Ashley McLellan

Ashley McLellan is the editor of New Orleans Magazine, associate editor of Louisiana Life and a contributor to Biz New Orleans Magazine. With more than 20 years of experience editing and writing for local and national magazines, newspapers and digital media, she has won multiple awards from the International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) and the New Orleans Press Club. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Pontypridd in Wales, and is a graduate of the New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (NORLI). She also holds a Diplôme de Sabreur from the Confrerie du Sabre d’Or, and will saber a bottle of Champagne in exchange for a glass of bubbly. When not listening to her favorite podcasts or besting the New York Times Spelling Bee, she enjoys spending time with her two boys, running the streets of New Orleans and marching with amazing ladies of the Dames de Perlage beading krewe.. You can reach her at (504) 830-7262 or ashley@myneworleans.com.

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Editor’s Note

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Nicole Graev Lipson’s Debut Memoir “Mothers and Other Fictional Characters”

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Editor’s Note: Iconic New Orleans Dishes

I don’t know about your family, but in ours, one of the most treasured...

Spring Festivals Guide

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Book Club: Nina Compton’s Cooking from the Heart

Cooking from the Heart Kwéyòl / Creole: Recipes, Stories, and Tings from a St. Lucian...
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Week of March 17: Karaoke Nights, Lent Lunches and Spring Markets...

Get your '80s groove on with Karaoke Night from Parakaraoke at Hungry Eyes on...

Week of March 10: Move Your Brass, Lent Food Specials and...

What to do this week from the desk of editor Ashley McLellan

Editor’s Note: Gulf Coast Getaways This Spring

Spring is fast approaching, and for many of us it’s time to plan a...

Book Club: First Born Girls, A Memoir

Writer Bernice L McFadden chronicles her extraordinary upbringing from a near-death experience at the...

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