It's New Orleans: Out To Lunch

If you grow up in New Orleans, you don't realize till some point later in life that the rest of the country doesn't live like you do. Sure, other places have smooth streets, and you can make a left at the lights without having to go another half-block and make a U-turn, but they don't have the music we do. They don't have the food we do. And another thing most people in America don't have, is a part of their closet or a big storage bin devoted to costumes. Here, we all have a collection of costumes ready for anything from Mardi Gras to Halloween. Some of us also have a collection of wigs, and many of us have masks. And, since 2011 things have gotten even better for serious costumers. That's when Wingate Jones opened his Southern Costume Company. Wingate's New Orleans Southern Costume Company provides costumes for movies and TV shows that are produced down here, including Academy Award winning 12 Years A Slave, True Detective, and many more. Another thing that is different about life in New Orleans compa