NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Festival will be returning to New Orleans for at least the next five years. News outlets report New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Gov. John Bel Edwards on Monday announced the contract extension to…
NEW ORLEANS – Local construction firm, Palmisano, will hold the First Annual Renegade Fest benefitting Youth Rebuilding New Orleans. The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Palmisano’s headquarters (1730 Tchoupitoulas Street).…
NEW ORLEANS — With three stages of live music, a “bottomless bubbles” lounge, and savory delights from restaurants around town, this weekend’s National Fried Chicken Festival, presented by Raising Cane's, guarantees revelers a good time. But the free event staged…
NEW ORLEANS - Pray through the process. That’s the motto of Jesseca “Judy” Dupart, the founder and owner of a multimillion-dollar business, a social media star, author, and philanthropist. In 2013, the New Orleans seventh-ward native launched Kaleidoscope Hair Products…
NEW ORLEANS - Now in its 25th year, ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola has become the world’s largest cultural, entertainment and empowerment experience for black communities. Boasting an international audience of 500,000 guests, the New Orleans-based extravaganza injects nearly $4 billion into…
NEW ORLEANS— During the FestiGals Hats Off Luncheon on Friday, fifteen local women will be recognized for their professional accomplishments and contributions to the New Orleans community. The group of women, which include entrepreneurs and business executives, were selected by FestiGals’…
NEW ORLEANS - FestiGals, the first and only New Orleans festival that inspires, connects and celebrates women, while supporting causes important to their well-being, returns this summer. The ninth annual event takes place from Friday, June 21, to Sunday, June…
We’ve had a rough go of it lately y’all. So many of our Louisiana cultural icons have passed in the last two weeks. We barely had time to process the loss of culinary powerhouse Leah Chase when the news…
NEW ORLEANS — French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) reported in a press release the final outcomes surrounding the 36th annual French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron. As a nonprofit, FQFI produces French Quarter Festival—one of the largest free music festivals in…
NEW ORLEANS - For the second year in a row, Hogs for the Cause will be a cashless event. Guests can quickly pay for food and drinks with the simple tap of a wristband that acts as both a ticket…
NEW ORLEANS - The Young Leadership Council (YLC) and AOS Interior Environments will kick off the 2019 Wednesday at the Square concert series with bands Big Sam’s Funky Nation and RumpleSTEELskin, featuring Ed Williams of the Revivalists. YLC’s annual spring concert series…
NEW ORLEANS - Save Our Brass Culture Foundation will host the New Orleans Original Brass Fest, the newest way to experience New Orleans music, heritage and culture. The one-day event will bring more than 15,000 music lovers from around the…
NEW ORLEANS – The Rotary Club of New Orleans Riverbend has acquired the long-running Freret Market and the annual Freret Street Festival. Details were shared in a press release. Rotary Club president Peter Alongia said, “Freret Market and Freret Street Festival…
NEW ORLEANS - French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) proudly announces its newly elected board members and officers for 2019. The 29-member board serves the nonprofit organization French Quarter Festivals, Inc. - producer of three festivals annually: French Quarter Festival presented by…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Essence Festival organizers in New Orleans say this year's event had a record-breaking economic impact on the city. Essence Communications CEO Michelle Ebanks announced Wednesday that growth in festival attendance, which reached more than 510,000 this…
NEW ORLEANS - If you’re already looking forward to the next New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, then the recent announcement from the nonprofit organization’s board of directors will give you a reason to smile. The 2019 culinary extravaganza, which has…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's spring festival season kicks off Thursday with what has been called the largest free showcase of Louisiana music, food and culture in the world: the French Quarter Festival. The festival, which is held on…
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A popular Louisiana festival will issue electronic bracelets instead of selling tickets for fairgoers to buy drinks and festival merchandise. The Advertiser reports that payments for drinks and merchandise at Festival International de Louisiane will…
NEW ORLEANS - As the 35th annual French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron approaches (April 12-15), French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announced in a press release final details about the free festival. Attendees will experience music from 1,700 world-class, local musicians, food…
NEW ORLEANS – In addition to fun-filled lessons on how to help save the environment, Earth Fest Presented by Entergy at Audubon Zoo on Saturday, March 24 will offer an added treat: a performance by Louisiana’s newest Grammy Award winner,…
NEW ORLEANS – 2018 GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and original Meters guitarist Leo Nocentelli will join other Boogaloo first-timers Marc Broussard and Deacon John & the Ivories to play the 13th Annual Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo presented by Positive Vibrations…
Continues To Expand Domestic and International Participation
NEW ORLEANS – The Emeril Lagasse Foundation celebrated its 13th annual fundraising weekend on Nov. 3 and 4 in New Orleans, raising $3.5 million for children’s charities. Champions Square played host again to the Foundation’s seventh-annual signature outdoor food and music festival Boudin, Bourbon & Beer, where some…
NEW ORLEANS – Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s signature outdoor food and music festival Boudin, Bourbon & Beer kicks-off on Friday, Nov. 3, at Champions Square and features an expanded lineup of more than 65 local and national chefs. One of…
NEW ORLEANS – After a sold-out success in March at the inaugural Top Taco Festival presented by Paddlewheeler Creole Queen, the festive taco and tequila extravaganza will return to New Orleans on Thursday, March 15, in a bigger, better space…
NEW ORLEANS – The inaugural Harvest Festival in Crescent Park will celebrate the bounty of fall with a family friendly environment including live music, an art market, kids’ activities, and food and drink for purchase, on Sunday, Oct. 29, at…
NEW ORLEANS — Bayou Country Superfest organizers announced today that music icon George Strait will make a very rare concert appearance on Sunday, May 27, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Joining Strait in this historic concert event…
NEW ORLEANS – The 11th Annual Oak Street Po-Boy Festival has been rescheduled to Sunday, Nov. 12, due to the threat of inclement weather. Organizers released the following statement: “In an effort to create the best experience…
NEW ORLEANS – The 11th Annual Oak Street Po-Boy Festival will kickoff Sunday, Oct. 22, in the 8100 - 8800 blocks of Oak Street, from 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., and feature a who’s who of the Crescent City’s finest…
NEW ORLEANS – Organizers of the Bayou Country Superfest announced the 2018 event will once again take place during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday, Friday, May 25 - Sunday, May 27, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Now…
