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    4.3 (269 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    What a great selection!!
    Edward S.

    If you want to visit any candy store in the French Quarter, THIS is the place to shop. The little store is clean, bright and inviting. Laura's is packed with all kinds of decadent sweet treats. I got a smattering of dark chocolate delights to take home as a gift. They were fixed up in a nice box that should survive the flight. The lady behind the counter was super nice and friendly - taking the time to answer all my questions. Prices are decent. I can't complain compared to the service and obvious quality.

    Chocolate & Regular Praline
    Dan M.

    This was the final spot attended on a food tour. It was the oldest candy store in New Orleans that had homemade chocolate treats including pralines. There were other options to choose from, but the pralines were the popular choice. I had a regular praline as well as a chocolate one. They were decent at best. Both of them hardly had any pecans unfortunately. I am not sure if it was just a one off, but it was disappointing. The actual chocolate portion was not bad, but pecans were needed. The chocolate was definitely the better of the two. It tasted very similar to a brownie. Like previously noted, it was a shame for the lack of pecans. Will I go back? Debatable.

    Lisa S.

    Strolling along the streets near Jackson Square, I thought a piece of chocolate sounded good. I found my staple sea salt caramels in a pack of 6 and had to give them a try. Yummm so good! I even found some postcards that I could send home to tell my family and friends about my first visit to NOLA. The store was cute, clean. Staff was helpful.

    Angela K.

    Drawn in by the candy shop sign, we walked in with no hesitation hahahha. Loved the aesthetics of the shop. It's bright all around from the white walls, counters, shelves. I walked out with a few bags of the claeys hard candy priced at $4.99 each. Their popular flavors, like cherry and lemon, were sold out, so I opted for the watermelon which was solid. I also got to try their chocolate caramel, but it was okay. The caramel filling is very thin, and I would've preferred it to be chewier. It didn't taste authentic. The employee upfront was super enthusiastic and friendly, adding to the warm vibes of the shop. Would love to try their other candies in the future!

    Glenn C.

    Lots of chocolates including pralines. They also have fruit slices. I bought a creamy pralines. Didn't have many pecans. Candy looked good.

    Mark M.

    I walked in here and the lady behind the counter saw me come in while she was serving another man. Once she was done with him, she says, "now who's next?". I look at her and she is confused. I basically just let another family who came in behind me to go ahead as they said they would be quick. While I wait 15 minutes for them to finish their decisions on which chocolates and showing their videos and pictures on their phone to the lady behind her counter, it was "finally" our turn. Now this lady behind the counter was a bit harsh with "make sure you tell me all the chocolates you want on this side of the counter as the sliding doors are very heavy". Her further comments were a bit odd while we were selecting the chocolates. At any rate, we tried different ones and found the toasted coconut milk chocolate ones the best. However, prices are very high here. 4 small chocolates were $10.

    Randy G.

    Delayed review....Brian was awesome and helped me out really well.... Great tasting pralines as well!!!!! He also explained to me what a real praline should be and that nobody makes them that way anymore because they fall apart too easily. The choices there were good and I got a good variety so I can distribute them to my friends and family after I got back from my trip. I know they had other items in the store and it was well laid out but I came for the Pralines specifically and I would recommend trying Laura's !!!!

    Kurtis J.

    Was so caught up chatting with the staff here on the history and culture behind pralines that I forgot to get photos. Overall, staff was a great chat and loved seeing it being hand-made in-store.

    Rum Praline
    Jose C.

    This one was my least favorite out of the three that I visited. They had a nice and sweet lady working that day, but they didn't have the touch available. They only had Rum Pralines available but didn't offer any samples. The pralines were good but incredibly sweet just like the lady working there. I would most likely revisit the other two spots I tried before returning here.

    Ron L.

