Ask any local person what is their favorite festival…10 to 1 the response will be the French Quarter Festival.  This great event takes place in the French Quarter April 17-19.  Enjoy 250 hours of free entertainment featuring more than 150 musical performances on fiftheen stages throughout the French Quarter over this three day weekend.
This popular annual [...]

Missed this year’s Mardi Gras celebrations?  That’s o.k. because New Orleans celebrates St. Patrick and St. Joseph Days like they are a continuation of the carnival festivities!
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in New Orleans and its suburb in the form of another parade! It’s the perfect season for another celebration … after all, ….it’s New Orleans, [...]

“When you go to New Orleans…you ought to go to the Mardi Gras!”
Tuesday February 24, 2009 is just a regular Tuesday for most of the rest of the World.  But in New Orleans…that is Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras Day…the last day of the Carnival Season.
Visit www.MardiGrasNewOrleans.com to learn more about the major participants of Mardi [...]

Attending Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 2009 should definitely be on your Top 10 list of New Year’s resolutions! 
This year, Mardi Gras Day falls on Tuesday, February 24!  Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, is the final day of the Mardi Gras season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
Nightly parades [...]

With two exciting football bowl games on the way, New Orleans’ Tourism Industry is ready to welcome fans with plenty of hotel options and unparalleled hospitality and culture!
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl – December 21, 2008
75th Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic – January 2, 2009
Football fans will continue to fill the city as New Orleans [...]