Sally Asher

Sally Asher is a New Orleans-based author and photographer whose works have appeared in such publications as Newsweek, the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, and New Orleans Magazine. She owns and operates her own tour company, Red Sash Tours that specializes in authentic cultural New Orleans tours. Asher is the former president of the nonprofit Save Our Cemeteries and is on the board of the Preservation Resource Center. She is a proud member of the Crescent City Oddfellows #73 and is involved in many Mardi Gras krewes. Asher lectures about New Orleans’ history in various venues throughout the city and state. This is her fifth book about New Orleans.