The “Duhon” in Andrew Duhon is pronounced doo-hon in New Orleans and just a few miles west in Erath, Acadiana, where Andrew’s family is from, it’s pronounced doo-yong. We’ll come back to this Cajun French issue in a minute, but meanwhile Mr Duhon is just back from The Holy Land with tales of the Messiah…

On arguably the worst day of the year – the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina – 4 New Orleanians pass the time not mentioning the anniversary at all. Well, barely. It’s the best tonic. Chef Marlon Alexander is chef to the stars. He’s been the personal chef to Christina Aguilera (he helped her lose 30+ pounds), Stevie…

Are you good at solving math problems? If Ashley Sutton works at the New Orleans House of Blues as the marketing maven, is the oldest of 7 kids and has 13 grandparents, who are her parents, and how did Christmas dinner turn out at her house the night she dosed one of the Grandmas with…

Andrew Duhon is back from the road!  And he’s back with a new song that’s he’s just finished writing with Anders Osborne, called One Connection. It’s about what happens when you quit drinking and you have to find a way to bond with people over something other than a drink. A fitting return to Happy…

Monica Stevens is a clinical psychologist at The New Orleans Therapeutic Day Program.  Children with behavioral difficulties who are referred to Monica are expected to call her “Dr. Stevens.” However, some of the kids have other names for Monica, including “White Bitch.”   Alex Massa is a trumpet player from the Black Hills of South…