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Where Y’at this Weekend: Fright Night, Boo Carré Halloween Haunt, Krewe of BOO!, Kenner Food Truck Festival

From haunted happenings and creepy costumes to festivals, parades, and plenty of things that go bump in the night, there's no shortage of ways to get into the Halloween spirit!

New Orleans, LA · 21d

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LSU New Orleans featured Monday on Saints Hall of Fame Show at Hooters on 106.7 The Ticket

It will be LSU New Orleans Night on the Saints Hall of Fame Show at Hooters Restaurant, 4748 Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Metairie. The show is set for Monday, Oct. 26 from 6 p.m.-7 p.m., airing on 106.7 The Ticket. Special guests expected include Privateers director of athletics Dr. Michael...

Metairie, LA · 20d
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New Orleans Film Festival and Krewe of Boo! on tap for spooky weekend events

New Orleans is kicking off spooky season with many events from the New Orleans Film Festival to the Krewe of Boo! parade. The 36th annual New Orleans Film Festival returns in person from Oct. 22 until 27 and virtually until Nov. 1. The festival is happening at various venues at...

New Orleans, LA · 20d
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Jeremy O. Harris to Produce American Theater Documentary About MAGA Director

Slave Play playwright Jeremy O. Harris is the executive producer on a new documentary titled American Theater. The subject of the documentary: director Brian Clowdus, who in 2020 was accused of fostering an unsafe and discriminatory workplace at Serenbe Playhouse in Georgia. The documentary will follow Clowdus' attempt at a theatrical comeback.

Los Angeles, CA · 20d
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Krewe of Boo! parade set to roll

The sights and frights are taking over the streets of the French Quarter with the return of the Krewe of Boo. Chief Spookster, Brian Kern, gives details on this year's parade.

New Orleans, LA · 22d

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Annual po’boy festival will return to Oak Street during Tulane family weekend

The countdown begins for Oak Street’s 18th Annual Po-Boy Festival. More than 40 food and drink vendors will set up shop from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 8, alongside live music, art markets and game zones. Few foods capture the spirit of New Orleans as well as...

New Orleans, LA · 22d

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Festival of the Bonfires 2026: Gumbo, Fireworks and River Road Fire in Lutcher, Dec. 11-13

Every Christmas Eve, the levee in St. James Parish turns into a line of wooden pyramids waiting for a match. The Festival of the Bonfires in Lutcher is the warm-up act, and its 37th edition runs Friday, Dec. 11, through Sunday, Dec. 13, at Lutcher Recreational Park, 2545 Louisiana Ave.

Lutcher, LA · 22d

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We Belong Here EDM festival brings Odesza, Sammy Virji to New Orleans

We Belong Here, an electronic dance music festival series, is debuting in New Orleans from Nov. 13 to 15 at Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park. The festival is hosting globally recognized names across three stages, such as Odesza, Carl Cox, Sammy Virji and Steve Angello. Sets will run from 90 minutes to three hours, and performances on the festival’s signature 360-degree stage.

New Orleans, LA · 22d

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As ‘Interview with the Vampire’ turns 50, here are spots to celebrate at in New Orleans

When it was first published in 1976, Anne Rice’s “Interview with the Vampire” led a revival in vampire fiction and renewed interest in the eerie and mysterious side of New Orleans. Now, 50 years later, the series of gothic novels steeped in the Crescent City’s culture has...

New Orleans, LA · 21d

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French Food Festival returns for 51st year of tradition, music, and celebration this weekend

This weekend, the unmistakable smells of Cajun cooking, the sounds of live music, and the warmth of a close-knit community will return to Larose, Louisiana. From October 23–25, 2026 the French Food Festival celebrates its 51st anniversary at the Larose Regional Park and Civic Center, marking more than half a century of honoring Cajun culture, traditions, and unforgettable food.

Larose, LA · 23d

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Explaining Louisiana’s constitutional amendments on the ballot; exploring climate migration in new documentary

The November 3rd election is quickly approaching, and Louisiana has 10 constitutional amendments on the ballot. The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) released its independent, nonpartisan review of each of them that discusses why a voter may be for or against an amendment. Steven Procopio, president of PAR...

Louisiana · 22d

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Nolafunk Announces First Shows for 2027 Jazz Fest Series

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Nolafunk has announced the first three shows for its 14th Annual Nolafunk Series During Jazz Fest, led by Medeski Martin & Wood’s first U.S. date in five years and first Jazz Fest late-night performance in a decade. The initial lineup also features the 5th Annual Daniel Donato’s Cosmic NOLA, with special guests to be announced, and moe. with Karina Rykman and J & The Causeways.

New Orleans, LA · 21d

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Irish Channel: The Three Churches of the Redemptorist Parish

New Orleans’ Irish Channel hosts St. Alphonsus and St. Mary’s Assumption Churches. The Three Churches of the “Redemptorist Parish”. Many visitors to New Orleans head Uptown to the corner of Constance and Josephine Streets in the Irish Channel neighborhood to see “the churches.” While large, cathedral-sized churches often appear in neighborhoods outside the city center, two in the same parish confuses folks. Still, that’s what you find up in “da Channel.” On the river side of the intersection stands St. Mary’s Assumption Church, Across the street stands St. Alphonsus. For most of the history of the “Redemptorist parish,” a third church welcomed the faithful around the corner.

New Orleans, LA · 24d

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Brass and Jazz in the Park Brings New Orleans Traditions, Dallas Legacy to West Dallas

West Dallas will once again move to the sounds of brass bands, the rhythm of Second Lines and the rich cultural traditions of New Orleans when the AT&T Performing Arts Center presents its sixth annual Brass and Jazz in the Park on Saturday, Nov. 7. From 12:30 to 4 p.m.,...

Dallas, TX · 21d

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812 Royal Art Gallery brings artwork from New Orleans to Mississippi

Plein Air, a community development in Taylor, Miss., hosted a pop-up art gallery for a day of art, music and community on Oct. 16. The pop-up was curated by the New Orleans-based 812 Royal Gallery. Kyla Bernberg founded 812 Royal on Feb. 1, 2025. As a New Orleans native, Bernberg...

Taylor, MS · 24d

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‘Skelekins’: Halloween’s new creepy yet cuddly toys teach kids about emotions

During spooky season, we've all heard of skeletons, but have you heard of Skelekins?

New Orleans, LA · 21d

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GALLERY: Nicholls State University LaTour Intercollegiate Golf Tournament

Nicholls State University placed third in their annual LaTour Intercollegiate match at the LaTour Golf Club in Mathews. The Colonels were led by Kyle Traub who is a junior that attended Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. Traub was 1 under in the two day event with a score...

Thibodaux, LA · 22d