New Orleans

PICS: Feeling Grate: 2019 Mac n’ Cheese Fest

By Matthew Hinton | October 14, 2019

The Third Annual Mac n’ Cheese Fest was held Saturday October 12, 2019, in Louis Armstrong Park.

PICS: Zion Williamson makes his home debut at the Smoothie King Center

By Matthew Hinton | October 14, 2019

The Pelicans pulled off a close win, with just one point over the Utah Jazz, 127-128.

Treme’s Petit Jazz Museum is one room with 1,000 stories to tell

By Steven Melendez | October 11, 2019

Treme’s Petit Jazz Museum is a guided audiovisual tour through jazz and the international musical styles that influenced its birth and development, led by museum founder and Treme native Al Jackson.

Bar Marilou’s speakeasy vibe mixes classic cocktails, sophistication into an exclusive scene

By Leslie T. Snadowsky | October 11, 2019

Bar Marilou, a luxe French apéritif cocktail bar and lounge housed in the former law library of the New Orleans City Hall Annex, started pouring drinks at the beginning of the summer.

PHOTOS: Bioluminescent bacteria light up the night during NOLA professor’s exhibition

By Angela Calonder | October 11, 2019

The glowing designs were placed around the darkened theater and affixed to dancers to complete the ethereal experience.

‘I got a lot of ‘no’s at first’: How New Orleans’ songbird Robin Barnes soared above the odds

By Angela Calonder | October 11, 2019

With two solid EPs under her belt, a hot new single to tease the full-length album she’s got in the works, a successful fitness organization strengthening bodies and souls all around New Orleans, and a baby due in December, it’s safe to say Robin Barnes has a knack for transforming her visions into reality.

👻Time to get spooked, New Orleans

By Clint Durrett | October 10, 2019

The pumpkins are spicing.

New Orleanians: Anita Oubre champions culture, community

By James Cullen | October 9, 2019

You might find her as a grand marshal leading a festival parade through the French Quarter, or sashaying through the streets in a baby blue poodle skirt with the Muff-a-lottas dance troupe, or early on Mardi Gras morning as Magnolia Rose, leader of the Mahogany Blue Baby Dolls, or buckjumping Uptown with Ms. Linda Green and the Lady Rollers. But wherever you find her, you’ll find a woman exuding strength, confidence and New Orleans culture.

Weekend Picks: Gentilly Fest, Mac & Cheese Fest, memories with Morgus

By Mary Staes | October 9, 2019

It’s finally cooler and fall feels like it’s upon us! It’s the perfect time to get out there and celebrate the cool weather and there’s lots to do this weekend.

Get Outta Town: Lafitte offers plenty to do in Sportman’s Paradise

By Marielle Songy | October 9, 2019

Named for pirate Jean Lafitte, people in this community hold pride in their traditions of fishing, oyster, shrimping and crabbing.