I grew up on the back deck of my father’s shrimp boat in southeast Louisiana where I was immersed in Cajun history and culture. For me, New Orleans was the BIG city and I ended up spending most of my 30+year teaching career there, always taking my students to find history outside the classroom walls. I've won several teaching awards over the years, including the Jewish Community Center's Holocaust Teacher of the Year in 2019 and Gilder-Lehrman’s Louisiana History Teacher of the Year in 2017. I've traveled to 37 countries and speak 4 languages.  But I keep coming home to ... Louisiana!  After moving to the French Quarter years ago, I’m ready to take you on a journey into its rich past and culture that you’ll never forget!