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 - The City Park Improvement Association has announced that Cara Lambright will become the next chief executive officer of the 167 year-old park starting this February. "We are starting 2021 with a clear and progressive plan for the…
NEW ORLEANS – Galatoire’s restaurant has announced it will offer king cakes this Mardi Gras season. Available by pre-order, each cake serves 12-14. “As we continue to once again shift our services in an ever-changing restaurant landscape, we’re excited to…
NEW ORLEANS – So there's a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. ... French Quarter Festivals Inc., the nonprofit organizers of French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron, announced the event is scheduled to return in the…
NEW ORLEANS – Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated, a national vacation ownership company, has announced the opening of its New Orleans resort at 203 Carondelet St. The historic property, originally built in 1893 as New Orleans’ first skyscraper, was acquired…
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center offers congratulations to Willard Trosclair, the facility attendant in the building maintenance department, on his retirement after a 36-year career. Trosclair joined the New Orleans Convention Center in January…
NEW ORLEANS — The Krewe of Orpheus is selling its signature floral works of art for the first time ever. Funds raised from the sale of the papier-mâché flowers will benefit the creative community. “Mardi Gras is a time that…
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Marriott and Sheraton New Orleans Hotel are adapting to the times and introducing a new Mardi Gras package for the 2021 Carnival season. The package includes the following: 3-hour chartered driving tour to see…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans tourism industry officials have joined Rex, the "King of Carnival," in issuing Rex's annual edict to the world that Carnival season is upon…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A subdued Carnival season begins Wednesday after the coronavirus pandemic put an end to the crowd-heavy balls and street parades that draw thousands of people to the city every year. The Mardi Gras season always starts…
NEW ORLEANS - USA Today readers voted for their favorite hotels that opened in 2020 and the Higgins Hotel & Conference Center in downtown New Orleans made it onto the top 10 list. The Higgins is the only Louisiana property…
NEW ORLEANS - Biz New Orleans magazine – the national award-winning monthly business publication – will publish the inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500, a book profiling the most influential leaders in greater New Orleans, in the fourth quarter of 2021. Click…
NEW ORLEANS — In a move that's been expected for several weeks, the City of New Orleans has announced that bars, breweries and adult live entertainment venues in Orleans Parish must stop serving customers indoors beginning at 11 p.m. Wednesday,…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Museum of Art said it is temporarily reducing visitation hours to help fight the spread of COVID-19. From Jan. 4 through March 3, the museum will now be closed Monday through Wednesday. NOMA will…
BATON ROUGE – November was another slow month for Louisiana’s casino sector, which was struggling even before the COVID-19 pandemic and this year’s record-breaking hurricane season. Diamond Jacks in Bossier City closed permanently in October. Hurricane Laura heavily damaged Isle…
NEW ORLEANS — Producers have announced that “Queen of Bounce” Big Freedia and Grammy-winning artist PJ Morton will appear on ABC's “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021." Freedia will serve as the host of the New…
NEW ORLEANS – The board of trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art has elected a slate of new board members. The board supports NOMA’s mission of "uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures through the arts." “In…
LAPLACE, La. - Louisiana's River Parishes Tourist Commission has launched Bonfire Country, a new initiative celebrating bonfires on the levee with a new mascot. Saint, a 50-foot bonfire alligator, designed by Garyville’s bonfire builders “Blood, Sweat, and Bonfires,” was officially…
NEW ORLEANS - Windsor Court Hotel has announced that it is among the first hotels in the world to become Sharecare Health Security VERIFIED with Forbes Travel Guide. The comprehensive facility verification helps ensure that guests and travel planners can…
NEW ORLEANS - Poindexter’s Delicatessen, a fresh deli concept helmed by Kellen Poindexter, has just opened at the St. Roch Market, 2381 St. Claude Ave. Poindexter’s is an "ecologically responsible eatery that seeks to impact the local dining sphere with…
NEW ORLEANS - For the first time in its 75-year history, Brennan's Restaurant will be baking king cakes. Executive pastry chef Brett Gauthier and the Brennan's culinary team have created three promising variations: First, there's the traditional king cake made…
NEW ORLEANS - 32 New Orleans bar/restaurant owners joined Nina Compton - former Top Chef contestant and James Beard Award-winning chef/owner of New Orleans' Compère Lapin and Bywater American Bistro (BABs) - in asking President-elect Joe Biden to end all…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans has partnered with the Downtown Development District and the Domain Companies to coordinate a "streatery" pilot in the CBD’s South Market neighborhood that will close the lakebound side of Girod Street between…
NEW ORLEANS – The team behind Barracuda, a "neighborhood taco stand and margarita garden" on Tchoupitoulas Street, has announced it will open a second location in Algiers Point in early 2021. The new location at 446 Pelican Avenue will offer…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new museum under construction in New Orleans will explore the journey of immigrant Jews and subsequent generations to the American South who brought with them a religious way of life they struggled to maintain while…
NEW ORLEANS - Mayor LaToya Cantrell has appointed Geri Broussard Baloney and Ralph Mahana to the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority, the governing board of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The board consists of…
NEW ORLEANS – Preservation Hall has announced that members of its musical collective will deliver “Preservation HALLiday Gram” merchandise packages for orders delivered in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes from Friday, Dec. 18 to Wednesday, Dec. 23. Preservation HALLiday Grams are…
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Tech University and the Georgia Southern University have accepted invitations to compete against one another in the 2020 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The game will kick off…
LAPLACE, La. -Last week, Louisiana's River Parishes Tourist Commission hosted its second annual Louisiana's River Parishes Tourism Summit as a virtual experience. The free, all-day event featured a keynote presentation by Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and provided individuals and organizations…
NEW ORLEANS – In 2020, the Sazerac House celebrated one year of operation and received the following awards: Louisiana Landmarks Society Excellence in Historic Preservation Award ENR Texas & Louisiana Best Project in Renovation/Restoration…
