Paper Monuments Poster #027: Les Pierres

ID: 5233 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Paper Monuments ~ Creator: Paper Monuments, Monica Kelly, Artist, Elizabeth Steeby, Storyteller ~ Date: 2019

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Les Pierres

By Paper Monuments, Monica Kelly, Artist & Elizabeth Steeby, Storyteller

Juanita Pierre and her partner Leslie Martinez opened Les Pierres, the first Black lesbian owned bar in New Orleans, in the 1980s. Located on the corner of Pauger and Rampart Streets in the Marigny, their Saturday night crowd spilled out of the…