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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 155
BY SENATOR MURRAY
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Hubig's Pies for over ninety years of pastry production
in New Orleans and for its commitment to continue operations in the Faubourg-Marigny
district of the city.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Hubig's Pies for over ninety years of the production of sweet fried pies and2
pastries that have delighted the palates of five generations of New Orleans3
consumers and for its commitment to continue its bakery operations within the4
historic Faubourg-Marigny district of the city.5
WHEREAS, Hubig's Pies have been a touchstone in the Faubourg-Marigny6
landscape since its founding in May 1921, on Dauphine Street, when Simon "The Pieman"7
Hubig expanded his bakery business to New Orleans; and8
WHEREAS, Simon Hubig was a visionary and an industrial genius; he patented9
bakery mechanisms and die cutters that produced six hundred pies an hour in the 1920's and10
also obtained patents for other innovations that included paper packaging sleeves and11
shipping crates that are still in use today; each pie is embossed with the caricature of the12
smiling "Savory Simon" logo that catches the customer's attention; and13
WHEREAS, Hubig's Pies remains a local institution, a staple in all manner of retail14
stores throughout the New Orleans region, and its pies are highly portable, handheld sweet15
treats that are as much a culinary tradition as beignets, muffulettas, and shrimp po-boys; it16
is a unique find in the gastronomical cornucopia that is New Orleans cuisine; and17
WHEREAS, with all its many successes, Hubig's Pies has been stymied by flood18 SR NO. 155
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with Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, and by fire in July 2012, but the company has1
endured, as neither catastrophe has extinguished the pride it has in its product or the will of2
its owners to persevere and rebuild; and3
WHEREAS, after Hurricane Katrina, the company's employees came back as soon4
as possible; they brought their family members to assist in getting the plant up and running5
again; and often without a steady payroll, the bakery came back online again and at peak6
capacity in 2011, production was 28,000 pies per day; and7
WHEREAS, after the fire in 2012, that totally gutted the original plant site, the8
company rented oven space from a local bakery and, undaunted by the inconvenience,9
continued to make its famous fried pies; and10
WHEREAS, a Hubig's Pie has the classic shape of a turnover; one-half of daily11
production is relegated to apple and lemon, the best-selling flavors, and the rest are made12
into peach, pineapple, coconut, chocolate, and blueberry pies; and13
WHEREAS, Hubig's Pies does not advertise but depends on the brand loyalty of its14
faithful customers; it is the consistency of this fine product that has amassed ninety-one15
years of repeat business; and16
WHEREAS, Hubig's Pies has spawned a short subject film, the "Hubig's Pie Factory17
Tour", which follows the pie-making process from dough to delivery van, an amateur18
baseball team called the Hubig Piemen, and copious amounts of merchandise that include19
Mardi Gras costumes and aprons; and20
WHEREAS, over the years Hubig's Pies has accumulated a treasure trove of local21
history and a near "cult" following among its customers of every age and demographic; and22
WHEREAS, the Bowman and Ramsey families are now second generation owners23
and operators with a third generation ready to take the helm; the thirty full-time employees24
have been fixtures in the factory for much of their lives; from the pie recipe to the sales25
strategy, this fiercely traditional New Orleans company has not changed the way it does26
business in nearly a century; and27
WHEREAS, the owners and employees of this family-operated business are28
indicative of the grit, work ethic, and determination that defines the population of the city;29
this never-say-die attitude speaks of that essence of New Orleans that shall always endure.30 SR NO. 155
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana1
does hereby commend Hubig's Pies, its owners and employees, for over ninety years of2
production of sweet fried pies and for its commitment to continue operations in the historic3
Faubourg-Marigny district of New Orleans.4
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to5
Lamar Bowman and Otto Ramsey, owners of Hubig's Pies.6
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Suzi Montague.
DIGEST
Murray SR No. 155
Commends Hubig's Pies for over 90 years of pastry production and for its commitment to
remain in the Faubourg-Marigny district of New Orleans.