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Small business spotlight: Humidity Skate Shop in New Orleans

New Orleans’ oldest skate shop, Humidity, has survived Katrina, COVID and waves of French Quarter construction for 30 years. Owner Phil Santosuosso talks skating, survival and the X Games.

In a narrow storefront nestled between Jackson Square and the French Market sits the oldest operational skateboarding shop in Louisiana.
It’s a distinction that might go unnoticed among those unfamiliar with skateboarding, a sport with a cultlike fol… [4139 chars]

Source: Baton Rouge Advocate | Published: 2026-06-05T09:00:00Z

Credit: Baton Rouge Advocate

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