Errol Laborde

New Orleans

Executive Editor at Louisiana Life

Host at Louisiana Insider

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Articles

A Shore Thing: Opening The Way Toward a Great Riverfront in New Orleans

1 week ago | myneworleans.com | Errol Laborde

A film called “Panic in the Streets” was released in 1950. Shot entirely in New Orleans, the movie, while it did not create any notable panic, at least caused thrills in theaters as viewers watched a drama about two law officers in a hurry to nab a couple of ex-cons. The outlaws were believed to […] Already a subscriber?
Remembering New Orleans' Allen Toussaint, a musical genius and a friend of the newspaper

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Errol Laborde

Onto a makeshift stage, a genius climbed the steps. In this, the month of the Jazz Fest, an afternoon in 2012 comes to mind. In a mood that could be described as "bittersweet,” a crowd gathered at the parking lot of Rock 'N’ Bowl next to Ye Olde College Inn on South Carrollton Avenue. First came the bitterness in response to the news that the paper's owner, Advance Publications, was going to scale back its venerable New Orleans publication, The Times-Picayune.
Could Tariffs Actually Be Good for Carnival?

2 weeks ago | myneworleans.com | Errol Laborde

It was a friend of mine, Maureen Detweiler, who made famous the observation that the reason so many old houses in New Orleans lean a little is that their attics are packed with years-worth of bags filled with Carnival beads. The problem probably began to worsen after 1969 when Bacchus introduced the really big, lethal-sized beads […] Already a subscriber?
Will University of New Orleans Make the Pivot?

3 weeks ago | myneworleans.com | Errol Laborde

Remember COVID-19? It was in all the newspapers. Remember an everyday word that became a common part of many discussions about what to do next? Let’s see… was it “pivot?” Yes. Pivot was frequently mentioned as a major remedy for dealing with changing situations. Going to the office or working at home? Pivot. Where to […] Already a subscriber?
Tennessee Williams' Grave Controversy

1 month ago | myneworleans.com | Errol Laborde

We once spent an afternoon is St. Louis’ Calvary Cemetery looking for Tennessee Williams’ burial site. This being the week of the annual Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival (through March 30) brings that day in St. Louis to mind because of a fiery debate that once ricocheted at the festival. We were hoping […] Already a subscriber?
Should The “LS” Be Returned To UNO?

1 month ago | myneworleans.com | Errol Laborde

At first it seemed like a good idea. In the early 1970’s there was serious talk about dropping the first two letters of LSUNO’s name. By doing so, the new name, UNO, could put more emphasis of the university’s urban presence. There would be more dignity to the name University of New Orleans than to a […] Already a subscriber?
Carnival Past: The Wins and the Winds

1 month ago | myneworleans.com | Errol Laborde

Photo by Kelly Massicot There are two types of piles that are swept up in the days after Carnival; the parade route trash and the recollections of the season. The first group is removed amazingly fast; the second group takes a little more time sometimes extending into infinity. Of that group, here is what is […] Already a subscriber?
Sicilian days in the French Quarter brought a surprise in a meatball, and lemon ice on bread

1 month ago | nola.com | Errol Laborde

I once sat down for a meal during which I sincerely believed that I might find a diamond in my meatball. I thought so because I had an inside tip that it could happen. The tipster was my dad, and he knew the meatball purveyor.
Floats and Oaks: A Look Back at Carnival at the Time of COVID

1 month ago | myneworleans.com | Errol Laborde

On Ash Wednesday 2021 (Feb. 17), we had lunch at Venezia’s on North Carrollton Avenue. I was fortunate to be seated in such a way that I could see through the front window across the restaurant. Somewhere between the fettuccine and the check, I noticed what appeared to be an entourage, headed by trucks with […] Already a subscriber?
How Jefferson Parish Conquered the King Cake

2 months ago | myneworleans.com | Errol Laborde

It sounds unlikely, I know, but the writer of the declaration that declared independence from a king would eventually have a Louisiana parish named after him. And that parish would one day declare itself to be the “King Cake Capital of the World.” Jefferson Parish is celebrating its bicentennial this year, marking the time from […] Already a subscriber?