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This Mardi Gras, Celebrate Black History Month

  February isn't just Carnival time in New Orleans. It's Black History Month. We invite you to celebrate them both. New Orleans culture is African-American culture. We owe much of our food, music and architecture to the rich gumb… Read More »

Discover Destrehan Plantation's Unheard Voices Tour

Learn the Whole Story of Plantation Life with An Unheard Voices Tour. There are so many fascinating plantation homes to discover on the Great River Road but, if you’re like most people, you only have time for one or two. When we have f… Read More »

Where to Be in January 2023

The holidays may be over but there’s still plenty of celebrating going on in the Crescent City, starting with the Allstate Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. Then Carnival season kicks off on January 6th (Twelfth Night) with king cake par… Read More »

Santa’s Must-Do List in New Orleans

Rudolph Guides Santa. Let Us Guide You. Whether you're a child or just feel like one during the holidays, festive fun awaits in New Orleans. Enjoy traditional Réveillon dinners at your favorite restaurants and other festive events, … Read More »

A New Orleans November

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… Read More »

New Orleans Becomes Neverland this November

Peter Pan November 11 - 13, 2022, Jefferson Parish of Performing Arts Peter Pan, Wendy and Captain Hook will be back in Neverland this November, thanks to the Genesian Players of Archbishop Rummel.  Broadway's timeless musical, Pe… Read More »

Missing October in New Orleans? Scary!

  Travel + Leisure Names New Orleans One of the 13 Best Places to Visit for Halloween Around the World in 2022. 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… Read More »

Ten Trippy Horror Films & TV Shows Set in New Orleans

  Halloween 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 Ho… Read More »

Everybody’s Buzzing about Dr. Wagner’s Honey Island Swamp Tour

You can pick up souvenirs including swamp honey, made by the bees who gave Honey Island Swamp its name. There are two kinds of swamp tours out there. One for people who mostly just want selfies with baby gators; the other for those intere… Read More »

Romance on the Riverboat City of New Orleans

You can’t know New Orleans, really understand her, unless you’ve seen her from the river. On The Riverboat City of New Orleans, one of Old Man River’s newest queens, you’ll discover the energy, excitement, charm, hosp… Read More »