and Counting)
Our staff members are often the ones studying major historic events, but sometimes we live through them.
100 Years Ago, the Spanish Flu Tore through New Orleans in Three Terrifying Weeks
As New Orleans reels under the global outbreak of the new coronavirus, lessons from an old pandemic take on a new urgency.
Looking at the Obscure—and Sometimes Disturbing—Lore from the “Golden Age of Carnival”
Exploring the traditions of the past often reveals the deeper values and influences of the society that created them.
A Bullet and the Story of New Orleans’s Dangerous New Year’s Celebrations
A bullet found in an HNOC courtyard sheds light on a New Year’s Eve tradition with a deadly history.
The German-Jewish Immigrant Who Helped Shape New Orleans
From Maison Blanche to the New Orleans Stock Exchange, Isidore Newman’s contributions to the city go far beyond his namesake school.