New Orleans

Fun Has Sprung at Destrehan Plantation

  Join the Easter Bunny at the Spring Garden Festival. In Partnership with LSU Ag Center and Louisiana Master Gardeners, Destrehan is holding its 2023 Spring Garden Festival, showcasing plant nurseries and vendors who focus on the porch, patio, yard and garden. The festival will also live entertainment by the Louis Pettinelli Jazz Quintet and the Nola Dukes Jazz Quartet, arts & crafts, educational seminars and exhibits in the mule… Read More »

Tennessee Williams’ “Cat” Gets Another Life

When the Hollywood version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof came out, playwright Tennessee Williams told people waiting in line to see the film, "This movie will set the industry back 50 years. Go home!" One reason he was upset was because, in the screen version, they revised the 3rd act, taking out much of Brick's confusion over the death of his friend Skipper and including a reconciliation between Brick and… Read More »

Le Petit Theatre Continues 107th Season with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

New Orleans, LA (February 23, 2023) — Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré brings the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to the stage March 9 - 26, 2023, with Tennessee Wiliiams’ original third act. Set on the Pollitt's’ plantation home in the Mississippi Delta, this iconic story is told in three acts with no lapse in time between them. Maggie (Mona Nasrawi), a young ambitious in-law, is… Read More »

Why Is New Orleans Called the Big Easy?

The Crescent City. NOLA. N'Awlins, New Orleeeens. The Queen City of the South has many names and one that seems to have stuck–even though it makes locals cringe–is the Big Easy.  Believe it or not, the Big Easy moniker didn't start with the 1986 Dennis Quaid movie or even the 1970 James Conway crime novel the film was based on. Some say, it all began in the 1960s in a… Read More »

Discover Destrehan Plantation’s Unheard Voices Tour

Learn the Whole Story of Plantation Life with An Unheard Voices Tour. There are so many fascinating plantation homes to discover on the Great River Road but, if you’re like most people, you only have time for one or two. When we have friends or family in town, we always make sure they visit Destrehan Plantation. Not only is it the closest to the French Quarter (only a 30 minute… Read More »

New Orleans Becomes Neverland this November

Peter Pan November 11 - 13, 2022, Jefferson Parish of Performing Arts Peter Pan, Wendy and Captain Hook will be back in Neverland this November, thanks to the Genesian Players of Archbishop Rummel.  Broadway's timeless musical, Peter Pan, will take place November 11 - 13, 2022 at the 1,000 seat Jefferson Performing Arts Center, right outside of New Orleans. Get your tickets now! This year, the part of the boy who… Read More »

Heads Up: Mardi Gras World Is Must

The Good Times Roll All Year Long at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World Even though Carnival time in New Orleans starts on January 6 every year and ends on Mardi Gras Day (the day before Ash Wednesday), you’ll see people walking around the streets of the French Quarter wearing beads all year long. Some wear them as proof that the spirit of Carnival lives on in New Orleans 365 days… Read More »

The Moms Behind The Musicians

    New Orleans gave birth to jazz. Ever wonder about the women who gave birth to the jazz musicians? With Mother's Day upon us, we thought we'd do a little digging...   Amelia Landry Neville   Before there was The Neville Brothers, there was “the Neville mother.” Amelia Landry Neville changed New Orleans music forever by giving birth to Aaron, Art, Charles, Cyril and Ivan. Aaron once said, “My… Read More »

Spring Break In New Orleans

Five Reasons to Spring for NOLA  If you’re a student or a family who wants to drive south this spring but not ALL THE WAY TO FLORIDA, consider Spring Break in New Orleans. It’s already shorts-and-sandals weather down here and it’s festival and seafood season as well! Here are five more reasons to spring for NOLA: 1. Our Spring Festivals Rock  New Orleans is great whether there’s a festival going… Read More »

Lace Up for the Caesars Sportsbook Crescent City Classic

April 16, 2022 Not all walks in New Orleans are pub crawls! Since 1978, serious runners and those who just love a good walk have headed to New Orleans for the Caesars Sportsbook Crescent City Classic. It's an Easter weekend tradition down here: first you costume, then you exercise, then you enjoy an amazing festival. This event is one of the longest-running 10K races in the United States. Participants include… Read More »