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Krewe of Boo: A Kid Friendly Halloween
October 12, 2008 | New OrleansLooking for a safe, cultural way to spend Halloween this year? Bring the family and everyone you know to the Krewe of Boo parade, the city's first Halloween parade, set to roll downtown October 31st. The parade is also first in New Orlean… Read More »

Experiencing New Orleans' Neighboring Parishes
October 9, 2008 | New OrleansNew Orleans is the most well-known and most-visited destination in Louisiana, and understandably so! From the restaurants in New Orleans to the festivals to the shops in the French Quarter - there's a lot to do and to experience in the city of… Read More »

Louis Armstrong's New Orleans
August 13, 2008 | New Orleansby ERROL LABORDE Were it not for Tad Jones, jazz history would be off by 13 months. Jones was the local jazz researcher who made the discovery that Louis Armstrong was wrong about the date he gave for his birth. Armstrong had claimed he was b… Read More »

Good Time Had by All at
July 23, 2008 | New OrleansBy Marica Mackenroth One of the greatest things about living in New Orleans is the abundance of celebration and events. Residents see each and every event as a chance to celebrate their heritage and come together as people. This ye… Read More »

July 4, 1776: The history
July 4, 2008 | New Orleansby Errol Laborde * July 4th was on a Thursday in 1776 so it would have been a busy day for fishermen who were preparing to bring their catches to the markets in Catholic New Orleans for the next day's meatless Friday. *Louisiana'… Read More »

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 »
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