08/18/2024
She's giving old Hollywood glamour! 🎥💃✨
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08/16/2024
When life gives you New Orleans, take a million balcony pics.
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08/09/2024
One door, two doors, red doors, blue doors,
In New Orleans, the magic just pours!
Jazz floats through green doors, and behind the bright yellow,
A gumbo chef's stirring, a friendly old fellow.
Twisting and turning down cobblestone streets,
Each door hides a mystery, a new friend to meet!
Purple doors swing open to the sound of a sax,
While behind teal doors, you'll find beignets stacked!
Pink doors might hide voodoo, or a sweet praline treat,
Come explore NOLA's doors, where dreams and history meet!
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08/08/2024
It's this view for us. 💙
08/07/2024
Nestled in the heart of the French Quarter, Bienville House is a love letter to New Orleans, penned by the fabulous Monteleone Family of Hotel Monteleone. With 80 charming rooms, this boutique hotel is your personal gateway to the city’s most tantalizing treasures. And let’s talk about those treasures—inside lies Beachbum Berry’s Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29, where Polynesian delights meet tiki cocktail magic, all thanks to the legendary Jeff “Beachbum” Berry.
This property blends Old World elegance with modern comfort: elegant suites, charming rooms, and a lush, hidden oasis-like courtyard complete with a heated saltwater pool. The true enchantment of New Orleans awaits just beyond their doors, ready to sweep you off your feet.
Snag 3 nights and get the 4th one FREE here: https://bit.ly/4fvSSX8
08/06/2024
Get ready to paint the town red! The French Quarter is about to be taken over by the Red Dress Run on August 10th. Whether you're a local or a visitor, slip into your favorite little red dress and join the New Orleans Hash House Harriers for the world’s most unique charity “run.” This two-mile run kicks off at Crescent Park in the Bywater and includes lunch, live music, and fun starting at 11:30 a.m. You must be 21 or older to participate, and registration is highly encouraged—100% of the proceeds benefit local charities, y'all!
08/04/2024
"Though the live-oak glistens there in Louisiana solitary in a wide flat space,
Uttering joyous leaves all its life without a friend a lover near,
I know very well I could not."
-Walt Whitman
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08/03/2024
Streets like these make New Orleans a living painting!
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07/28/2024
Y'all come back now, ya hear?
07/24/2024
We are always tickled pink by the charm of this Marigny Creole Cottage! 🎀✨
07/22/2024
“Don't you just love those long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn't just an hour - but a little piece of eternity dropped into your hands - and who knows what to do with it?”
― Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
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07/20/2024
Ready to start the countdown, y'all? Only 103 days until Halloween! Time to dust off your decorations, assemble the krewe for a chilling adventure and decide if you're more of a Winnie, Mary, or Sarah Sanderson. Ghoul vibes only, please✌️🎃✨
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07/09/2024
Don't know about y'all, but we never get tired of the colorful views of Royal Street. 10/10.
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07/05/2024
Today is one of our favorite days of the year because it marks the return of Essence Festival! Celebrating 30 years, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture officially starts today and is a true celebration of health & wellness, spirituality, beauty & style, food, community & culture, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and much more within the Black community.
To get our Ultimate Essence Fest Guide, visit: https://bit.ly/40rmWLG
07/04/2024
"Makes me want a hotdog real bad." — Our Lady, Jennifer Coolidge 🌭 💥
06/30/2024
When it comes to colorful houses, would you exSPECTRUM anything less from our beautiful NOLA? She's got homes in styles that span centuries, so it's much too hard to cHUES a favorite look. We hope this spread will add a TINT of joy to your day. 🌈
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06/26/2024
It's easy to say 'I do' when you're wrapped in the vibrant embrace of the Crescent City. From her soul stirring rhythm to her rich cultural history and music, New Orleans is the perfect backdrop for your perfect day.
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06/21/2024
"Summertime, and the living is easy." –Ella Fitzgerald
06/16/2024
New Orleans is a city passionate about her food and the restaurants that make it. From classic Creole eateries to laid-back dining rooms serving the freshest Gulf seafood, your next favorite meal is just around the corner and there's no better time to explore them all than during Restaurant Week New Orleans.
Starting tomorrow, Monday, June 17, diners can enjoy multi-course curated menus from some of the finest restaurants in the city.
