NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has announced that the 2023 Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Award will be presented to chef Susan Spicer. The gala celebration will…
NEW ORLEANS – At a Nov. 10 news conference at Mardi Gras World, organizers unveiled plans for the inaugural Children’s Hospital New Orleans Holiday Parade, scheduled for Dec. 3 in downtown New Orleans. Designed and built by Kern Studios, the…
NEW ORLEANS – Organizers of New Orleans City Park’s Celebration in the Oaks say they’re taking the annual light festival to “another level.” This time around, the month-long fundraiser that attracts more than 135,000 visitors will feature even more twinkling…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fans of New Orleans' Mardi Gras season can expect another year of shortened parade routes. The Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Council said Thursday that the shorter routes of 2022 will continue in 2023, The Times-Picayune/The New…
NEW ORLEANS — The Friends of Bayou St. John, a nonprofit organization that produces the annual Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo, has created a new community gathering spot at 725 N. Rendon Street. Called the "Bayou Backyard," the space will host a…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Son of a Saint, the New Orleans-headquartered nonprofit dedicated to mentorship and transforming the lives of fatherless boys, is partnering with the National Fried Chicken festival as the weekend event’s lead charitable beneficiary. This year,…
NEW ORLEANS — The seasonal “Sundays at St. Roch” art market will resume on Sept. 4 at the St. Roch Market, 2381 St. Claude Ave. The weekly event, which features art-focused vendors, will continue on Sundays through spring 2023. Tables…
NEW ORLEANS — Personal care brand Dove presented the first in-person CROWN Awards, hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist/activist Tashara Parker, on July 3 at the Westin New Orleans hotel. The event honored those who have made contributions to culture, community,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Essence's chief executive officer said she's been asked multiple times whether the Essence Festival of Culture is staying in New Orleans. On Thursday, Caroline Wanga ended any speculation, making the answer to that question very clear.…
NEW ORLEANS – The board of directors of the New Orleans Film Society has announced the selection of Sarah Escalante as the organization’s new executive director, effective July 5. Escalante is relocating from the Michigan Theater Foundation in Ann Arbor,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fans of the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience will have to wait a bit longer before the festival returns to New Orleans. On Friday, organizers confirmed in an announcement on social media and the festival's website that the…
NEW ORLEANS – Beignet Fest will return to New Orleans City Park on Saturday, Sept. 24 after a two-year hiatus. Along with its return, organizers have announced that Children’s Hospital New Orleans has pledged its support as title sponsor of…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – ASM Global New Orleans is seeking new Team Members and hopes to find them at the ASM Global New Orleans Job Fair scheduled for Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. –…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans tourism boosters often cite the positive economic impact of major festivals and events in the city. Here, from the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, are some metrics that tell the story of the April 1-3…
NEW ORLEANS — Many New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival food vendors have to begin working months in advance to be ready to sell their wares at the annual spring event. Tulane lecturer and entrepreneur Carmelo Turillo, who has served…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans and Company, the city's destination marketing organization, will celebrate National Tourism and Travel Week by hosting a parade, rally and industry job fair at various locations. On Tuesday, May 3, there will be a press…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s top business stories: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returned for the first time in three years. The two-weekend production draws tens of thousands to the city’s Fair Grounds Race Course, where…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Once silenced by the pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival opens Friday for the first time in three years — a long awaited 2022 revival that holds echoes of 2006 when the annual celebration…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana: People visiting New Orleans for the Jazz & Heritage festival are encouraged to join a volunteer project May 3 and 4 as part of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s Louisiana’s…
PONCHATOULA, La. (AP) — One of the state's largest free events, second only to Mardi Gras, returns Friday to mark its 50th anniversary after the coronavirus pandemic shut it down for two years. The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival will run through Sunday, bringing…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The organizers of the fifth annual National Fried Chicken Festival presented by Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers have announced the event is scheduled to take place Oct. 1-2 at the New Orleans Lakefront. Featuring live music…
NEW ORLEANS — Parkway Bakery is hosting a fundraiser event benefiting Hogs for the Cause from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29. The restaurant is inviting the public to witness the creation of a 300-foot barbecued Chisesi…
The inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500 is now available. It’s a collection of profiles of the city’s influential, involved and inspiring business leaders. Once a month, Biz New Orleans sends an email survey to all the leaders on…
NEW ORLEANS – LCMC Health is partnering with the New Orleans Health Department to provide first aid stations along parade routes. Beginning Friday, Feb. 18, first aid stations will offer revelers safety supplies and parade route picks including face masks, hand…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One year after the coronavirus pandemic forced a parade-free, quiet Mardi Gras in New Orleans, city officials Monday touted preparations in place for a return to the big parades and festivities expected over the next two…
NEW ORLEANS — The 2022 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University has announced the addition of 11 award-winning authors, a group of 13 Family Day at the Festival authors, as well as a contingent of New Orleans chefs for…
NEW ORLEANS – Royal Sonesta New Orleans will host its “Greasing of the Poles” event at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25 at 300 Bourbon Street. Local personality Kenny Lopez — the 2019 Greasing of the Poles champion — will…
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Mobile restroom and shower rental company Royal Restrooms has announced its expansion into Louisiana with the opening of a location in Ponchatoula. In business since 2004, the company has 47 offices in 15 states. Each is independently…
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…
