New Orleans

Top 5 Vantage Points

by Errol Laborde Since we're celebrating local quirkiness with our cover story, I hereby designate picturesque vantage points as being a form of quirkiness. Not counting the view from the top of local skyscrapers with their panorama of the river's curves, here, in ascending order, are my picks of the city's top five vantage points, as seen from ground level. 5. "The Point" at Lake Pontchartrain. Once known as a… Read More »

Aiden Gill for Men: A Barbershop Classic

by Shawn Plep Every man should experience a real barber shop at least once in his life. I'm not talking about a hair stylist, and I'm not referring to a salon - or even a "men's salon" (whatever that is). I am talking about a genuine barber shop. That's right: a barber shop. The sort of place that's becoming harder to find these days. I'm talking about a place with… Read More »

New Orleans Web Design – Compucast

For all your web design needs, remember the webhost of ExperienceNewOrleans.com is Compucast Web Inc. Compucast is owned by local resident Judy Weitz, who has been providing solid service and innovative websites to New Orleans businesses, hotels, and restaurants since 1999. Compucast is the best company for NOLA graphics, websites, and web hosting. So call or email Compucast today! Read More »

Movies at the Prytania Theatre

by Shawn PlepLast Friday, my wife and I went to the Prytania Theatre to see Iron Man. It was an exceptional movie: if you haven't seen this film yet, you simply must. There's hardly anything more satisfying than seeing Iron Man greet a group of terrorists by shooting thirty feet of fire at them. (The only thing that would've come close would have been replacing the terrorists with oil-company executives.)… Read More »

ArenaBowl XXI in New Orleans July 29

ArenaBowl XXI is the first time this big event is hosted by New Orleans and it's already a sellout!. That's great news for the Arena Football League and even better news for the New Orleans tourism economy...especially for late July.ArenaBowl XXI will be held in the New Orleans Arena on July 29 before a capacity audience of approximately 17,000. It's the first sellout of the event at a neutral venue.… Read More »

The 5 best R&B performers to come to NOLA

Nine Jazz Fest's ago Ernie K-Doe gushed to the crowd that he was, "the best thing that ever happened to New Orleans- in all its history." He wasn't totally wrong although other contenders might include fellow New Orleans rhythm and blues performers. R&B did not originate in New Orleans, but it should have. This city made a contribution to the music surpassed only by its having given birth to jazz.… Read More »

How Crawfish Got Famous

by ERROL LABORDE After the waters began to recede from the great flood of 1927, some refugees who had spent time at a Red Cross camp began to return to their homes in rural central Louisiana. What they saw was bleak. Water lines reached the ceiling of their damped, mildewed homes. The flood had overturned jars of cooking lard, leaving a coating of the grease on the wet walls. There… Read More »

Experience New Orleans Podcast

Many people across the country are under the impression that New Orleans is still under water post-Katrina. That is far from the truth. The New Orleans that the visitors know and love is alive and well. Hotels, Restaurants and attractions have been reopened, some for well over a year now, and visitors are having a great experience. Since many conventions scheduled in New Orleans for 2007 chose to relocate their… Read More »

Soccer stars to play in City Park

The first professional sports event to be held on the new playing surface of Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park since it was renamed Reggie Bush Field takes place this Sunday. Legendary Central American soccer giants Olimpia will tackle the USA's New England Revolution in a glamour exhibition game at 5pm. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate. The glittering international challenge match has been organized by… Read More »

The New Orleans Saints’ Gift to Our City

With my history of being a Tom Benson critic; I think it's time to give credit where credit is due. Tom, thanks for keeping the Saints here in New Orleans, and thanks for hiring Sean Payton. I can't begin to say what this team has done for the spirit of the people here in New Orleans. Through "hell and high water" our city was on the difficult road to recovery,… Read More »