Mary Staes
Mary Staes is Digital Content Lead for Very Local. She works with our freelancers and crafts content for our social media platforms and website. Before Very Local, she worked with CBS affiliate WWL-TV as a web producer and weekend assignment editor for about 4 years. She has also handled broadcast coverage for 160 Marine Reserve training facilities while she served as an active duty Marine. As a native New Orleanian, she takes being "very local" to heart. She loves being intertwined with the culture and figuring out how there are less than two degrees of separation between us all, whether we're natives or not.
Everything you should remember to pack on Mardi Gras Day
We know with the fog of partying night after night, by the time Tuesday comes, it’s hard to remember what to bring. No worries, we’ve got you covered.
Pop Your Collar: Behind the scenes of Carnival couture
Some of the most gorgeous collars ever to hit the streets during second line and Carnival seasons comes out of one Gentilly home.
Gotta go? Here’s where to pee (legally) during Carnival time
For when all those shots and daiquiris have gone straight through you.
We asked three people to eat 27 king cakes. Watch what happens.
Well, we asked three judges to try 27 different king cakes. It took three hours, and a lot of water.
Despite fire, Rex Krewe says they’ll continue to stop at historic St. Charles mansion for toast
Firefighters were seen Thursday trying to save some of the artwork inside the building.
Here’s where Rex, Zulu parades stop, and why
Ever sit on the parade route on Mardi Gras Day and wonder what’s taking the parade so long?
Weekend Picks: Let the Carnival marathon begin!
It’s time to start the marathon.
#TromboneShorter: how moving to New Orleans inspired a teen to pick up brass
What started as an inside joke and a collection of digital memories is now a full blown call to action from a St. Aug mom.
Here’s what you have to do when a boil water advisory is issued
Maybe you come from a place where you don’t have to boil your water every six months. Here are the basics you need to know.
Know Your NOLA: 16 years, 600 proposals and 2 hurricanes: the story of NOLA Gondola
You think you know a place, especially City Park, until you’ve seen it from the seat of an authentic Italian gondola.