Success Stories

January 26, 2010

Sherman Bunch established OneBunchHookUp as a local, non-emergency medical transportation company . Today, the company provides handicap- accessible transportation to the elderly and disabled, enabling each to ride in security and comfort throughout the greater New Orleans area.

December 31, 2009

Located at 2401 St. Ann St., just two blocks off the path of the Lafitte Greenway, Willie Mae’s Scotch House has been a culinary institution for over 50 years. Willie Mae Seaton, the restaurant’s namesake and proprietress for most of its long history, originally opened the famous business in 1956 as a bar on Treme St.

By Ethan Ellestad

December 21, 2009

Across the United States, many neighborhoods have experienced the disappearance of over 3,000 locally owned record stores in the last decade. Sticking to a formula created from its roots in Gentilly, Peaches Records has beaten the odds against corporate domination. A cultural center, Peaches provides that rare quality of authenticity because of a unique relationship it has always shared with the surrounding community and local artists.

By Kendric Perkins

November 2, 2009

Musician Jimmy Robinson has received much attention and many accolades for his groundbreaking guitar work, both as a solo artist and with groups Woodenhead and Twangorama. Less well known, however, is his support and advocacy for the Lafitte Greenway. His affiliation with the area began nearly thirty years ago, when Robinson began using part of the massive warehouse on the 2900 block of Lafitte St. as a rehearsal space. A few years later, an opportunity arose for him to purchase the building, which he quickly took. Since then, he has not looked back.

By Ethan Ellestad

February 28, 2009

Consumers can enjoy the freshest coffee in town while knowing they are supporting a green business with a tiny carbon footprint that in turn gives direct support to schools and community events.