Ernie's Tours

03/08/2022

All this and then some.

15/07/2022

Ruby Bridges was the first black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in 1960 at the age of 6 years old. Protected by four U.S. Marshals assigned by President Eisenhower. According to sources she was only allowed to eat the food brought from home.

When I attended public school the Civil Rights movement was covered in one chapter with only Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks mentioned.

14/07/2022

Many of the guests on my Cemetery History Tour from 2003-2020 will know about this historical event. One of my favorite stories during my adventures in Saint Louis Cemetery #1

05/07/2022

Just another day in the French Quarter. Where else in the nation can you walk down the street and come upon a celebration like this?

04/07/2022

I love New Orleans…, yet this is how I am thinking at this moment. Silly with a dash of seriousness.

24/06/2022

Amazing!

Believed to be the oldest film of New Orleans, the roughly two-minute movie shows both long-held traditions of the parade and rituals that have been changed or forgotten.

21/06/2022

Life in the French Quarter.

20/06/2022

For your information!

After 49 years, the City of New Orleans is finally recognizing the 32 victims of the Up Stairs Lounge arson. On Thursday, June 23, the City Council will hear a presentation about the fire and pass a resolution acknowledging and honoring the victims. If your schedule allows, please be at the City Council chamber on Thursday at 10:00am. In 1973, the tragedy was ignored by officials and ridiculed by the media. Those who died that night could have never imagined how far we’ve come. A strong turnout from the community on Thursday will not only show our gratitude, but also demonstrate our determination to never go back to those dark days. The actual anniversary, which is Friday, will be marked by a ceremony at the site of the fire at 7:00pm hosted by the Crescent City Leathermen.

16/06/2022

Who else feels this story? I think a vast majority of people have been in that situation here in New Orleans.

The final song on Florence + the Machine’s new “Dance Fever” album, “Morning Elvis,” is a confessional account of a harrowing bender that commences in New Orleans and concludes in