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Contributors

Our contributors give Inside New Orleans its voice, its personality and its feel. Here we are proud to highlight a some of them so that you can put a face with a name and get to know them.

Leslie Cardé

Veteran journalist Leslie Cardé began her career reporting for NPR in Los Angeles. From there, she landed in New Orleans as an anchor/health and science editor before moving on to anchor three hours of daily financial news and host an entertainment show for CNBC. She’s reported from the Middle East for CNN, worked as a producer and narrator for E! Entertainment and wrote, directed and produced the award-winning documentary America Betrayed. Leslie currently writes for The New Orleans Advocate and Los Angeles Magazine. She is also a producer/reporter for CBS Newspath. In this issue, Leslie pens a story on Terence Blanchard (page 16) and another on beautiful homes and gardens (page 20).

Sue Strachan

Sue Strachan has been writing about New Orleans culture for more than 25 years. Sue has been an editor and writer for a number of locally-based publications including Uptown/ Mid-City Messenger, St. Charles Avenue magazine, New Orleans Magazine, New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles, Preservation in Print, Louisiana Life, and was society editor for the Times-Picayune for five years. Her work has been seen internationally in Time Asia and HG magazine. Sue is the author of, Cafe Brûlot. In this issue, Sue sat down with Yvonne LaFleur on page 36.

Other Voices: Alison Burns, Rolf Clarke, Leah Draffen, Melanie Langteau, Lorin Gaudin, Thomas B. Growden, Jeff Strout, and Anna Tusa.

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