Travel Leah Chase, civil rights activist and ‘Queen of Creole Cuisine’ at Dooky Chase, dies at 96 June 2, 2019 Greg Hilburn, Monroe News Star Comments Off on Leah Chase, civil rights activist and ‘Queen of Creole Cuisine’ at Dooky Chase, dies at 96 New Orleans legend and civil rights activist Leah Chase of Dooky Chase's Restaurant cooked with a secret ingredient: "Love."