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ERROL LABORDE'S COMMENTARY: Snowball Men
June 13, 2008 | New Orleansby Errol Laborde When George Ortolano would leave for work each day he could rightfully say that he was off to see the wizard. He could even go one step further and say that he was off to make the wizard. Ortolano, who died at 86 in 2002, was… Read More »

Louisiana should officially adopt the Sazerac
June 13, 2008 | New Orleansby ERROL LABORDE Granted, this is not the most pressing issue facing the legislature, but still alive (though barely) is the proposal to name the Sazerac as the state's official cocktail. Early in the session the idea ran into flak from m… Read More »

Top 5 Vantage Points
June 13, 2008 | New Orleansby Errol Laborde Since we're celebrating local quirkiness with our cover story, I hereby designate picturesque vantage points as being a form of quirkiness. Not counting the view from the top of local skyscrapers with their panorama of th… Read More »

Aiden Gill for Men: A Barbershop Classic
May 23, 2008 | New Orleansby Shawn Plep Every man should experience a real barber shop at least once in his life. I'm not talking about a hair stylist, and I'm not referring to a salon - or even a "men's salon" (whatever that is). I am talking ab… Read More »

New Orleans Web Design - Compucast
May 19, 2008 | New OrleansFor all your web design needs, remember the webhost of ExperienceNewOrleans.com is Compucast Web Inc. Compucast is owned by local resident Judy Weitz, who has been providing solid service and innovative websites to New Orleans businesses, hotels… Read More »

A New Orleans Vieux-To-Do: 3 fests, 1 weekend
May 19, 2008 | Upcoming Events** For information on this year's festival, please visit our Vieux-To-Do page. ** Make plans now to be in New Orleans June 13-June15 to experience three different great festivals all happening nearby each other on the same weekend! &… Read More »

Movies at the Prytania Theatre
May 14, 2008 | New Orleansby Shawn PlepLast Friday, my wife and I went to the Prytania Theatre to see Iron Man. It was an exceptional movie: if you haven't seen this film yet, you simply must. There's hardly anything more satisfying than seeing Iron Man greet a group … Read More »

New Orleans Hornets are Buzzin'
May 3, 2008 | Upcoming EventsNew Orleans, deep in its football traditions, has officially become a basketball town! The New Orleans Hornets, lead by 2008 NBA Coach of the Year, Byron Scott and NBA 2008 VIP contender Chris Paul, put the sting to the Dallas Mavericks in the fir… Read More »

Jazz Festin' 2008
April 22, 2008 | Upcoming EventsThe New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, one of the premier New Orleans events each year, begins this weekend, April 25-27, and continues May 1-4. Each year an all star line-up of entertainers highlights the two special weekends at the New Orleans… Read More »

French Quarter Fest Schedule on your phone
April 9, 2008 | Upcoming EventsGreat news for those with internet access on cell phones or other mobile devices! You can access the entire entertainment and events schedule for this weekend's French Quarter Festival by logging on to www.fqfi.org. A complete listing of… Read More »
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