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Ten Trippy Horror Films & TV Shows Set in New Orleans

  Halloween in New Orleans – a time when ghosts, witches and vampires come out (on the big screen, of course). So cover the mirrors, hang some garlic around your neck, turn down the lights and hit play. Here are “Ten Trippy Ho… Read More »

It's Game On at Dave & Buster's New Orleans

New Orleans Means Fun and Fun Means Dave & Buster’s. If you like arcade fun–and who doesn’t–you’ll love Dave & Buster’s on Poydras, right near the Superdome. It’s a great place to play both cla… Read More »

Second Line to New Orleans in September

In September, the boys in the black and gold are playing in the Dome on the 9th and the 29th. Between games, there’s plenty of special activities planned to keep you cheering. Check out these September events in New Orleans and make yo… Read More »

Light in August: New Orleans Events

  Light in August is more than a novel by one-time New Orleans resident William Faulkner. The way we see it, the light in August is the fact that some of the city’s hottest festivals and events take place this month, which makes bra… Read More »

4 Ideas 4 the 4th

Steamboat Natchez photo by Kerri McCaffety. New Orleans' colors aren't just purple, green and gold – they’re red, white and blue.  While New Orleans was part of France until 1802, nobody knows how to celebrate Indep… Read More »

June in NOLA: Magnolias and More

Louis Armstrong crooned about “magnolias in June” but there are many more reasons to come to New Orleans this month. For one thing, many of the hotels are offering special summer rates. For another thing, some of our favorite festival… Read More »

Shake a Boa! It's FestiGals Time!

New Orleans women are always up for a good time – especially when it’s for a good cause. This year, gather your FestiBesties together and make plans to attend FestiGals 2019, Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23 at the Jung Hotel & … Read More »

Discover the heartbeat of New Orleans on Tour Tremé

As New Orleans locals who’ve worked in the hospitality industry most of our lives, we don’t go in for a lot of touristy stuff. Alligator paw backscratchers and hurricane souvenir glasses? Not for us. And when it comes to tours, we&rsq… Read More »

May in New Orleans: Music, Mudbugs and Mom!

If, as T.S. Eliot wrote, “April is the cruelest month,” May in New Orleans makes up for it. Our swamps, gardens and event calendars are bursting with fun and celebrations of life. Here’s just some of what awaits you in New Orleans t… Read More »

We Believe: Gray Line's Ghost Tour Is Spooky Fun

Greater New Orleans has a population of about 1.167 million – if you count only the living. Our 300 year-old-city is considered one of the most haunted in the country and people from all over the world come to hear our ghost stories. If you… Read More »