    What can I say about Laura's candies? No, I'm asking you because I am eating my third piece of a different praline and my brain has stopped functioning from the divine sweetness rushing through my body. I entered Laura's to escape the heat and humidity only to be lured in like the Sirens by the offer of free tastes. My angel tells me to try one or two little pieces, it's ok. Then leave. I listen and gladly accept a small cut from the wedge of salted caramel fudge, dripping as if it needs to, with caramel like a lava flow. Thank goodness that this LA Nola serves it straight up. In LaLaLand this joint would offer the salted caramel with Kale. But I digress. The fudge produces an incredible urge to try another flavor, which I succumb to- creamy praline fudge. That just isn't fair. They both were delicious and now my devil is saying you can't walk in, try two half slab samples of salted caramel and praline fudge and then walk out like a freeloader. I pondered this for a New York minute and thought, what is a minute called in New Orleans? Probably an excuse to walk slowly through the sometimes stifling heat to sip down a chicory coffee while stuffing oneself with a beignet balancing just the correct ratio of powdered sugar in your mouth, on your hands, and all over your clothes like an act from Cirque de Soliel. My version of Café Du Monde would be clothing optional with plastic everywhere and after dousing yourself in powdered sugar the servers in hazmat suits would walk around and jet power spray you down. It might not be pretty but way more efficient than the current system. Since everything is performed slower in N'awlins, that took about a minute. I decided I couldn't just split so I decided to try a sample of maple praline and the original Creole praline that is made the old fashioned way without any dairy. Now my devil is incensed demanding I order something. So, I ordered a rum, coconut and Creole praline. I ate them as I wandered back out and around the French Quarter. The pralines were perfectly sugary and flavorful and the Creole was crunchier and quite tasty. My angel was not happy with me but the devil made me do it. I had enough sugar to last me a month but then dinner would sneak up soon and the culinary journey would continue. Laura's is a longtime establishment that knows what It is doing for all those with a devilish sweet tooth.

    Chris T.

    2/5/23- at 5:50 lady already had the door locked and shook her head that she's was not going to let us in. There were customers inside. That's very rude that the business hours 10am-6pm but the employee decides to lock the door and not let any one in before 6pm. She was rude and not friendly at all. Thanks for nothing.

    Mississippi Mud box $22- Layers of milk chocolate, caramel, and pecans Delicious! 5 stars

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    Everything went well. As ordered, on time and very well packed. Also delicious. An easy way to send a great gift

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    2 years ago

    The pralines were okay but the Mississippi mud and dipped chocolates are amazing!! Service was great our cashiers was sweet

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    4 years ago

    HAVE AGAIN: pralines, Mississippi mud, other chocolates are excellent with very good service.

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    Wonderful service! Very friendly. In love with their pralines and their rum balls! Great location!

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    Leah's Pralines

    Leah's Pralines

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    There are a zillion praline shops in the French Quarter tempting visitors, and Leah's Pralines…read moredefinitely isn't the biggest or flashiest of them, but I'm glad it's the one I stopped in first! They have several flavors of individually-wrapped full-size pralines and offer boxes of three (and it's a beautiful box) at no upcharge. They also carry some non-praline items like local hot sauces and spices. All the items are priced incredibly affordably, especially compared to other praline and gift shops I checked out! I stocked up on a bunch of items here to bring back home as gifts and personal treats. The woman working behind the counter was lovely. She overheard me expressing interest in one flavor of praline and promptly cut one up for me to sample, and she also noticed one of the pralines she picked out for a box was broken and immediately switched it out for another one. Definitely make a stop here if you're looking for souvenirs or just to sample some famous pralines.

    I ordered from Leah's after I watched a Diane Sawyer special about Richard Simmons and how he had…read morethese at his funeral. Got the prailine sampler and I liked the creamy, the original and the chocolate in that order. Really liked the spicy Cajun brittle and the marshmallow covered in pecans. Fudge was also really good but was quite small. I liked the candy so much I ordered some for my dad for Fathers Day. Always fun trying new local food. The candy was borderline too sweet but I would just eat a little at a time and it was delicious. Def recommend Leah's!

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