BATON ROUGE – The Walls Project hosted MLK Fest 2026, a two-day service event honoring MLK Day in Baton Rouge, on Jan. 17 and Jan. 19. The fest kicked off on Saturday, Jan 17. with the following highlights: Elder Home…
BATON ROUGE (press release) – Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room will have its 12th anniversary celebration on Friday, Feb. 20, from 7 p.m. until 12 a.m. Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room Anniversary festivities: A buffet and a no-host bar Musical…
BATON ROUGE (press release) — The LSU Museum of Art will have a new exhibition, "AI: Artistic Interpretations, Studio Art Quilt Associates," from Feb. 5 - May 10. Following its debut in Baton Rouge, "AI: Artistic Interpretations" will travel nationally.…
The world’s largest rock band, Rockin’1000, will make its U.S. debut in New Orleans on Jan. 31 at the Caesars Superdome. Fabio Zaffagnini, founder of Rockin’1000, started the concept of “common people” performing like rockstars as a joke with friends…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Cole Pratt Gallery has a new exhibition by Mac Ball, an artist whose work bridges architecture, painting and material investigation. “Travel makes us take chances,” said Ball. “We get to play a character in a…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The UnBrokenCircle Artist Collective launches FullCircle Festival, which takes place in New Orleans on Jan. 25. FullCircle Festival is an exploration of Black New Orleans’ history, music and culture. It is presented as a part…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – New Orleans & Company and Rockin’1000 announced that Harry Connick Jr. will return to his hometown of New Orleans to direct a special welcome for the Rockin’1000 U.S. debut. The Rockin’1000 U.S. debut will take…
ALEXANDRIA, La – While the holiday season - and the many events that come with it - has come to a close, that doesn't mean Alexandria events are slowing down this month. Alexandria has a multitude of events happening this…
THIBODAUX, La (press release) – The Louisiana King Cake Festival, presented by the Lorio Foundation, will return for its fourth annual celebration on Saturday, Jan. 31. Happening in Downtown Thibodaux, the Louisiana King Cake Festival will showcase food from local…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – FAN EXPO New Orleans released its panel sessions for this weekend, Jan. 9-11, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Ranging from "An Evening with the Hobbits: In Celebration of 25 Years," a once-in-a-quarter-century celebration…
Shreveport, LA (press release) – The 2026 National Civics Bee will take place in Louisiana for the first time through a collaborative effort between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and regional partners across the state. Five regional competitions will…
NORFOLK, Va (press release) – A new statewide ranking from FishingBooker, a global platform for booking fishing trips, revealed that the New Orleans region is home to four of the top Louisiana Fishing Spots for 2025. “Louisiana continues to be…
Christmas chaos is over. Now it's time to celebrate the closing of 2025 and the new beginnings of 2026. While Christmas brought house parties, cooking and hosting, New Year's Eve brings a night out of the house, filled with music,…
Unforgettable. Priceless. Tradition. Those were the three words residents used to describe the Christmas Eve bonfires. Unforgettable - Denise Burrell, executive director of the River Parishes Tourist Commission. Priceless - Camella St. Pierre Landry, founder of the Festival of the…
BATON ROUGE (press release) – The Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) released a new edition of its “First Time Fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin” activity booklet, a free resource supported by the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. “Since the first booklet was…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – FAN EXPO, a global comic book convention producer, will host its New Orleans show Jan. 9-11, debuting the Comics Xplosion Live Art Showdown. The Comics Xplosion Live Art Showdown, a live art showdown featuring iconic…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Corey Ledet, musician and two-time Grammy nominee, brought Zydeco music from Parks, La, a town with fewer than 700 people, to Anchorage, Alaska. Corey Ledet's Zydeco Story Ledet, born in Houston, spent his summers with…
NEW ORLEANS, La (press release) – The Pontchartrain Conservancy received funding through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program for a new initiative: the Comprehensive Aquatic Litter Plan for Orleans Parish (CALPOP). The CALPOP project will install…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Bally’s Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel celebrated the grand opening of its new casino and entertainment complex on Dec. 6. The opening marked the completion of Bally’s multiyear, $160 million investment in revitalizing a…
LUTCHER, La – The 36th Annual Festival of the Bonfires began at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 12, and runs until Sunday, Dec. 14, at Lutcher Recreational Park. Below is the full schedule for this weekend. But first, let's dive into the…
RUSTON, La – On Dec. 5, the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce welcomed the new Louisiana Surgery Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new surgery center opened at 2480 Hwy 33 in Ruston. The Louisiana Surgery Center specializes in orthopedic, spine…
THIBODAUX, La (press release) – Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation supported South Louisiana first responders, 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the very event that inspired the creation of the foundation. The foundation gave nearly $125,000 for lifesaving equipment to the Bayou…
NATCHITOCHES, La (press release) — Schools from across Louisiana gathered on Nov. 20 for the 24th Annual McGrath Math Competition, hosted by the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts (LSMSA). LSMSA is a tuition-free, public residential high school…
NORFOLK, Va (press release) – FishingBooker, a global platform for booking fishing trips, ranked the best winter fishing destinations for 2026. Winter may bring cooler weather, but for anglers, it also opens the…
