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Following in the Wake of the Old Man

Matt Dow continues his family’s legacy with the Riverboat CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. Matthew Dow always knew he belonged on the river. You might say the Mississippi runs through his veins. In 1945, his grandfather, maritime lawyer Captain W… Read More »

Something for Everybunny this Easter

New Orleans celebrates Easter every year with egg hunts, jazz cruises, parades, and, of course, church services. Don’t spend Easter morning with your head in your Easter basket. Here are some eggcellent ideas (if we do say so ourselves). … Read More »

Lace Up for the 41st Annual Crescent City Classic

April 20, 2019, 8 a.m. Not all walks in New Orleans are pub crawls! Since 1978, serious runners and those who just love a good walk have headed to New Orleans for the All-State Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic. It's an Easter weekend tradi… Read More »

Spring Break In New Orleans

Five Reasons to Spring for NOLA Forbes named New Orleans one of "The 38 Cheapest Places to Travel in 2019." If you’re a student or a family who wants to drive south this spring but not ALL THE WAY TO FLORIDA, consider Spring Br… Read More »

Meet Arthur Hardy

Arthur Hardy is one of those people who knows everything about Mardi Gras – but what do you know about Arthur Hardy? Has he ever marched in a parade? What does he think is the most common misperception about Carnival? Most importantly, what doe… Read More »

Duck! Incoming Cabbage! St. Patrick's Day in NOLA

Throw Me Something, Paddy! Mardi Gras may be on March 5 this year but if you can never get enough beads and beer, you’re in luck, laddies and lassies! St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is just around the corner and St. Joseph’s Da… Read More »

On Super Bowl Sunday, the Real Party Was In New Orleans

  Some Saints Fans Might Be Able to Forgive, But Few Will Ever Forget "Super Bowl LIE!" Photo by Kathy Hirsch After a blown call in the NFC Championship game against the Rams cost the Saints a trip to Super Bowl LIII,… Read More »

Get Jazzed for January in New Orleans

New Orleans’ tricentennial may be over but there’s still plenty of celebrating going on in the Crescent City. Carnival season kicks off on January 6th (Twelfth Night) with four parades. Plus, the Saints are in the play-offs (woo … Read More »

Ghostly Goings-On This Season at Le Petit Theatre

        A Christmas Carol, Playing Through December 23 Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré, a notoriously haunted site in the French Quarter, is joined by four more ghosts this holiday season ­–&nb… Read More »

Who wants one more day of Jazz Fest?

We do! We do! Jazz Fest marks 50th anniversary by adding an extra day The culturious got great news this week when the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced it will add an extra day in 2019 in celebration of its 50th annivers… Read More »