Legendary locals of Metairie, Louisiana / Catherine Campanella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campanella, Catherine., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Legendary locals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metairie (La.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Metairie (La.).

Metairie (La.)--History--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps, portraits.

Other Title:

Legendary locals of Metairie

Metairie, Louisiana

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Legendary Locals is an imprint of Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

Metairie is often considered the dull stepchild of New Orleans--a concrete "Anywhere, USA" lined with shopping malls frequented by fast-food eating, drive-up-daiquiri-drinking, cultureless suburbanites. Despite stereotypical misconceptions, sons and daughters of New Orleans who call Metairie home are every bit as colorful, talented, devious, and gracious as their relatives in the city. Johnny Wiggs kept New Orleans jazz alive. Verne Tripp invented "perma-press" and pioneered use of the electron microscope. On Atherton Drive, David Ferrie plotted a Cuban coup. Peter Gennaro left his father's bar to become a Broadway star. Shirley Ann Grau raised her children here while writing novels. Al Scramuzza built a crawfish empire and coached Metairie children. Ellen Degeneres found national fame, while Becky Allen won our hearts at home. Those who may not be widely known but have impacted lives in the community and afar are also included in this book, which is a tribute to the people of Metairie.

Contents:

Visionaries

Movers and shakers

Boomers and risk takers

Optimists.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC:

883633991