Band performing at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans
Cultural Sites
When they handed out culture, the Big Easy got extra helpings. Visit Xavier, Dillard, African American Museum, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, Backstreet Cultural Museum … More
Restaurants and Nightclubs
Fall in love with Dooky Chase, Praline Connection, Olivier’s Creole, Snug Harbor, Mr B’s Bistro, Two Sisters, Brennans, Willie Mae’s Scotch House, Tee Eva’s Pies & Pralines and … More
History
Though molded by Native-American, African, Spanish, French, Acadian, English and Pirate cultures, the strategic location of New Orleans also made it a chess piece of war and statecraft … More
Second Line and Jazz Funeral
The notion of a Second Line and Jazz Funeral attaching musical traditions to social processions emerged in the early 18th century. One manifestation of this social fusion was West Africans combining … More
French Quarter
The French Quarter begins in 1699 when two French brothers, Iberville and Bienville, came to colonize Southeastern Louisiana. By 1704, Iberville built a fort on Lake Pontchartrain … More
Culinary Adventure In The Big Easy
When I think of New Orleans, I think of jazz riffs wafting through a sweltering French Quarter, powdered-sugar falling from hot beignets at Café du Monde and spicy Creole dishes … More
General Attractions
Bourbon Street, Royal Street, St. Louis Cathedral, Decatur Street and the French Market sound like they jumped out of novel. With one visit you’ll see and taste why … More
Family Attractions
Aquarium of the Americas, Louisiana Children’s Museum, Audubon Zoo, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans Arena and Louisiana Nature Center will have your kids begging for … More
The Arts
The Cabildo and Presbytere will always remain crowd favorites, but venture off to Musee Conti to reflect upon New Orleans’ bawdy past and see how New Orleans Museum of Art takes stimulate your … More
Shops and Galleries
Fine galleries in the French Quarter such as Harold Clarke Atelier and Stella Jones Gallery in the French Quarter, plus La Belle Galerie and a beloved bookstore in the community … More
Treme’
As customary for that era, white male elites chose a vulnerable neighborhood within the politically weak Black community to become a red-light district. With their brazen decision … More
Heritage Sites
In New Orleans, black heritage begins in Congo Square and Treme’, where today, its is shared with the world. There’s also a blackstory to the French Market, U.S. Customs House, St. Louis Cemetery #3 and … More
Mardi Gras
Loosely interpreted Mardi Gras means “Fat Tuesday”. It occurs any date between February 3rd and March 9th. For those unfamiliar with Catholicism, it represents the last carnival before … More
New Orleans – Birthplace of Jazz
New Orleans – Birthplace of Jazz is a fitting moniker for a city that married West African rhythm with European classicality spiced with Creole flavor in a district called Storyville. The Birthplace of Jazz traces its lineage to … More
New Orleans Blues
It has been said that the Blues has always been the idiom that defined how people defined music. It is the underlying motif of Gospel, Jazz, Soul Music, and Rock & Roll traditions that borrowed heavily from it … More
New Orleans Gospel
Like the Blues, early Gospel Music was A Cappella expression derived from traditions rooted in the African American slave experience. From that foundation, New Orleans lays claim to Mahalia Jackson … More
Innkeepers
Hubbard Mansion is a fabulous Greek Revival inn filled with intergenerational wonders and Victorian antiques. Beyond the wrought iron gates, this cherished mansion flaunts a four-column ivory portico … More
Trivia, Radio Stations and Famous Residents
New Orleans has over 35,000 structures on the National Register of Historic Places. Thats 15,000 more than its closest national competitor. Quite few are below sea level, like 80% of the city … More
Events
Events held in New Orleans unless otherwise specified … More
