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It’s Time to Visit New Orleans Again! Hurricane Ida was no Katrina. The fact that our city wasn’t filled with water for days makes a huge difference in how quick we have been able to welcome visitors again.  While Ida did c… 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 »

We Believe: Gray Line's Ghost Tour Is Spooky Fun

Greater New Orleans has a population of about 1.167 million – if you count only the living. Our 300+ year-old-city is considered one of the most haunted in the country and people from all over the world come to hear our ghost stories. If yo… Read More »

Yum! New Orleans School of Cooking Zoom Classes

We’re all spending more time in the house these days–why not fill your home with the delicious aromas of New Orleans? The New Orleans School of Cooking is still offering virtual cooking classes. Let’s get cookin’! … Read More »

Take the Official Jazz Fest Express

NOTE: JAZZ FEST 2021 WAS CANCELED DUE TO COVID.  WATCH FOR UPDATES ON EXPERIENCENEWORLEANS.COM. Gray Line Gets You Closer to the Music.     Follow the second line to Gray Line’s Official Jazz Fest Shuttle. It&… Read More »

Light in August: New Orleans Events

Light in August is more than a novel by one-time New Orleans resident William Faulkner. The way we see it, the light in August is the fact that some of the city’s hottest festivals and events take place this month, which makes braving the heat … Read More »

Celebrate Freedoms Old and New at Uncle Sam Jam 2021

Join Us for this Free Fest on July 3rd in Lafreniere Park. What's a family who wants more than sparklers in the backyard to do in 2021? Head to Jefferson Parish for Uncle Sam Jam in Lafreniere Park.  Along with a moving, booming fi… Read More »

Discover the Whole Story of Plantation Life at Destrehan

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 friends or family in town, we always make sure they visit Destrehan Plantati… Read More »

Not All Swamp Tours Are Alike

New Orleans Airboat Tours, LLC 504-262-8887 An Adventure with Captain Kelly of New Orleans Airboat Tours, LLC Once you’ve taken one Louisiana swamp tour, you’ve taken them all, right? That’s what we thought…unt… Read More »

Father's Day in NOLA

How 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 F… Read More »