I Never Danced With an Eggplant (On a Streetcar Before)

Errol Laborde describes himself as a committed urban dweller whose beat to date has been his native city of New Orleans. He is the publisher and editor of Louisiana Life magazine and a columnist for City Business. His "Streetcar" column, which began running weekly in Gambit in 1982, is now found monthly in New Orleans Magazine, where he also serves as associate publisher and editor. Producer and panelist for the television program Informed Sources, Laborde has taught political science at local universities and founded several community projects, including the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. He also gives talks on state and local politics, as well as on the history of Mardi Gras.