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How a Coven of New Orleans Design Diehards Transformed This Haunted House Into a Hot Hotel

The Greek Revival mansion that sits at the corner of Prytania Street and Jackson Avenue in New Orleans’ Garden District wouldn’t know “dull” if it came up and rang the doorbell. The 1857 building’s first owner was a cotton merchant who died of yellow fever. Another owner was fatally struck by lightning. Fast-forward to the 21st century, when a Tina Turner impersonator bought the property and turned it into Magnolia Mansion, a B&B with suites with names like Vampire Lovers’ Lair and Moulin Rouge. A former professional boxer and local politics kingmaker took over, but things fell apart around the time of the FBI’s raid on the property.

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Lower Ninth Ward's 40-Acre Wetland Park Draws Over 100 Bird Species

Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail — Central Site of Wetland Restoration. A patch of once-vacant land along the northern edge of the Lower Ninth Ward has become a 40-acre wetland drawing more than 100 species of birds, along with reptiles, amphibians, beavers and otters. The site, now known as Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail, sits at 6401 Florida Avenue and is the product of nearly a decade of work by Sankofa Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit founded by Rashida Ferdinand in 2008.

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From a New Orleans Candy Shop to a Ponchatoula Factory: Elmer Chocolate's Christmas Season Starts Nov. 1

Plenty of Louisiana stockings could end up holding a box of chocolates made in Ponchatoula this year, and the company behind it has been at the candy business for more than 170 years. Started in New Orleans. Elmer Chocolate traces its roots to Christopher Henry Miller, who came to the...

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Architect Leslie Raymond: Shaping Spaces with Passion

Leslie Raymond spends her waking hours thinking about buildings and spaces. “My brain doesn’t turn off,” says Raymond, vice president and principal architect at New Orleans Albert Architecture. “Whether you’re at a seafood restaurant in Bay Saint Louis or a Michelin restaurant in Switzerland, you’re always learning and looking.” Perhaps it’s cliché, but that passion bordering on obsession is front and center in every project Raymond touches.

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Comedian Zoltan Kaszas performs in New Orleans for the first time

Comedian Zoltan Kaszas hasn’t been to New Orleans before, so locals may get a taste of his first impressions at his show Friday, Nov. 6, at Joy Theater. Many of Kaszas’ shows start with long riffs on whatever’s on his mind. In Seattle, he said the city...

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The Polar Express Train Ride Returns to New Orleans for Christmas

The Polar Express Train Ride returns to New Orleans this December. Here are the dates, ticket prices and details families need to know.

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Visitors travel to New Orleans for Halloween weekend

People travel from across the country to visit New Orleans for Halloween. The city’s ghost tours, cemeteries, haunted houses and spooky culture make the city a top destination for the holiday. Cody Eoff flew in from San Antonio, Texas, and said Halloween in New Orleans has become an annual...

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Six Former Bartenders Return to Compère Lapin for Fighting Bunnies Homecoming

Compère Lapin is turning its bar into a reunion stage next month, inviting six former bartenders back behind the counter for a three-night celebration of the cocktail program they helped build. The Fighting Bunnies Homecoming Weekend runs from Nov. 7 through Nov. 9, bringing alumni mixologists back to shake, stir and reminisce at the Warehouse District restaurant inside The Old No. 77 Hotel.

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This Louisiana Scratch Kitchen Turns 10 With Fried Green Tomatoes And Creole Classics

A restaurant named after a little girl now serves hackleback caviar at Friday lunch. It’s an unexpected pairing, and a good clue that this kitchen takes fun seriously. The owners met while working at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. Later, they moved to her hometown and built a scratch kitchen of their own. They named it after their daughter, which gives the whole story a personal touch.

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What Now New Orleans

Local Restaurateur Planning Two Market Café Concepts

Market Cafes in the CBD and Bayou St. John will serve ingredient-driven menus in a highly accessible format

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The chef behind Banh Mi Boys is opening a new NOLA restaurant. There won’t be sandwiches.

The team behind Banh Mi Boys is bringing a new restaurant to a vacated hoagie shop in New Orleans, but this Oak Street location won’t be serving sandwiches. Chef and owner Peter Nguyen announced plans on social media Tuesday to take over the building that most recently held PrimoHoagies at 8228 Oak Street, a prime location in the Leonidas neighborhood surrounded by other bars, shops and cafes. While Nguyen said he hopes to have the new sister restaurant up and running by March 2027, he’s keeping many of the specifics under wraps for now.

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New Orleans concerts on Halloween weekend 2026: Widespread Panic, Quantum Leap Fest and more

Music for Halloween weekend includes two nights of a jam band at the Lakefront Arena and a multinight modern jazz festival. In 1997, Georgia jam band Widespread Panic established a tradition of performing at the Lakefront Arena on what is now the LSU New Orleans campus on Halloween weekend. Over the next six years, Panic built up to playing three consecutive nights at the Lakefront Arena. In the early years of the tradition, fans were allowed to camp on the arena grounds, creating a temporary village reminiscent of the parking lots at Grateful Dead concerts.

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Skeleton House honors icons for the spooky season

The New Orleans Skeleton House has become a Halloween tradition with its spooky display and fun pop culture references. Shan Bailey takes us there to see some of the new additions popping up this year.

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New Orleans Wine and Food Experience to host Pour Decisions: 90 Points & Above Wines

The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience is gearing up for its Pour Decisions: 90 Points & Above Wines event.

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Find Louisiana Live Poker Tournaments Taking Place November 2026

NEW ORLEANS (Gambling911.com) - Caesars New Orleans will play host to a WSOP Circuit event during the month of November (2026). Another major WSOP Circuit stop, featuring a $1,700 Main Event with a $500,000 guarantee. Caesars New Orleans offers a recognizable destination for players throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and the Gulf Coast. The WSOP brand and championship-ring opportunities make this a strong tournament for regional coverage.

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Ghouls Ball returns for Halloween

Calling all ghosts, goblins, and monsters. Ghoul's Ball is back. DJ Ghoulsby tells us all about the arts-festival style Halloween party on Oak Street.

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These Oysters Wear One of New Orleans’ Richest Toppings

Oysters Rockefeller transforms fresh oysters into a hot, deeply savory appetizer beneath a rich green topping of herbs, butter, and other flavorful ingredients. The oysters remain tender and briny while the topping bakes into a fragrant layer with browned edges. Every shell delivers creamy richness, herbaceous flavor, and ocean salinity in one compact serving. The dish looks sophisticated because the shells provide their own natural presentation, arranged across a tray and baked until bubbling. Created in New Orleans and named for extraordinary richness, Oysters Rockefeller still lives up to that reputation whenever the first shell reaches the table.

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4 New Orleans Kitchens Cooking Southern Comfort Food Without Animals

Vegan cooking in New Orleans has a particular problem to solve. The canon here runs on pork fat, seafood, and roux, and a plant-based kitchen that ignores that is just a salad bar with a local address. These four do not ignore it. 1. Sweet Soulfood - Broad Street The steam table does the talking […]