New Orleans

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 »

Membership Musts: A guide to New Orleans attractions

With so many exciting things to see and do in New Orleans, choosing can be tricky. So we've put together a helpful guide that could save you some major cash this summer and throughout the year –especially if you're  local (or s… Read More »

Bravo, Corteo!

  Cirque du Soleil wowed the crowds at Corteo, March 2-4, 2018, at the Smoothie King Center. Variety promised laughter, chills and all around amazement and they were right on all accounts. Corteo, which means cortège or pro… Read More »

"New Orleans, the Founding Era"

The Historic New Orleans Collection is marking New Orleans’ tricentennial with a fascinating new exhibit entitled, “New Orleans, the Founding Era,” which explores New Orleans’s birth and early years. The display offers the… Read More »

Join the Grand Second Line Around Jackson Square

Juggle Your Schedule and Head to the French Quarter! On Wednesday, February 28th at 11 a.m., the cast and crew of Cirque du Soleil’s CORTEO will kick off their North American tour with a grand second line around Jackson Square complete w… Read More »

LPO: A Great Orchestra for a Great City

According to Daniel Lelchuk, Assistant Principal Cellist for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, “To be a great city you have to have a great symphony orchestra.” Last Saturday’s event – Jurassic Park in Concert with the… Read More »

What’s New in 300-Year-Old NOLA?

It’s not exactly breaking news that New Orleans turns 300 this year, but you may not know that, along with all the fun and fascinating Tricentennial events in the works, there’s good news from the airport and the port. The Lou… Read More »

Fall In Love With These Five Must-See Mansions

  Fall is a great time to explore the New Orleans Garden District (the neighborhood between Magazine Street and St. Charles Avenue and Toledano and First streets). The weather is as magnificent as the homes this time of year and the garde… Read More »

Labor Day in New Orleans

Five Fun Ways to Spend the 3-Day Weekend with Your Family. Princess and Super Hero Party at City Park. Although you wouldn’t know it by the thermostat, summer is coming to an end. Give it the send-off it deserves by heading to New Orl… Read More »

10 Adventures for NonWalkers

Sit Down and Explore New Orleans! When Fats Domino sung about “Walkin’ to New Orleans,” it sounded like a good idea, but what if you’re one of the 40 million Americans with arthritis or back or knee problems? Here are t… Read More »