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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
George Rodrigue: Before the Blue Dog
The Louisiana State Museum celebrates the late Cajun artist’s early works and lasting legacy with a doggone great exhibit at the Cabildo.
– by Doug Brantley
Historic Snow Day in the French Quarter
The French Quarter erupted with spontaneous joy – and of course, music – as a record-breaking ten inches of powdery snow fell on New Orleans on January 21st.
- album by Shawn Fink
~ additional photos courtesy French Quarter denizens Jeremiah Beck, Simone Biow, Emilie Rhys, Craig Tracy, Greg Lambousy and Baylee Badawy, Wendi Maloy and Bethany Ewald Bultman.
How Emilie Rhys Found Her Father – and Her Groove
Seeking a relationship with her estranged father, noted New Orleans painter Noel Rockmore, a young woman travels to the Quarter in 1977 for a year of discovery.
– by Michael Warner
A Look Inside – Spanish Louisiana: Contest for the Borderlands, 1763-1803
A new book from LSU Press provides a comprehensive overview on the oft-overlooked history of the Spanish in Louisiana and New Orleans.
– by John S. Sledge
President Biden Speaks at St. Louis Cathedral
On January 6, President Joseph R. Biden spoke at an interfaith service in St. Louis Cathedral, drawing from personal experience to offer comfort to the families and loved ones of those lost in the Bourbon Street New Year’s Eve attack.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Joan of Arc Procession 2025
The annual Joan of Arc procession honoring the saint’s birthday spread much-needed goodwill and light through the streets of the French Quarter.
- photos by Shawn Fink
Caroling in the Square 2024
The 80th anniversary of this favorite holiday event entertained thousands in Jackson Square - including a joyous centenarian.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
A Look Inside: Nocturnal New Orleans
This new book offers stunning night-time photographs of the Crescent City – and an insightful introduction by Richard Campanella.
by John S. Sledge
Louisiana Pizza Kitchen French Quarter: A Nuanced Neighborhood Favorite
Over the past 30 years, this casual neighborhood fixture has quietly become a French Quarter classic by offering a distinctive Creole/Italian menu, farm to table ingredients, a great wine list – and an unbeatable ambiance.
– by Ellis Anderson
New Orleans Holiday Parade 2024
A relative newcomer on the New Orleans parade scene, this third annual march featured dozens of oversized balloons, floats, dancing teams, marching bands and of course, Saint Nick.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
The Krampus NOLAuf Parade 2024
The largest Krampus parade in the country marches through the Bywater each year, celebrating ancient and creepy European holiday folklore traditions - New Orleans-style, of course!
- photos by Shawn Fink
To Collect and to Preserve: The LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana
Founded in 2012, this powerhouse organization works to bring New Orleans’ queer history out of the closet and into the open.
– by Doug Brantley
Fresh Concept, Historic Neighborhood: Empanola
A year-long family sabbatical in New Orleans inspired a tasty enterprise that’s expanding across the Gulf Coast, with its newest location in one of the French Quarter’s most storied buildings.
– by Kim Ranjbar
Marigny Opera House: Exaltation of the Arts
A visionary couple has transformed an abandoned church building into a community mainstay for the performing arts – and founded a contemporary ballet company that calls the venue home.
– by Frank Perez
The Arberesh Community in New Orleans - Part One
From Albania to Sicily to New Orleans: across two continents, three countries, and five centuries, some members of the city’s Arberesh community still honors their roots, while others are just discovering them.
– by Mark Orfila