Oz Goes on the Auction Block

Is this the end of the Yellow Brick Road for Oz, one of the staples of New Orleans gay nightlife? According to NOLA.com the property’s current owners (who declared bankruptcy in October 2014) will put the club up for auction on July 22. Any interested parties are required to qualify with the law firm of Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard by July 10. The website also reports that a bidder has already emerged who, should he win, plans to keep the business operating as is.

Perhaps that explains why passes for Southern Decadence, which takes place Labor Day weekend, are still for sale on the club's website.