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See when to catch Louisiana singer Jourdan Blue's return to 'America's Got Talent"
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) On any given day, you might catch New Orleans singer Jourdan Blue performing in the French Quarter. Judge Simon Cowell, left, congratulates Jourdan Blue following his 'America's Got Talent' audition. Louisiana's Jourdan Blue takes in his 'golden buzzer' moment on…...
Photos: A walk through New Iberia couple Becky and Wyatt Collins' 2, 000-piece folk art collection
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (423+ words) Becky and Wyatt Collins don't just collect folk art" the live in it. The couple's collection of 2, 000-plus pieces are exhibited throughout their home and in their yard. The collection includes pieces by such acclaimed folk artists as Clementine Hunter…...
New Orleans fine dining restaurant, hotel bar named some of US's best in Food & Wine's 2026 list
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (435+ words) Sunday-morning tipplers take the Carousel Bar for a spin at the Hotel Monteleone shortly before noon on Feb. 5, 2023. New Orleans was named among the best U. S. cities for food and drink in Food & Wine's latest awards, with a famed French Quarter…...
Why did Igor Margan open Check Point Charlie? Here's the story behind the New Orleans dive.
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (780+ words) The band Irene and the Mikes in front of Check Point Charlie in 1992. At Check Point Charlie, beer flowed, billiard balls clacked, and punk music blared under the glow of red neon lights long after moonlight faded and sunrise crept…...
Here's your French Quarter Fest 2026 food guide: new vendors, creative dishes, NOLA tradition
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (686+ words) Across a vast selection of food vendors at French Quarter Festival, there are huckle bucks, hot tamales and yakamein from New Orleans street food customs. There's also a gumbo-ramen mash-up, chicken tiki masala tacos, sushi tacos and po-boys made with…...
Find new food vendors, creative dishes, New Orleans tradition at French Quarter Fest 2026
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (686+ words) Across a vast selection of food vendors at French Quarter Festival, there are huckle bucks, hot tamales and yakamein from New Orleans street food customs. There's also a gumbo-ramen mash-up, chicken tiki masala tacos, sushi tacos and po-boys made with…...
Mayor Helena Moreno and Adler's Jewelry designed a new key to the city of New Orleans
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (544+ words) Mayor Helena Moreno's new 'key to the city' is an elegant, somewhat abstract design meant to herald a change in administration Mayor Helena Moreno's new ceremonial 'key to the city' will be distributed to dignitaries It is customary for the…...
'It has a personality.' Versailles museum director tours St. Louis Cathedral as restoration nears
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (861+ words) Laurent Salom'stood outside St. Louis Cathedral late Friday morning, still digesting all that he had seen inside perhaps New Orleans' most famous building. If there's one thing Salom knows, it's the weight that historic places must shoulder. "It is very…...
A $45 million restoration will transform the St. Louis Cathedral: 'A beacon in our city"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1759+ words) Kevin Morris knows St. Louis Cathedral like few other people. Carefully ascending its creaky wooden stairs, climbing through tight doorways and navigating narrow catwalks'as if by rote, Morris points out termite damage here, water damage there, and numerous signs of…...
Debunking the myth that jazz was born in New Orleans' red-light district: Storyville
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (600+ words) A selection of bottles excavated from the Storyville site in the exhibit "The District: Music and Musicians in Storyville" at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Dice made of bone are in the foreground. A map of Storyville is on the…...