New Orleans

Super Gras Festivities This Weekend

I hope you brought your running shoes! The Super Bowl festivities are in full swing here in New Orleans. The problem isn’t trying to figure out what to do. The real problem is trying to figure out what to skip because there are so many things going on and you can only be at one place at a time. Highlights include everything from jazz performances featuring some of the Big… Read More »

New Orleans Like A Local

Last week, I wrote about things to see and do in New Orleans if you’re visiting for the first time. This week, it’s time to hang out in the Big Easy like a local. Don’t get me wrong, us locals like to do the things like strolling down Bourbon Street and posing for pictures at Jackson Square from time to time. However, there’s also something to be said for spending… Read More »

Hotel Rooms For Super Bowl XLVII

Are you ready for some football? It’s almost time for the Big Game in the Big Easy.  Whether you’re coming to New Orleans because there is a chance your team could play in Super Bowl XLVII or just because you love football, New Orleans promises to be the scene of a memorable game and getaway. I’ve heard rumors of people traveling as far away as Baton Rouge, which is about… Read More »

Christmas Bonfires Along The Levees 2012

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus get a little help with navigation along the Mississippi River. On Christmas Eve, along many sections of the levees there will be bonfires lighting the way for Papa Noel, as we like to call him down here. The bonfires are a tradition dating back to the 1720’s when the original European settlers in the region brought it with them as the settled… Read More »

Wizard World Comic Con 2012

If you missed the New Orleans Comic Con, then you missed out on one heck of a sci-fi, geeky good time. Stars from The Boondock Saints, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Buffy, Hercules, the WWE, and, of course, the comic book industry itself were all there, and they commanded some intense lines. Seriously, the lines for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles' co-creator Kevin Eastman stretched all the way through the middle… Read More »

Mouth Watering New Orleans Recipes To Try

I love cooking and baking almost as much as I love devouring the delicious rewards of the hard work. I have a feeling that I’m not the only out there like that, especially when it comes to New Orleans (and Louisiana) influenced recipes. That’s why I wanted to share with you the recipe section here on Experience New Orleans. It’s not the same as eating in one of the city’s… Read More »

A Brief History of the Mississippi River

Ahhhh, the mighty Mississippi... To some, the Mississippi River is nothing more than a brown slice of water separating the east bank from the west bank of New Orleans. Its a reason to pay a toll. To others, its been a way of life for hundreds of years, a winding soul that ushered in a dawning country atop its tumultuous current. Nevertheless, regardless of one's perception, this body of water… Read More »

New Orleans History Lesson: Part Two

Need a primer on New Orleans’ long and storied past? Experience New Orleans offers a two-part snapshot of what happened where in New Orleans, from the city’s founding to the present-day. Whether you’re a NOLA native or new visitor, we bet you’ll learn something! Facing Down Difficulty We left New Orleans at the turn of the century, when the Crescent City was making strides toward expansion and industrialization. Despite its… Read More »

New Orleans History Lesson: Part One

Need a primer on New Orleans’ long and storied past? Experience New Orleans offers a two-part snapshot of what happened where in New Orleans, from the city’s founding to the present-day. Whether you’re a NOLA native or new visitor, we bet you’ll learn something! Starting Out The Gulf South was first inhabited by Native Americans, starting as early as 1000 B.C.E. This would be a pretty long history if we… Read More »

Jazz Fest Highlights: Second Weekend

The best of the Fest, day by day. Thursday, May 3 The second weekend of Jazz Fest started off with a talent-packed Thursday lineup. Flow Tribe, the Dukes of Dixieland, Ani DiFranco, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and more highly anticipated acts performed for eager crowds–and all before 6PM. After the early-bird dinner hour came and went, stages across the Fair Grounds were shaken by sets from the mesmerizing Florence +… Read More »