Ellis Anderson 4/21/25 Ellis Anderson 4/21/25

Best Bonnets: French Quarter Easter 2025

The arts of costuming and millinery happily meet up on Easter Day in the French Quarter with three parades of opportunity for krewe members - and parade-goers - to showcase their creative finery!

- photos by Ellis Anderson

French Quarter Journal 4/15/25 French Quarter Journal 4/15/25

French Quarter Fest 2025

Four days, four photographers and 12 dozen amazing photographs - yep, we’ve published more than 150 in this epic album that showcases the best of New Orleans and the French Quarter!

Ellis Anderson 4/7/25 Ellis Anderson 4/7/25

French Quarter Secret Gardens Tour 2025

A stormy start didn’t deter those wanting a tour of hidden French Quarter courtyards during this annual Patio Planters event, – a benefit to help produce the beloved Caroling in the Square each year.

- photos by Ellis Anderson

Dean Shapiro 8/27/24 Dean Shapiro 8/27/24

Shifting the Lens: Hermann-Grima House

In addition to their Urban Enslavement tour – named one of New Orleans’ best by Condé Nast Traveler – Hermann-Grima has launched an astonishing online database of the individuals enslaved there.

– by Dean M. Shapiro and Ellis Anderson

Karen Hinton 7/12/24 Karen Hinton 7/12/24

Behind the Shutters: The Home of Rosette Rochon

An 1815 Creole cottage in the Marigny, built by an extraordinary free woman of color, becomes a window into one family’s past.

– by Karen Hinton

Bethany Ewald Bultman 1/11/24 Bethany Ewald Bultman 1/11/24

The Vieux Carre Courier: Guarding the Gates of the Neighborhood

In the early 1970s, a fearless editor for a feisty French Quarter newspaper defends the historic neighborhood, taking inspiration from past preservation battles - both won and lost.

– by Bethany Ewald Bultman

Melanie Cole 12/20/23 Melanie Cole 12/20/23

Patio Planters Holiday Home Tour 2023

The venerable Patio Planters garden club uses proceeds from this annual home tour to help fund the beloved Jackson Square caroling event. This year, seven French Quarter houses, dating back to 1818, decked their halls to welcome visitors.

– photos by Melanie Cole

Dean Shapiro 12/8/23 Dean Shapiro 12/8/23

A Labor of Love: Caroling in Jackson Square

A mid-century gardening club’s seasonal gathering has become one of New Orleans’ favorite holiday traditions, now hosting thousands of carolers each year.

– by Dean M. Shapiro

Frank Perez 7/20/23 Frank Perez 7/20/23

Digging in at Madame John’s Legacy

One of New Orleans’ oldest houses will soon have a new look after years of debate, delays and historic forensics work – including a recent archeological dig.

-By Frank Perez