July 2022 Tragic Farce You never know what you’re going to get nowadays when you accept an invitation to the theater. During this year’s New Orleans Giant Puppet Fest, I heard a story about a... Holly Devon
June 2022 Keys to the City A century ago, you could hardly walk a block in New Orleans without hearing the sound of a piano. On crowded streets like Rampart, Basin, and Bourbon, a cacophony of piano keys... Holly Devon
June 2022 In A Good Place Now When music documentarian Lily Keber said around the fire one night that she’d love to hear Julie Odell perform “Tennessee Blues” by Bobby Charles, no one could have... Holly Devon
December 2021 Zoo Tycoon Finding someone who is willing to speak honestly and on the record about Ron Forman and the Audubon Institute isn’t the easiest task; when journalists start sniffing around the... Holly Devon, Steven Melendez
October 2021 “Awaken to the Spirit” Theresa Dardar has been sitting vigil at the Pointe-Au-Chien tribal center every day since returning home after evacuating for Hurricane Ida. The community building is... Holly Devon
May 2021 LOUISIANA’S CONSTITUTIONAL INFERNO If you’re looking for a quick way to get a Louisiana lawyer to stop talking, try asking them about the Louisiana Constitution. An infamous legal labyrinth, the mere mention of... Holly Devon
April 2021 REVIEWS ... Beck Levy, Holly Devon, Julia Engel, Marisa Clogher, Mary Beth Campbell, Michelle Nicholson, Sabrina Stone, Shirani Jayasuriya, William Archambeault
January 2021 MONEY FOR NOTHING After COVID-19 hit, Sia Karamalegos was among the many New Orleanians whose loss of work left her unable to make rent. Considering the economy was in total freefall, she hoped her... Holly Devon
January 2021 REVIEWS ... Brandon Lattimore, Danielle Dietze, Holly Devon, Julia Engel, Marisa Clogher, Mary Beth Campbell, Sabrina Stone, Shirani Jayasuriya, William Archambeault
November 2020 BREAD AND ROSES When New Orleans locked down in mid-March, Alex Anderra was a recently-promoted assistant manager at a local hotel. Orders from the corporate office were quick and brutal: “Cut... Holly Devon
June 2020 DEN OF THIEVES The 8th of May dawned dark for Stephen Perry, the President and CEO of the tax-funded, non-profit tourism marketing organization New Orleans & Company. As viewed from the... Holly Devon
