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…
NEW ORLEANS - Thanks to a long spring break season and exceptionally beautiful weather, visitors have been flocking to New Orleans again - but mostly on weekends and mostly by car. Attractions like the Audubon Zoo have been posting attendance…
BATON ROUGE – A study from the Louisiana Office of Tourism and New Orleans research firm MDRG found that roughly half of recent visitors to the state were motivated by a movie or TV show featuring Louisiana. The Office of…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans tourism exec Stephen Perry told Biz New Orleans he hopes the City will spend a small portion of its nearly $380 million in federal relief funds on infrastructure improvements to the French Quarter. “The last…
NEW ORLEANS - Epistemix, a computational modeling software company that develops simulations to fight disease and inform policy, and the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance, a coalition that represents the common interests of the U.S. exhibitions and conferences industry, announced a…
NEW ORLEANS - Hogs for the Cause has announced a new Friday evening experience: "Wings and Bacon Night" is a chance for culinary teams to create and sell their unique wing and bacon dishes, as well as serve barbecue samples.…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans said it has launched efforts to support music venues that include waiving City fees, providing small grants to support venues and individual musicians, and partnering with local nonprofits to help venues to…
NEW ORLEANS - Lior Sekler, vice president of revenue management at New Orleans-based HRI Lodging, said most U.S. travel markets experienced increased occupancy in March. Some, in fact, were hitting 80% of their 2019 numbers for the month. [caption id="attachment_247403"…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Office of Tourism is unveiling Louisiana Sunshine Magazine to promote the state to leisure travelers. “We want our visitors to feel right at home by sharing our locals’ insider tips and favorite spots to fish,…
JEAN LAFITTE, La. – Jean Lafitte will host its first town market since the pandemic this Saturday, March 27, 2021, at the Jules Nunez Seafood Pavilion. Two spring town markets will follow on April 17, 2021, and May 15, 2021.…
NEW ORLEANS - When live events shut down a year ago, performers and venues weren’t the only economic casualties. The production companies that provide audio equipment, lighting, video and other elements for concerts, festivals and meetings also have been hibernating…
NEW ORLEANS – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has announced its renewed commitment to hosting the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell October 8-17, 2021. The announcement comes following a year when Jazz Fest was rescheduled…
NEW ORLEANS - Hogs for the Cause is scheduled to take place June 4-5 at the Plaquemines Parish Government Facility in Belle Chasse. The Friday lineup includes Robert Randolph and the Family Band featuring the Soul Rebels and Brandon 'Taz' Niederauer,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic, which forced cancellation of last year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, is forcing postponement of the festival this year. Jazz Fest is usually a spring event that begins on the last weekend in April.…
NEW ORLEANS - JazzAscona, a Swiss music festival, announced that it has named Adonis Rose as its New Orleans music and culture curator. Rose will work with the festival's management team to increase creative offerings from New Orleans and create…
NEW ORLEANS - Various sources are reporting that the 2021 version of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will be scheduled for Oct. 8-10 and Oct. 15-17. That places the hugely popular celebration of New Orleans music, food and…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has been named a winner in the 2020 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best Wine Festival. NOWFE was nominated by a panel of experts who partnered with…
NEW ORLEANS — Hogs for the Cause announced it has launched a peer-to-peer socially driven community fundraising platform that can be used nationwide. The nonprofit said that anyone, anywhere can now support families battling pediatric brain cancer. “Our current fundraising…
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NEW ORLEANS – Local startup DigiTHERM said it has developed an infrared body temperature scanning kiosk that is non-invasive, easy to use and offers a socially distant way to take temperatures. Any temperatures over 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit trigger an audible…
NEW ORLEANS – To accommodate social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue its charitable mission of supporting children with special needs, Beignet Fest will host ‘Beignet Fest at Their Place’ July 24-26 at food vendor locations around New Orleans,…
NEW ORLEANS - Organizers of the National Fried Chicken Festival presented by Raising Cane's have decided to cancel the 2020 festival to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of its guests, restaurants and team members. The three-day festival was set…
NEW ORLEANS - The artist responsible for Jazz Fest’s iconic handmade signs has had a busy spring despite the fest being cancelled for the first time in its history. As usual, Nan Parati has been spending her days hand-lettering colorful…
BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that, starting May 16, Louisiana restaurants will be able to offer indoor seating and table service at 25 percent of their normal capacity. Hair salons, nail salons, movie theaters, bars that serve…
NEW ORLEANS – A new report from D.K. Shifflet & Associates says that, in 2019, New Orleans welcomed 19.75 million visitors, which is a 6.7 percent increase in visitors compared to the previous year. Visitors to New Orleans in 2019…
NEW ORLEANS - This week, Louisiana and other states creeped toward reopening more segments of their economies as public health official urged caution. Republican lawmakers are pressuring Gov. Edwards to announce an easing of stay-at-home recommendations. The state published a…
NEW ORLEANS - The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program is designed to help businesses meet payroll for two months. The $600 weekly boost to Louisiana unemployment benefits will last four months. Meanwhile, hospitality industry experts in New Orleans expect the…
NEW ORLEANS - From French Quarter Festivals Inc.: It is with great sadness that French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announces that plans to host French Quarter Festival in October are no longer moving forward. At the City’s direction and out…
NEW ORLEANS - The city’s tourism boosters have their work cut out for them as they devise marketing plans for the “new normal.” In 2018, New Orleans welcomed 18.51 million visitors who spent $9.1 billion, according to tourism and travel…
NEW ORLEANS — This year, there will be no physical New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to enjoy, but that won’t stop fans from simultaneously celebrating and mourning the Fest that defines Spring in New Orleans. Today, The Historic New…
