NEW ORLEANS – The 2022 Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo returns to the banks of Bayou St. John on May 20, 21 and 22 for its 16th year of music, food and neighborhood culture. In 2021, festival organizers Friends of Bayou St.…
NEW ORLEANS – From Tulane University: The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University announced that Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, will donate the royalties from his book, "Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos,":to the 2022 New Orleans…
COVINGTON, La. — From Lakeview Regional Medical Center: Mardi Gras is back on this year, but as you pack up your king cake, your ladder and your bead bag, please keep a few safety tips and strategies in mind to…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s top business stories: North Carolina-based retirement and investment advisory firm Captrust Financial Advisors announced its recent acquisition of Crescent Capital Consulting, headquartered in New Orleans. Crescent provides investment management services to institutions as…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After a two-year hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returns this spring with headliners The Who, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Lionel Richie, Erykah Badu, Ludacris, Nelly and Willie Nelson.…
NEW ORLEANS — Noted Carnival historian Errol Laborde said the recently announced modifications to parade routes for Carnival 2022 are not likely to dampen the spirit of the event. “The changes could have been worse,” said Laborde, who is also…
The inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500 was published in November. It's a collection of profiles of the city's influential, involved and inspiring business leaders. Once a month, Biz New Orleans will send an email survey to all the…
NEW ORLEANS — The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy announced it will host a Carousel of Culture event on Oct. 16 - 17 in City Park at the Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn and Tricentennial Area. The cultural event will feature approximately…
NEW ORLEANS – Top Taco will return for its fourth year on Thursday, Oct. 28 at at Lafreniere Park in Metairie. The rescheduled event will have a "Back from the Dead" theme and costume contest. "Hurricane Ida was obviously a…
NEW ORLEANS — Hogs for the Cause announced its 14th annual charity barbecue cook-off and music festival will take place April 1 and 2, 2022. Team registration for returning teams begins on Oct. 4 at hogsfest.org. Registration for new teams…
NEW ORLEANS - Beignet Fest is teaming up with food vendors that were slated to participate at this year’s festival to showcase a wide variety of beignet dishes. The food will be available to purchase at vendor locations across the…
NEW ORLEANS – A coalition of New Orleans nightclubs and music venues, in partnership with New Orleans & Company, will host the Oct. 7-17 NOLAxNOLA series of live music events. The goal is to support venues, musicians and culture bearers…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It's a neighborhood bar and restaurant, but for two extended weekends every year, the “regulars” at Liuzza's by the Track include an overflow crowd of tourists grabbing drinks and settling in for meals on their way…
NEW ORLEANS - Here are the week’s top business stories: Hotels Debut Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Orleans is now open in the former headquarters of the World Trade Center building at the foot of Canal Street. In…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has been named a winner in the 2021 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best Wine Festival. NOWFE was nominated by a panel of experts who partnered…
NEW ORLEANS – The 2021 Beignet Fest planned for Saturday, Sept. 25 at New Orleans City Park has been cancelled due to the current surge of COVID-19. Sherwood Collins, founder and executive director of Beignet Fest and the Tres Doux…
NEW ORLEANS - Organizers of the 2021 French Quarter Festival announced they are cancelling their planned October 2021 event, which had been rescheduled from April, because of increased rates of COVID infections and hospitalizations in the area. The decision came…
NEW ORLEANS - Here are week's top business stories: Notes from the Pandemic The City of New Orleans has announced that proof of vaccination or a negative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test will be required to participate in activities with…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People who want to enter New Orleans bars, restaurants, music halls — or any other inside venue — will soon have to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus or a recent negative test, according to…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With new COVID-19 cases surging in Louisiana, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival won't be returning this year after all, organizers said Sunday. The festival, which traditionally is held in the spring, had been scheduled…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hosted a Christmas in July volunteer event through Second Harvest Food Bank to support the Boys and Girls Club of Gretna. The July 15 event announced the return of…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans & Company is re-launching its COOLinary New Orleans summer restaurant campaign from July 14 to Sept. 5 with some new twists. Unlike previous years, the campaign has opened participation to include delivery and take-out options,…
NEW ORLEANS – The reopening of Carousel Gardens and the return of special events are great news for New Orleans City Park – but new CEO Cara Lambright says support from the community will…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The fifth annual Beignet Fest is set to kick off the fall festival season in New Orleans on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Organizers will return to the Festival Grounds at…
NEW ORLEANS - Here are the week's biggest business stories: The Hotel Saint Vincent is officially open at 1507 Magazine Street. The 75-room boutique hotel, which cost approximately $22.5 million to create, was developed by Austin-based hospitality hotshots Larry McGuire,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Melissa Etheridge and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take the stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which returns this fall after…
NEW ORLEANS — The nonprofit French Quarter Festivals Inc. has announced the return of French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron. The unusual fall edition of the event will take place Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in various Quarter locations. FQFI organizers have…
NEW ORLEANS - There is good news and bad news in the latest tourism industry status report from New Orleans & Company, the city’s destination marketing organization. On the positive side, vaccine distribution in Orleans Parish is over 45%. Land-based…
NEW ORLEANS - At a Thursday morning press conference, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director of the city’s health department, announced that the city’s mask mandate will remain in place but larger gatherings will be allowed.…
NEW ORLEANS - What does the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo music festival have in common with Napoleon Bonaparte and the Dalai Lama? After this year, all three will have spent time in exile. When the North Mississippi Allstars headline this year’s…