Find more information and participating restaurants here: https://bit.ly/3Nb0oIt
06/13/2024
When the lighting hits just right. 😍🔥
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06/11/2024
If you know, you NOLA.
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06/07/2024
Celebrating National Donut Day with the original doughy delight...beignets!
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06/04/2024
We all know the summer weather in New Orleans can be...fickle, but we can work with that! With 50+ museums in and around the Greater New Orleans area, there are plenty of places to take reprieve while also taking in some art and culture. If you're looking for a great museum to visit with the kiddos, check out the Ogden Museum of Southern Art with our friend Traveling Child on Instagram.
And, don't forget, August is Museum Month in New Orleans! Learn more: https://bit.ly/2O5sbM4
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Museum Month in New Orleans with Traveling Child
We all know the summer weather in New Orleans can be...fickle, but we can work with that! With 50+ museums in and around the Greater New Orleans area, there are plenty of places to take reprieve while also taking in some art and culture. If you're looking for a great museum to visit with the kiddos, check out the Ogden Museum of Southern Art with our friend Traveling Child on Instagram. And, don't forget, August is Museum Month in New Orleans! Learn more: https://bit.ly/2O5sbM4
Reasons to visit New Orleans in June 2024
We might be biased but we think it's always a good time to visit New Orleans. That said, if you're looking for a reason to visit this June, here are just a few you can use 😉
Vietnamese Cuising in New Orleans
Now y'all know we couldn't let AAPI Month go by without celebrating the incredible Vietnamese food scene in New Orleans. We got together with Chef Anh Luu, who knows firsthand as a born-and-raised Vietnamese New Orleanian just how vast the Vietnamese scene is here, to put together this self-guided Vietnamese food & drink tour around the Crescent City. To see the full tour, visit: https://bit.ly/4bJ2bjD Pro-tip, Chef Luu owns and operates the pop-up Xanh NOLA, which has an eye for creative cuisine and a Vietnamese twist on local favorites like the pho steak quesadilla or Viet-crawfish bread. Look for her at festivals and pop-ups around the city.
Staycation at Hotel Monteleone New Orleans
We're back with another installment of our staycation series, this time at the ✨gorgeous✨ Hotel Monteleone! We had an amazing time spending the night at this French Quarter gem, and we know you will, too. Want to experience your own magical vacation/staycation? Click https://bit.ly/4bJnjGu to book and receive 15% off available rates and/or $100 hotel credit when booking the summer staycation package for 3 or more nights. Based on availability, restrictions apply.
What to do on Royal Street in the French Quarter
Wondering what a day of strollin’ through NOLA may look like? We got you covered, baby! We're gonna be taking you down some iconic streets in the Crescent City, and we're kicking this off in the French Quarter with Royal Street. But hey, don't be shy – sound off in the comments on which street you might wanna stroll with us next! IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Hotel Monteleone Fischer Gambino Sucrè La Nouvelle Orleans Royal Praline Company Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights Royal St. Carriages Cafe Beignet Vintage329 Latrobe's On Royal Brennan's Restaurant The Historic New Orleans Collection Fleur de Paris Trashy Diva Forever New Orleans M.S. Rau The Hat Loft St. Louis Cathedral The New Orleans Vampire Cafe Union Gallery Sassy Magick Noir Frank Relle Photography Fifi Mahony's Leory’s Place Glitter Box N.O. Gallier House Verti Mart Mona Lisa Bennachin Golden Lantern Bar
Restaurant R'evolution, Fine Dining in New Orleans
A couple of weeks ago we enjoyed a spectacular meal at Restaurant R’evolution where we sampled dishes from their new spring menu! If you don't have Restaurant R’evolution on your list of places to dine in NOLA, you gotta add it STAT!
