Christopher Louis Romaguera

French Quarter Journal

At French Quarter Journal, we report on New Orleans’ oldest neighborhood as a community – not a commodity.

We look further than the obvious tourist attractions that draw 18 million visitors a year to New Orleans and focus on the French Quarter’s continuing evolution as a world-class incubator for individualism and creativity.

The stories are fascinating – and numerous – for although the neighborhood’s population has dwindled drastically in recent decades, it remains sacred ground for those who live to create.

Arséne DeLay: Engaged with Home and Adding a Verse

Arséne DeLay is a person who can stop you in your tracks with her big laugh. Or, you might first notice her big and colorful

September 26, 2019May 21, 2021

Swamp Moves on a Summer Night

My first night in New Orleans eight years ago was a dream. I followed a bassist who lugged his instrument from bar to bar on

August 13, 2019May 21, 2021

French Quarter Journal

Arséne DeLay: Engaged with Home and Adding a Verse

Swamp Moves on a Summer Night

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