New Orleans neighborhoods aren’t like the rest of the country. Where else can you live on an expensive street that has potholes that can swallow a 5 year old. Where the streetlights are out but the traffic cameras work perfectly. And there’s a street you’re never quite sure what the name is because it’s never…

When you go to Jazz Fest do you have stuff you have to do? Is there one band you have to see or one food item you have to eat? For many people that annual treat is Crawfish Monica. It’s one of Jazz Fest’s most popular dishes. On this edition of Out to Lunch we…

There are a lot of people these days claiming how well New Orleans is doing and that in business terms we’re now competitive with almost any city in the country. If you’d like proof that this is fact, and not just feel-good boosterism, this edition of Out to Lunch might convince you. GE is the…

If you do your own laundry, you probably think you’ve got a small mountain of it if you have four or five loads to throw in the washing machine. There’s a family firm in Kenner called Pellerin Milnor who have been making washing machines for nearly 80 years, but you wouldn’t buy one for your…

Back in the twentieth century when you wanted to fly somewhere you had two choices – you could call the airline and buy a ticket, or you could call a travel agent, who for some magical reason could get you the same ticket for less money. Then along came the online travel site revolution. Now, instead…