New Orleans

14 New Orleans Ways to Celebrate the Fourth of July in 2019

By Matt Haines | June 27, 2019

Let’s take a look at how to celebrate the July Fourth New Orleans was born to have! 

#GetOuttaTown: Avery Island – the Home of Tabasco Sauce

By Angela Calonder | June 25, 2019

Just over two hours west of New Orleans in the coastal marsh of Iberia Parish lies Avery Island. It is not an island in the true sense, but rather a geological formation known as a “salt dome,” and it is here that Ned McIlhenny — of McIlhenny Co. — first began producing Tabasco sauce in 1868.

Gallery: NOLA celebrates the life of Dave Bartholomew with second line

By Matthew Hinton | June 25, 2019

Mourners take part in a second line celebrating the life of Dave Bartholomew (December 24, 1918 – June 23, 2019) the architect of the New Orleans Sound as they parade from Kermit Ruffins’ Ernie K. Doe Mother-in-Law Lounge in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.

Gallery: NOLA, Pelicans welcome Zion Williamson to Crescent City

By Matthew Hinton | June 24, 2019

Power Forward Zion Williamson was introduced Friday by Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, general manager David Griffin, head coach Alvin Gentry and the city of New Orleans on the first day of summer after being selected the first overall pick of the NBA Draft.

Gallery: New Orleans sends of Dr. John with massive second line, jazz funeral

By Matthew Hinton | June 24, 2019

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John was a worldwide ambassador for New Orleans music blending jazz, funk, blues, pop, boogie woogie, and rock and roll. This is how we send him off.

Gallery: NOLA Caribbean Fest covers city with ‘colourful’ parade

By Matthew Hinton | June 24, 2019

Participants in the NOLA Caribbean Festival take part in the Colour Me Krazy Carnival Parade down Canal Street in New Orleans on Saturday. The festival celebrated cuisine, music, dance and culture and its connection to the Crescent City. 

Life In Bloom: Brandi Charlot of Blucid Floral arranges flowers, changes hearts, and builds community

By James Cullen | June 23, 2019

Getting it done, and done in style, is Brandi Charlot’s specialty. If you see her in the streets, she might be selling flowers, or she might be dancing as a member of the Treme Sidewalk Steppers Social Aid and Pleasure Club.

Hey Zion, here’s some of the best places to eat in New Orleans

By Mary Staes | June 21, 2019

Don’t know who to ask where to get the best gumbo? We’ve got you covered. Fried seafood plates? Let’s dance.

GALLERY: It’s official — Zion is coming to New Orleans!

By Matthew Hinton | June 21, 2019

Hundreds of people flooded Fulton Street Thursday to celebrate NBA draft day and the official announcement, and as expected, the city went crazy.

Between the Lower Garden and Warehouse districts is a thriving neighborhood

By Matt Haines | June 21, 2019

Let’s dig in and take a look at some of the businesses that are making this neighborhood such an increasingly popular place to visit, as well as live.