New Orleans

Happy NOLAween!

Scary Fun Awaits at Mardi Gras World Get your mask on (yeah, the safety kind) and head over to Mardi Gras World this year for NOLAWEEN.  From October 1-31, you can enjoy a Halloween scavenger hunt, ten family-friendly Halloween themed photo areas, and you can learn the history of Mardi Gras while viewing the floats and props being created. Save $4 online with code “NOLAween” from October 1-31.  For details,… Read More »

Why you should walk down Magazine Street

The French Quarter is always a popular place for people to visit when they’re in town, and with good reason. There’s a lot to do there – Bourbon St., cemeteries, live music, good food. You can spend an entire weekend in that one section of the city and never get bored. That being said, there are other places in New Orleans that visitors either don’t know about, or don’t take… Read More »

Social Distancing in this So So Social City

  In New Orleans, we gather together on front porches, on balconies and in the street. We share umbrellas during summer downpours. We scooch over to make room for somebody else at church. We eat from communal gumbo pots and split po-boys. We hug at PJ's and we kiss in the aisle at Dorignac's   So how do you social distance in a city famous for socializing? (Heck, we even… Read More »

What You Need to Know: New Orleans Phase 2 Reopening

Photo from Facebook follower Dhelia Henderson New Orleans is now in Phase 2 of the reopening plan. Masks are required when out and about the city. As a visitor, you’ll be happy to know that most attractions and tours are back up and running. You can once again eat beignets in the French Quarter and walk around with a frozen daiquiri in your hand. You can go on city, swamp,… Read More »

New Orleans is Open. So What’s That Mean?

Even if every business in New Orleans is not yet back up and running, there is plenty enough to make a trip here totally worth it. While you can’t crowd onto a Bourbon Street balcony or dance the night away on Frenchmen Street yet, there is much you can do.  For instance, you can still dine in centuries-old courtyards, surrounded by lush plants. You can venture into the swamp and… Read More »

Let’s Give ‘Em a Hand

Our city’s musicians, artists and service industry workers are what make New Orleans, well, New Orleans. If you need a helping hand or want to give one, click on the links below and learn more. Culture Aid Nola Directs aid to culture and hospitality workers Culturalyst A free artists directory and livestreaming platform with direct tipping capabilities Gayle Benson Community Assistance Fund Funds awarded to nonprofits that support service and… Read More »

NOLA Street Names

How Our Rues Got Their Names.  “They told me to take a streetcar named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at – Elysian Fields!” – Blanche Dubois If you’re looking for a street named “Main” in New Orleans, you won’t find it. Apparently it never even occurred to those who developed New Orleans to name a street anything so mundane. In… Read More »

Have a Blue Dog Christmas

Five George Rodrigue DYKs Without a doubt, the symbol most associated with New Orleans is the fleur de lis, a mark so identified with the city that people have joked that Lee Circle should be renamed “Fleur de Lis Circle.” Still, the fleur de lis isn’t the only image that immediately says “New Orleans.” There’s George Rodrigue’s Blue Dog. Blue Dogs have been hanging on walls all over the country… Read More »

Come Fly, Come Fly Away!

New Airport Terminal Opens Nov. 6 in New Orleans. The new $1 billion terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport opens on November 6, just in time for the holiday rush.  Other than the existing runways, one parking structure and the rental car lot, everything old is new again at MSY. (The former terminal was more than 50 year old.) The new terminal offers a new baggage screening system,… Read More »

10 Adventures for Non-Walkers

Sit Down and Explore New Orleans! When Fats Domino sung about “Walkin’ to New Orleans,” it sounded like a good idea, but what if you’re one of the 40 million Americans with arthritis or back or knee problems? Here are ten things you can do in New Orleans that don’t require a lot of walking. 1. Take a Jazz Cruise on the Steamboat NATCHEZ One of the best views of… Read More »