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History, New Orleans Culture, New Orleans Festivals, New Orleans Food, New Orleans History, Uncategorized
Take a Streetcar Tour for the Holidays
If you’ve ever been in New Orleans for the holidays, you know the city loves to dress itself in all the finery of the season. It seems every home is jeweled and crowned by twinkling lights while oak and palm trees are swathed with wreaths and ribbons. To truly appreciate the festive displays this winter,…
Creators of Culture: The History of the Faubourg Treme
Few neighborhoods in the world can take credit for as many culturally groundbreaking events as New Orleans’ own Faubourg Treme. Though it occupies only a small area of the city, the Treme has had a mighty impact worldwide through the invention of Jazz, initiating the first Civil Rights movement in the United States, and by…
Thoroughbreds and Tall Hats: A Thanksgiving Tradition in New Orleans
New Orleans has a long list of holiday traditions. Whether it’s a yearly trip to Celebration in the Oaks or The Vampire Ball, our unique history has created a multitude of events you can only find in the Crescent City. Attending the opening day at the New Orleans’ Fair Grounds Race Track is one of…
The Colorful History of New Orleans’ First Suburb: The Faubourg Marigny
People from all around the globe come to enjoy New Orleans every year.Whether they prefer a scenic streetcar ride up the live oak lined avenue of St. Charles or a slow stroll through the Vieux Carre, what many visitors don’t know is a place as charming and picturesque rests just outside the French Quarter. It’s…
Marie Laveau: A Legend in Her Own Time
How are legends made? One whisper at a time. Or at least such seems to be the case with New Orleans’ most famous practitioner of Voodoo, Marie Laveau. Her name is known worldwide and, while verifiable facts of her life are scarce at best, there is no shortage of stories about the woman New Orleans…
The Unusual History of Audubon Park
Come walk the strange, winding trail of history that lead to today’s Audubon Park. Whether it’s your first time in New Orleans or you’re a verified local, one of the city’s must-see destinations is Audubon Park. Home to ancient live oaks, lagoons, walking trails, and one of the nation’s best zoos, the park also contains…
New Orleans: Age-less Beauty
While the golden riches of New Spain captivated the attention of early explorers, the dawn of 1682 turned all eyes toward the Gulf as France, England, and Spain set out in a race to colonize both sides of our beloved Mississippi River. Then monarch of France, Louis XIV—for which the Louisiana territory was named—outfitted celebrated…
Why Does New Orleans Love Sno-Balls?
Describing a sno-ball is tricky. Most of the country visualizes a snow cone, chunky ice in a paper cone drizzled with rainbow colored syrup. But for all those who aren’t local New Orleanians, let us be very clear: that is not a sno-ball. So then, what, you may ask, is a sno-ball? This seasonal treat…
Gumbo vs Jambalaya: What’s Better?
Bubbling away in cast iron pots over an outdoor hardwood fire, the multi-cultural dishes of gumbo and jambalaya were an affordable and satisfying way to nourish a gathering of neighbors, congregations, and hunters. From the fields of West Africa The name “gumbo” came from the West African Bantu word for “okra”. Okra was commonly used…
Preservation Hall: Where Art & Jazz Meet
In a city whose culture is founded on art and music, nothing represents the collision of these two worlds better than Preservation Hall. It has a history that epitomizes New Orleans’ zest for community and collaboration and continues to embody that spirit to this day. A Jazz Hall by Any Other Name While it…