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October Surprise 2024

The State of the Loaf – Biz New Orleans

Leidenheimer’s, the city’s oldest bakery, founded in 1896, and John Gendusa Bakery, harkening from 1922. While some 21st century poor-boy purveyors like Boucherie and Killer Po’Boys promote Vietnamese banh mi bread from Dong Phuong bakery on their menus, most stick with tradition. The concept of the endangered poor-boy loaf is not new.