How to See the Swamp in New Orleans
Just outside the New Orleans city limits, step into the otherworldly beauty of the swamplands of southern Louisiana. There's a wide variety of ways to view the nearby bayous - get up close and personal with nature in a kayak tour from Bayou Adventure, learn all about local plant and animal life on a guided boat tour from Cajun Pride Swamp Tours, or fly high with a herons-eye view of marshland at Zip NOLA! No matter what you choose, you can’t go wrong with a Louisiana swamp tour. We consider seeing our favorite scaly swamp puppies an absolute must on your trip to NOLA 🐊💚 🎶: Clifton Chenier
French Quarter Fest & Jazz Fest Food Guide
While music festivals across the world bring artists of all kinds to their stages, the food options at both French Quarter Fest and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival are equally as iconic as the headlining acts. These dishes and vendors in particular will be at BOTH festivals, and you can bet we'll have our arms piled high with these good good eats as we jam out. Here's a list of these picture-perfect provisions: 1) Cochon de Lait Po-Boy | Walkers BBQ/Love at First Bite 2) Combo Plate (Crawfish Sack, Oyster Patty, Shrimp Beignets) | Patton's Caterers 3 & 4) Grilled Shrimp Pikliz, Haitian Crab, Macaroni au Gratin, Toasted Corn Ribs w/ Pepper and Coconut Cream | Fritai Nola 5) Stuffed Beignets | Loretta's Authentic Pralines 6) Mango Freeze | WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans 7) Hot Sausage Po-Boy | Vaucresson Sausage Co. 8 & 9) Yakinaku Po-Boy and Shrimp Yakisoba | Ajun Cajun Nola 10) Sno-Ball | Plum Street Sno-Balls 11) Crawfish and Meat Hand Pies | Mrs. Wheats New Orleans Meat Pies 12) Yakamein | Ms. Linda Green 🎶: Pete Rodriguez
NOLA Beer Bus - New Orleans hop-on, hop-off beer tour
It's #NationalBeerDay and we're celebrating in New Orleans by introducing you to one of our favorite new beer businesses, NOLA Beer Bus. It's NOLA's first hop-on, hop-off brewery experience. With two routes - an Uptown route that runs on Friday & Sunday, and a Mid-City route that runs on Saturday - it's one of our favorite ways to see New Orleans and enjoy a few brews. On Friday of this week, we took the Uptown Route to hit Brewery Saint X, The Courtyard Brewery, St. Pizza, Urban South Brewery, Miel Brewery & Taproom & NOLA Brewing (though that route also hits Port Orleans Brewing Company & the newly opened Ecology Beer Creative). It was such a fun way to explore the breweries without the worry of driving or transportation. On Saturdays, the Mid-City route hits Brieux Carré Brewing Company, Skeeta Hawk Brewing, Second Line Brewing, Parleaux Beer Lab & Bywater Brew Pub. We cannot recommend NOLA Beer Bus enough, especially for those who are interested in exploring the craft brewery scene in the Crescent City. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cKglT8
Guide To Single Travel in New Orleans
So, let's get real: we've all been there, crushing hearts or dodging the classic "it's not you, it's me" spiel. 🙄 Heartbreak is universal and never is that more obvious than during #ValentinesDay. But hold up, amidst the sea of candy hearts and roses, why not carve out a space for YOU? We've got you covered with this fab itinerary, all about celebrating that one special someone in your life: YOU! 💁♀️✨ Read more: https://bit.ly/3w188Jc
Mardi Gras 2024: Insider Tips
Oooh Baby, IYKYK Mardi Gras is a whole rollercoaster of ins and outs that can shake up the vibe of the entire celebration if you aren’t looped in. One thing's for sure: grab your fanny pack, hand sanitizer, and cash – the holy trinity of Mardi Gras survival - and hear us out with these insider tips we collected for you! Parting Lagniappe: Never underestimate the power of a hot (or cold) piece of fried chicken during the Carnival season. It might just swoop in like a hero in a cape when you least expect it. 🍗😉✨
Celebration in the Oaks at New Orleans City Park
Dive into a dazzling winter wonderland at Celebration in the Oaks! 🎄 From Thanksgiving to New Years, New Orleans City Park transforms into a magical realm of lights and festive displays across 25 enchanting acres. Join the holiday sparkle where the Park, Botanical Garden, Storyland, and Carousel Gardens Amusement Park twinkle with hundreds of thousands of lights. It's the most wonderful time of the year in NOLA! 🌟 🎵: Sleigh Ride by Rook1e
The Most Haunted Places in New Orleans
