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St. Joseph’s Day in the French Quarter
Every March 19th, the neighborhood once called “Little Palermo” celebrates the saint – that legend says ended a terrible famine – by creating elaborate altars, then sharing food, blessings and goodwill.
photos by Ellis Anderson
Barkus Parade 2025
Postponed by a storm, the legendary canine parade Barkus rolled the Sunday after Mardi Gras this year, giving Carnival a merry March reprise. The 2025 theme: “Vanity Fur: Barkus Rules the Runway!”
- photos by Andrew Simoneaux
The New Orleans Writing Marathon: An Oasis for Wordsmiths
For more than three decades, this unique writers’ workshop has been offering camaraderie, inspiration and fascinating French Quarter locations.
- by Christopher Louis Romaguera
The Decorated Life of StuART! Auld
This year on Mardi Gras Day, the legendary Society of Saint Anne celebrated the artist and costume designer who helped conjure the colorful magic.
-by Nan Parati
Icing on the Gâteau: Lycée Français's French Quarter Move
To the delight of the neighborhood, a French immersion elementary school will move into the vacant “Little Red Schoolhouse” this fall.
- by Jane Lowrance-Neal-by Jane Lowrance-Neal
Mardi Gras 2025: 100+ Photographs
Was the predicted morning storm kept at bay until evening by great music, goodwill and exuberant spirits? Whatever the cause, locals in the Marigny, Tremé and French Quarter declared it one of the best Mardi Gras days in recent memory.
– photos by Shawn Fink, Scott Saltzman, and Ellis Anderson
Krewe of Red Beans Parade 2025
A Lundi Gras favorite that began in 2008, the Krewe of Red Beans delights crowds with costumes featuring beans – and puns.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Antoine’s Restaurant: A Crown Jewel in Carnival’s History
A tour through one of the city's most revered landmarks and their krewe-designated dining rooms stirs a sense of appreciation for the spectacle of Mardi Gras.
-by Kim Ranjbar
George Long: Carnival Paparazzo
For close to 50 years, the popular photographer has been capturing – and been captivated by – the city’s creatives and their costumery.
-by Doug Brantley
Krewe du Vieux Parade 2025
With the double entendre theme of “Krewe du Vieux is Revolting,” the 2025 parade floats included jabs at the oligarchy and tributes to Scrim, the famous runaway terrier.
- photos by Shawn Fink
Krewe Bohème Parade 2025
A relative newcomer to the walking parade scene, since 2018 Krewe Boheme and its “absinthe-minded green fairy” have been intoxicating crowds.
- photos by Melanie Cole
Super Bowl LIX Parade
Locals joined Super Bowl visitors – many of them catching their first-ever parade throws – in this fun football-themed parade.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
The Gradual Seduction of Cucullu Row
A visionary young doctor purchases a derelict historic building in 1996 and spends the next decade transforming it into one of the most stately homes in the French Quarter.
-By Karen Hinton
David Suhor: French Quarter Performance Artist
Call it campy or classic, the jaunty tradition of the singing telegram is celebrated by this member of a noted New Orleans musical family.
- by Claude Summers
The History of the Bourbon Street Awards
The epic Mardi Gras Day costuming contest got its start as a promotion to drum up business for a Bourbon Street diner.
– by Frank Perez
New Orleans Italian Boxing Champions: Forged Out of Tragedy
The horrific 1891 lynching of eleven Italian Americans later helped motivate generations of young men who punched their way past discrimination in the early 1900s.
- by Bethany Ewald Bultman
Krewe of Chewbacchus 2025
More than 3,000 people marched in this popular sci-fi-themed parade on February first, with hundreds of children participating this year, making for a fun-filled family-friendly extravaganza.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
A Day at the Jazz Museum: Baby Doll Blessing of the Streets and New Orleans Cigar Box Festival
To the delight of many Jazz Museum visitors, the annual Baby Doll blessing of the streets took place on the last day of the New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Bourbon Street Memorial
The spontaneous memorial that sprang up after the tragedy continues to remember those lost, long after the first flowers have faded.
- photos by Ellis Anderson