Errol Laborde holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of New Orleans. He previously served as the executive editor of New Orleans Magazine and Louisiana Life magazine.
Laborde is also a producer and a regular panelist on "Informed Sources," a weekly news discussion program broadcast on public television station WYES-TV, Channel 12. Laborde is a three-time winner of the Alex Waller Award, the highest award given in print journalism by the Press Club of New Orleans. He also received the National and City Regional Magazine Association Award for Best Column for his New Orleans Magazine column, beating out 76 city magazines across the country. In 2013, Errol received the award for the "Best News Affiliated Blog," awarded by the Press Club of New Orleans.
Laborde’s most recent books are "Krewe: The Early Carnival from Comus to Zulu" and "Marched the Day God: A History of the Rex Organization." In his free time he enjoys playing tennis and traveling with his wife, Peggy, to anywhere they can get away to, but some of his favorite spots are the Caribbean and historic locations around Louisiana.
