The 2025 Louisiana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, November 1.
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Burke Bischoff

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© Zack Smith Photography

© Zack Smith Photography

Burke Bischoff, a lifelong Westbank resident, is a journalist, writer, and editor who has worked his entire professional career in New Orleans, Louisiana. A Loyola University New Orleans graduate, he served as WYES-TV’s associate producer from 2017 to 2019, working behind the scenes for the shows Steppin' Out and Informed Sources. Since 2015, he has contributed his copy editing and writing to Where Y’at Magazine and currently serves as the magazine’s executive editor.

 

Schedule

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

State Capitol, House Committee Room 1

The Foods that Built Louisiana

with Burke Bischoff, Anthony Stanonis, and Ken Wells

 

3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Cavalier House Books Tent

Book Signing

Po'Boy

Po’Boy tells the story of how a humble sandwich became a symbol of New Orleans culture, history, and cuisine. Invented to help feed a crowd of out-of-work individuals in New Orleans’s streetcar industry, the po’boy is a submarine-like sandwich served on French bread, with common fillings that include fried seafood, roast beef and gravy (“debris”), and hot sausage. Rich with historical detail, Po’Boy welcomes readers into the world of the city’s most iconic sandwich.