Vince Ellis wrote a solid Mother’s Day feature that’s well worth reading about Greg Monroe and his mom. An excerpt:
"Despite being a budding NBA star, Greg hasn’t gotten too big for his home area. He gets back to New Orleans as often as possible.And he plans to be in town today, Greg and Norma say, when the family goes to First Emmanuel Baptist Church for services.Then Norma said the family will gather at her mother’s house for a cookout that probably will feature ribs, pork chops and smoked sausage, with crawfish boiling over to the side.Greg won’t sit idly by — he usually helps his uncles on the grill. Greg’s favorite dish is shrimp pasta, so he might roll up his sleeves and create the dish."