Jazz musician Edgar “Dooky” Chase married Leah Chase, a native of Madison, Louisiana. The couple would go on to start Dooky Chase Restaurant in New Orleans.
During the civil rights movement Dooky Chase Restaurant in New Orleans served as an important meeting place for black activist such as the Rev. Avery Alexander, Rev. A.L. Davis (SCLC), and Dr. Henry Mitchell (NAACP).
