[3] An eccentric figure, she was noted for her love of jewelry, her many failed business ventures, and her criminal record that extended in New Orleans as far back as 1880.

She commuted back and forth between California and Louisiana several times over the course of her career and kept a high profile until the demise of Storyville.

[6] Jazz historian Al Rose sought documentation of her death, and believed that she died at the residence of former madam Willie Piazza in 1931.

[8] Until forcible closure in 1917, White ran a sumptuous 'Octoroon Parlour' known as Mahogany Hall, located at 235 Basin Street.29°57′25.13″N 90°04′20.56″W / 29.9569806°N 90.0723778°W / 29.9569806; -90.0723778.

The building housed several expensive oil paintings, Tiffany stained glass windows and other works of art.

Kid Ross, Tony Jackson, and Jelly Roll Morton were among the pianists who performed for the clients in Mahogany Hall.

[citation needed] Lulu White and her business neighbors in Storyville were subject to one of New Orleans' first legal test cases in making a vice district ordinance, for mandatory residential segregation based on gender rather than race.