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A New Orleans November
October 25, 2024 | Upcoming EventsPictured: Destrehan Plantation Fall Festival November is one of our all-time favorite times to be in New Orleans. The weather is cool, the humidity is low, and there's nothing better than lounging in courtyards or on balconies sipping cocktails or getting in some holiday shopping in the French Quarter,… Read More »
Le Petit Theatre Opens 108th Season with Murder for Two
October 2, 2024 | New OrleansMusic, Mayhem and Murder! Le Petit Theatre will open its 108 Season with Murder for Two. Directed by local legend Ricky Graham, this a hilarious 90-minute show features two performers playing 13 roles (not to mention the piano) with one actor investigating the crime and the other playing all of the suspects. Officer Marcus Moscowicz, a small-town policeman who dreams of making it to detective, is played by New Orleans… Read More »
Ten Trippy Horror Films & TV Shows Set in New Orleans
October 1, 2024 | New OrleansHalloween in New Orleans – a time when ghosts, witches and vampires come out (on the big screen, of course). So cover the mirrors, hang some garlic around your neck, turn down the lights and hit play. Here are “Ten Trippy Horror Films and TV Shows Set in New Orleans.” Warning: Some of them are awfully scary and others are just plain awful. Son of Dracula (1943) Count Alucard… Read More »
Missing October in New Orleans? Scary!
September 28, 2024 | Upcoming EventsTravel + Leisure Names New Orleans One of the 13 Best Places to Visit for Halloween Around the World. New Orleans is at her best in October. It’s perfect weather for a ghost or cemetery tour, plus we have a whole lineup of fun festivals planned, including the Krewe of Boo Parade, featuring floats from the world-renowned Kern Studios. Come celebrate everything from BBQ to Boo at the Zoo.… Read More »
It’s Game On in New Orleans
September 1, 2024 | New OrleansOn August 25, the boys in the black and gold are back, playing their first home game against the Tennessee Titans in the Dome. Then they take on the Carolina Panthers on September 8, the Philadelphia Eagles on September 22, Tampa Bay on October 13, and the Denver Broncos on October 17th. If you can’t get to the Dome, bars and restaurants all over the city will be packed with… Read More »
Mo’ Satchmo: Louis Armstrong Itinerary
July 20, 2024 | New OrleansRed Beans & Rice-ly Ours: Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong If you’re coming to town for Satchmo SummerFest this August 3 & 4 (the 4th is Louis Armstrong’s birthday), chances are you’re a big fan of Pops. When you’re not attending the Jazz Mass, second lining in the Satchmo Salute Parade, listening to great local musicians, or attending a fascinating lecture, you might want to check out some sites on… Read More »
4 Ideas 4 the 4th
July 1, 2024 | New OrleansSteamboat 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 Independence Day like we do. Here’s what’s going on – and where fireworks are going off – around town. Uncle Sam Jam in Lafreniere Park, July 3 Celebrate America in Metairie at Uncle Sam Jam with… Read More »
Father’s Day in NOLA
June 1, 2024 | New OrleansHow to Celebrate Your Rad Dad. You can give Dad the latest bestseller or a pair of silly boxers for Father’s Day or you can give him what he really wants – time with you and your sibs. Here are some New Orleansy ways to celebrate Father’s Day weekend with dads of varying activities levels. Enjoy Indoor Golfing at Loft18 This fun restaurant on Metairie Road features five golf simulation… Read More »
May in New Orleans: Music, Mudbugs and Mom!
April 30, 2024 | New OrleansIf, as T.S. Eliot wrote, “April is the cruelest month,” May in New Orleans makes up for it. Our swamps, gardens and event calendars are bursting with fun and celebrations of life. Here’s just some of what awaits you in New Orleans this month. NOLA Crawfish Festival (April 29-May 1) Pinch the tails and suck the heads at the NOLA Crawfish Festival. The 2024 line-up includes acts like John Boutté,… Read More »
Take the Official Jazz Fest Express
April 21, 2024 | Upcoming EventsGray Line Gets You Closer to the Music. Follow the second line to Gray Line’s Official Jazz Fest Shuttle. It’s the only shuttle that takes you inside the Fairground's gates! Air-conditioned buses offer round-trip transportation from four departure points and run continuously until the last festival-goer leaves. What’s more, they enter through an exclusive entrance reserved just for the Official Jazz Fest Shuttle buses! Uber and Lyft have zones that require drop-off… Read More »
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Oct 25, 2024
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Missing October in New Orleans? Scary! -
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It’s Game On in New Orleans -
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Mo’ Satchmo: Louis Armstrong Itinerary -
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Father’s Day in NOLA -
Apr 30, 2024
May in New Orleans: Music, Mudbugs and Mom! -
Apr 21, 2024
Take the Official Jazz Fest Express