2011’s 38th Annual Bayou Classic marks both the return of past traditions and the beginning of new ones. Grambling State and Southern University will once again meet in their annual gridiron match-up, but this year they will meet in the newly renovated and re-named Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With additional seating capacity, more fans will be allowed [...]

While there’s plenty to do this weekend, Experience New Orleans recommends the following festivities for your Halloween enjoyment.
Jean Lafitte’s Haunted Swamp Tour – Forget a haunted house. How about a haunted swamp? Jean Lafitte Swamp Tours have set up evening tours into the haunted murky waters of the bayou. Tours available Friday, Saturday and Sunday [...]

Boo at the Zoo returns to the Audubon Zoo Oct. 21, 22, 28 and 29. Tickets are $16 per person.
If your kids are bursting at the seams for an opportunity to go trick or treating, you’re in luck. Boo at the Zoo, a family friendly Halloween event at the Audubon Zoo, opens this Friday, October [...]

The greater New Orleans area offers several entertainment options this weekend!
This weekend, New Orleans has to make some serious choices: culture, movies, music, or boats!
Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd will be headlining the New Orleans Blues & BBQ Festival, which runs from Friday the 14th to Sunday the 16th in Lafayette Square Park. The New [...]

The sixth annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival will be in downtown New Orleans in Lafayette Square Park from October 14th – 16th.
Blues and BBQ. It’s like peanut butter and jelly. The two items just need each other!
The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival is back in Lafayette Square Park to keep the Central [...]