NEW ORLEANS – "Mardi Gras 2026 was a resounding success, marked by huge joyful crowds, beautiful weather and strong regional visitation, as well as guests from around the nation and the world," said New Orleans & Company CEO and President…
This year, the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary. Forty years! If you’ve never made it to New Orleans at the end of March to attend this festival, I can tell you it’s a really…
Louisiana cuisine is a wonderful reflection of the world. We have, of course, our Native American roots which reflect the bounty of nature and human intervention that forms a firm base for our cuisine. The layers of food influences that…
August saw great fanfare with the launch of the restored Gulf Coast Amtrak railway line — now dubbed the Mardi Gras Service. Louisiana residents can now hop on a train in New Orleans, kick up their feet and visit…
Festival International de Louisiane (April 22-26) brings an international array of Francophone musicians and celebrated Cajun headliners to commemorate the 40th anniversary in downtown Lafayette. The festival’s official 2026 poster, pin and artwork by Francis Pavy (aka the Picasso of…
The evening before, she chose silence. Megan Poole…
With a radio station that plays polka songs and waltzes, bakeries that turn out Munich-worthy strudel, oompah bands blaring from the Main Square’s bandstand, a lingering aroma of grilled sausages wafting through the air…
A gilded sunrise, a field of poppies, a mean inner-city street or perhaps an artist’s painting — visual artists and poets respond to images that free our imaginations to see the world and “human spirit”…
As we leave the winter behind us, it is not only time to start thinking about flowers and lovely weather, it is a time to think about eating lighter and maybe even using the oven less. If we can open…
by Kathryn Shea Duncan, Lake Charles The day fades into a fiery glow over the marshes, as seen from the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge, also known as the Gibbstown or Conway LeBleu Memorial Bridge.
The Jailhouse Lawyer "The Jailhouse Lawyer" tells the story of Calvin Duncan, who was imprisoned from 1982 to 2011 for a crime he didn’t commit, including 23 years where Duncan served as a “jailhouse lawyer” at the Louisiana State Penitentiary,…
For some, childhood memories can feel like stardust, distantly elusive but brilliant when only we decide to look for them. For Natchitoches furniture maker Chalon Ahbol, those memories are more like sawdust — and a lot of sweat. And they…
A local artist of international renown for over twenty years now, Marc Broussard is once again cross-pollinating his chameleon-like genre dexterity with his patented soulful sound to manifest some lasting good to…
There are four things I always do when I’m in Baton Rouge: Visit the LSU Museum of Art at the Shaw Center for the Arts, get coffee at The Vintage, take a walk on the Louisiana State Capitol Grounds and…
Springtime is here, and the South is open for business. Find your new favorite hideaway with these sterling travel destinations. Lafayette CVC Spring is here, and Lafayette is waiting with open arms. The heart of Cajun and Creole Country is…
From Clifton Chenier to Buckwheat Zydeco, Creole Zydeco music has been a part of the cultural definition of Louisiana for generations. Like many young people, 18 yr old artist Zydeco Izreal is doing what he can to preserve our history…
RUSTON, La – The official start to spring aligns with the spring equinox, which falls on March 20 this year. However, according to the BBC, there is a "meteorological spring," which, in the weather world, is considered March 1. Regardless…
Brenna Huckaby, a three-time gold medalist, will represent her hometown of Baton Rouge in the upcoming 2026 Winter Paralympics on the USA Snowboarding Team. Coinciding with the 2026 Winter Olympics, this year's Winter Paralympics takes place in Milano Cortina, Italy,…
NEW ORLEANS, La (press release) – Disney’s "The Lion King" will return to New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre for the first time since Nov. 2022. This three-week return engagement at the Saenger begins Wednesday, Oct. 21, and plays through…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New York City-based Jazzy R&B duo Acute Inflections brings Soulful Sounds, an intimate live music and comedy performance, to New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 22. Known for blending soulful vocals, upright bass, storytelling and…
NATCHITOCHES, La (press release) – Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts (LSMSA) announced that Louisiana artist Joshua Chambers is the first exhibition of 2026, on display through Feb. 26 in the Sharon Turcan Gahagan Art Gallery. Chambers, a…
ALEXANDRIA, La – Vintage Market Days of Southwest Louisiana will host a two-day Market by the River event at the Randolph Riverfront Center in Alexandria. Vintage Market Days is a vintage-inspired market featuring original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, handmade treasures,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Metairie's Krewe of Argus announced that The Hondo Rodeo Fest will serve as Grand Marshal of this year’s Mardi Gras parade on Feb. 17, in celebration of the rodeo's New Orleans debut. Argus rolls at…
Greasing of the poles that are outside of the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans during Carnival may now be the start of many reveler’s Deep Gras – the final weekend before Mardi Gras Day – but this practice was…
