New Orleans with Lesley T.

Some cities you visit. New Orleans you have to be handed, story by story, by someone who knows where to look. New Orleans with Lesley T. is a personal field guide to the history, culture and hidden corners behind the city's places. It is not a listing aggregator or a roundup of tourist traps. It reads like Lesley's own notebook, passed across the table and carried through the streets. STORIES BEHIND THE PLACES Entries are gathered into categories that reflect the city as it really is: Only in New Orleans, Sacred New Orleans, Black New Orleans, Eat the Story, History Beneath Your Feet, Hidden in Plain Sight and Gone But Not Forgotten. Each one is written with care and illustrated with photographs by Lesley T. ROUTES THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS Guided routes and featured experiences string stops together neighborhood by neighborhood, so an afternoon walk becomes a thread through centuries.…