Fay Faron's advice column, "Ask Rat Dog," was syndicated by King Features in 1992 and ran in over 60 newspapers including The Chicago Sun Times, The Dallas Morning News and The San Jose Mercury News.  She has appeared on Oprah Winfrey, Larry King Live and 20/20 and has been profiled in People magazine, Vanity Fair, U.S.A. Today and in Edgar award-winning Jack Olsens' true crime, Hastened to the Grave.  In 2012 ,New Orleans City Council named her "Ferry Godmother of New Orleans," and in 2019 she was awarded a Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award.