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Category: New Orleans Festivals
From blackouts to blowouts and nail-biters to Purple People Eaters, New Orleans’ 10 previous Super Bowls have been full of memories
On Sunday, February 9, New Orleans is hosting its record-tying 11th Super Bowl. If the previous ten New Orleans Super Bowls are any indication, it’s going to be a spectacle full of memorable moments. In our previous post, we covered the events surrounding Super Bowl IV, the first time our city hosted the big game.…
Hot air balloon crashes, battle reenactments, and a trash-talking newspaper editor made New Orleans’ first Super Bowl a wild affair!
Super Bowl LIX is just two weeks away! Those of us in and around New Orleans are excited to be hosting the biggest game in sports for a record-setting 11th NFL championship game—tied only with Miami. But, before we focus on New Orleans’ 11th time hosting, we wanted to roll back the clock and remember…
Did you know king cake used to be a one-day-a-year treat?
Everyone in our slice of Louisiana is fully aware that king cake season begins on January 6. It’s the beginning of Carnival season, which means our favorite purple, green, and gold treat is available all the way until Mardi Gras. But what many people — and we’d wager to say most people — don’t realize…
A Racehorse That Was as Fresh as Gambino’s!
Springtime is the Louisiana Derby, one of the country’s most popular horse races, and a key competition on the road to the iconic Kentucky Derby. In 1994, a champion racehorse from Lake Charles and a local rock legend resulted in an unexpected nod to Gambino’s Bakery! When we began looking through old Louisiana newspaper archives…
Discovering Relics from the 1884 World’s Fair Inside and Outside New Orleans
Recently, we wrote a blog post about the 1984 New Orleans World’s Fair, known more formally as the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. If you talk to New Orleanians who were in the city during that time, the six-month-long event was a memorable one. In fact, you can still find relics — both in New Orleans…
Rediscover the 1984 World’s Fair in Present Day New Orleans
For a long time, hosting a World’s Fair was an extremely big deal. People would travel across the globe to a host city to experience the newest, cutting edge technologies and learn about different cultures. New Orleans hosted its first World’s Fair in 1884, mostly in what is now Audubon Park. But our fair city…
Meet Me Under My Porch’s Flagpole
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is entering its 51st year. While last year’s festival had to be canceled, the 2021 festival is scheduled for October. This is good news for music lovers and for the city of New Orleans. This upcoming return to normalcy is a welcome ritual where friends and family unite for…