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Sculptor Enrique Alférez, whose artwork can be found across New Orleans, loved to buck the status quo. When he included Black male figures among images of workers sculpted on the facade of City Park bridges in 1936, white residents balked. Black people were not allowed in the park back then.

New Orleans mom, poet and now playwright creates a play at Dillard University.

You can help make a dog's day while enjoying music and food at a fun pet adoption event on the North Shore Saturday, October 5.

The Ashé Rooftop Festival & Gala, presented by Ashé Cultural Arts Center, returns this year to a neighborhood near you! On October 11th & 12th, the event will span across three locations: Mid-City, The Warehouse District, and the Tremé/French Quarter area. This annual fundraiser invites the community to experience the African Diaspora in the sky and support Ashé’s premier focus of celebrating the people, places, and philosophies of the African Diaspora. Tickets for the festival are on sale now–including VIP, General Admission, and Youth tickets. Children 13 and under are free with a ticketed adult. Additions include a kid’s corner on the Main Rooftop and free Rooftop Shuttle that will transport guests to each themed experience.

The story of the lifelong haunter is pretty standard throughout the industry. A kid, raised on horror hosts and backyard haunts, will get the bug and put on a spook show for their hometown. Decidedly rarer is the late-in-life convert, a full-grown adult who finds their way to haunts as a second, or even third, act in life. Even rarer still is an entire family that doubles down on Halloween, using the holiday not just as a time to get together but as a chance to build something for themselves. That was the case with the Laiche Family, and their exceptional Northshore triptych of haunts, RISE HAUNTED HOUSE.

Mahony's Po-Boys has reopened on Magazine Street in New Orleans under new leadership, and that's brought some new energy to the casual Uptown neighborhood standard. Why it matters: The poboy shop has been around since 2008. The big picture: Mahony's closed earlier this summer, posting on Facebook that it would...

Www.thecentersquare.com – By Nolan McKendry| The Center Square – 2024-10-04 15:35:00. SUMMARY: New Orleans, known for its vibrant entertainment scene, is set to welcome Taylor Swift for three concerts at the Caesars Superdome later this month. Anticipating a record-breaking revenue boost, the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District expects 80% to 90% of attendees will be out-of-town visitors. Recent events have significantly increased hotel and food and beverage tax revenues, with hotel taxes reaching $96 million in the last fiscal year. Swift’s concerts are likely to surpass previous records, further contributing to the city‘s economic uplift, as seen in other cities during her tours. Average attendance and event income have increased significantly since 2022.

October has arrived, bringing cooler weather, football, and festivals galore. Get ready for delicious food, melodic music, and fine art

New Orleans restaurants and chefs are renowned locally and internationally. If you're talented in the kitchen, everything on your menu will be delicious. There are no throwaway dishes. While we all know their most famous dishes, here are dishes only real locals know about and that regulars order. Don't sleep on 'em.

This New Orleans chef is one of Time100's most influential people in the world

NEW ORLEANS (Oct. 3, 2024) — Mahony’s Po-boys, which once served up sandwiches from 901 Iberville Street in the French Quarter, across from Deanie’s Seafood, will reopen at its new 3454 Magazine Street location on Saturday, Oct. 5. The new location, which was converted from a shotgun home to a dining area and small bar with outdoor seating serves up the city’s famous protein-oriented sandwiches.

How did a cocker spaniel/terrier mix with wild blue hair and soulful golden eyes capture not just the hearts of art lovers, but ordinary people all over the world?. It’s just one of many questions answered in the new documentary “Blue: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue” making its North American debut at the upcoming New Orleans Film Festival.

September welcomed the soft opening of The Coop from Chicken's Kitchen and the grand opening of Tatlo, a Filipino witch bar in the French Quarter. Read on for more restaurants making news in New Orleans metro in the past few weeks. Openings. 🐔 The Coop, a new concept from Chicken's...