Spooky season may be over but here in NOLA, we celebrate our spooky history 365 days a year. With over 300 years of history, New Orleans is full of famously haunted locales that are perfect for exploring. Here are just a few - all of which you can find in the French Quarter! 👻 Le Petit Théâtre Du Vieux Carré | As one of NOLA's most historic and iconic establishments for the performing arts, Le Petit Theatre has seen its fair share of audiences and actors come and go, though some have stuck behind - like Caroline, an actress who fell to her death in the courtyard, and a captain waiting in the balcony for his sweetheart to take the stage. 👻 Faulkner House Books | William Faulkner wrote his first novel while staying in this house in the 1920s. People swear they’ve seen his ghost sitting at the writing desk inside and even smelled his pipe smoke on occasion. 👻 Muriel's Jackson Square | After losing this house in a poker game, Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan committed suicide upstairs in 1814. His ghost doesn't appear human but rather as a glimmer of sparkly light. There’s even a séance room that guests can visit that honors Jourdan’s spirit. 👻 Andrew Jackson Hotel, a French Quarter Inns Hotel | The Andrew Jackson Hotel hosts highly interactive ghosts, including five boys who died in a fire during its time as a boarding school who make their presence known by playing pranks and laughing. A former housekeeper ghost also rearranges guests' belongings and tidies up rooms by straightening towels and fluffing pillows. 👻 Hotel Monteleone | A stay at Hotel Monteleone comes with a dose of haunted history. Legend has it that the 14th floor (actually the 13th floor) of Hotel Monteleone is home to some paranormal activity. Guests have reported hearing the footsteps of Maurice Begere, the young ghost child who haunts the hotel. 👻 The Old Absinthe House | This 200-year-old bar is haunted by famous customers who used to imbibe there. You might pull
Black Restaurant Scene in New Orleans with Chef Charly Pierre
There's still time to celebrate #GulfCoastBlackRestaurantWeek! In this video, Chef Charly Pierre of Fritai takes a tour of the New Orleans Black restaurant scene - and it's a tour you don't want to miss!
Stay at the Eliza Jane Hotel!
Dive into The Eliza Jane New Orleans's rich history! Explore cozy rooms, unique amenities, and delectable food and drinks at Couvant New Orleans, all shaped by the hotel's past of liquor, gunpowder, and the legendary Daily Picayune newspaper. #theelizajanenola
A Day in the Life With Gladney
We spent the day with the effervescent and talented Gladney checking out some of his favorite spots in New Orleans! In case you missed it live, here's a recap of the fun we had: 🎷 Baldwin & Co. coffee & bookstore | We started the day at Baldwin & Co., a unique, independent bookstore and coffee shop on St. Claude and Elysian Fields, honoring author James Baldwin. They offer a diverse book selection and feature a podcast studio for guests to use. 🎷 Toups' Meatery | Gladney's mom, Greta, joined us for lunch at one of their favorite spots: Toups' Meatery. This contemporary Cajun restaurant presents fine food and wine, specialty cocktails, and charcuterie inspired by deep-rooted Louisiana family traditions. Chef Isaac Toups himself even stopped by to join us! 🎷 NOCCA Foundation | Gladney teaches the future of New Orleans's music scene at his artistic alma mater, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. NOCCA has been a vital part of cultivating the young artists in our local community since 1973 in dance, media arts, music, theatre arts, visual arts, and creative writing. 🎷 The Elysian Bar | Before his show that night, we stopped to refresh with drinks and snacks and to finalize Gladney's setlist at the Elysian Bar at Hotel Peter & Paul, which is nestled in the heart of the beautiful and historic Marigny. 🎷 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro | Time for the show! We ended the night at Gladney's old stomping grounds for his @nolaxnola504 show. As of this show, Snug is back to hosting incredible live music 7 days a week! Be on the lookout for Gladney's upcoming album - we definitely can't wait for it 🤩 🎵: Selenite by Gladney
New Orleans Music Month 2023
Hey you! Yeah, YOU! Join us this October for the first-ever New Orleans Music Month - a citywide celebration of NOLA's vibrant music scene. Hundreds of shows. Numerous venues. Dozens of festivals. Thousands of local musicians and artists. Trust us, you won't want to miss this! Learn more at www.neworleans.com/musicmonth
Disney's Haunted Mansion Filming Locations
Spooky Season never really ends here in New Orleans, so if you're looking for some ghostly delights of your own, explore some of the filming locations from Disney's #HauntedMansion, now in theaters. Remember to check for hitchhiking ghosts before you leave each of these local haunts! 👻
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