It wasn’t just the pralines cooking in copper kettles or the sweet potato pies baking in the oven. Loretta Harrison exuded a warmth that could fill the room. Known to many as the “praline queen,” ...

Pralines are a sweet New Orleans staple, and these shops are doing the Crescent City proud with their excellent versions of this classic confection.

AND ICONIC FIGURE MISS LORETTA HARRISON ALSO KNOWN AS THE PRALINE QUEEN PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY CLOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. TELL US SHE WAS THE VERY FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO SUCCESSFULLY OWN AND ...

Compass points: 29.57 degrees north, 90.46 degrees west. New Orleans, Louisiana. Jessica B. Harris and her pralines. (Lanna Apisukh for TODAY) The Crescent City at the bend of the Mississippi River is ...

For out of towners, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is about the music. But for locals, it’s all about the food. “The thing about Jazz Fest food is that it’s its own entity,” said Ian ...

Loretta Harrison received a phone call over the Christmas holiday. “They said, ‘Would you like to be in a Super Bowl commercial?’” Harrison recalled. “We said yes, but I thought it was a hoax.” It ...

If the only thing marked on your calendar for June 24 is that it's International Fairy Day, make some room. It's also National Praline Day, y'all. Pralines have different connotations in different ...

Stacks of pralines beside sticks of butter - Loretta's Pralines Whether you call it pecan candy or a praline, and no matter how you pronounce the names, it's all delicious — and it's a New Orleans ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (BRPROUD) — The Big Easy is down one legendary figure after it was announced that Loretta Harrison died on February 16 at the age of 66. Affectionately called “The Praline Queen,” ...

The Crescent City at the bend of the Mississippi River is one of the places where my heart sings. One of the reasons that I love the city is that it is a linchpin between the culinary cultures south ...