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Lafourche Parish, LA · 16d

GALLERY: E.D. White 2026 Homecoming Court

E.D. White Catholic High School wrapped up the 2026 Homecoming season in Lafourche Parish this past Friday, becoming the final high school in the parish to celebrate its Homecoming festivities. Highlighting the evening was the crowning of Claire Toups and Andrew Block as the school's 2026 Homecoming Queen and King.

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New Orleans Museum of Art – Art in Bloom

The undeniable appeal of art, flowers, design, fashion and good company is what brings people to Art in Bloom at the New Orleans Museum of Art year after year. Presented by First Horizon Bank, the five-day event, themed “Marsh Madness” this year, kicked off with a Patron and Preview Party on March 18 in the museum, where guests could peruse the fantastical floral arrangements and mise-en-scènes crafted by local creatives including florists, designers, Ikebana practitioners and more, as well as the city’s garden clubs; the Garden Study Club of New Orleans hosts the event with the museum.

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NOLA shocker as celebrity-packed Essence Fest considers move to Houston

Essence Fest's 30 years in New Orleans could soon end.

New Orleans, LA · 15d

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Historic New Orleans Collection Announces $35 Million Project to Reimagine Original Royal Street Campus

NEW ORLEANS (November 2, 2026)—Following its “Cheers to 60 Years!” celebration, the Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) is launching the public phase of a $35 million capital campaign to restore, renew and reimagine its original campus at 533 Royal St. The project marks a new chapter for the institution and reinforces its role as a cultural anchor in the French Quarter.

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For 16 years, this dancer has led ‘Thriller’ in New Orleans. This year will be his last.

In a small New Orleans dance studio, seven weeks before Halloween, Kenneth “Kynt” Bryan lay before a dozen soon-to-be zombies. “You’re dead, right?” Bryan said. “Your body’s decomposing. So you’re not…” he said, resting his head on his tented hands, fluttering his eyelashes. The group giggled. “Let’s see how you can contort your body.”

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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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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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Reggae Fest, Chess Fest, Freret Street Festival and more events around New Orleans

NOLA REGGAE FEST 2026: The three-day music festival takes place Oct. 27-29 in Congo Square at Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart St. in New Orleans. Acts include Sister Nancy, The Meditations, Warrior King, Etana, Jemere Morgan, Ha Sizzle, Nanado Boom and more. reggaelime.com/sister-nancy-new-orleans. BRUJERIA CARNAVAL: The dance-focused event will...

New Orleans, LA · 15d

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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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My French Book Fest returns, celebrating Louisiana heritage

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) promote the fifth edition of My French Book Fest, Louisiana’s premier youth literature festival held entirely in French. From November 4th to 14th, 2026, students, families, educators, and Francophiles across New Orleans, Lafayette, and...

Baton Rouge, LA · 14d

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November 2026 Events in New Orleans

The New Orleans Museum of Art is hosting more than 40 paintings and other works by the American artist Danielle Mckinney with artworks “that depict her female subjects in private moments of solitude.” noma.org. Nov. 6-22 | “Sweeney Todd”. A murder-minded barber returns to London to exact...

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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.

New Orleans, LA · 12d

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Essence Fest Moving? Houston and Atlanta Reportedly on Its Radar

Essence Fest 2027 could take place outside New Orleans after festival organizers reportedly contacted officials in Houston and Atlanta about relocating the annual celebration. The potential move comes as negotiations […] The post Essence Fest Moving? Houston and Atlanta Reportedly on Its Radar appeared first on Baller Alert .

New Orleans, LA · 15d

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TEDxNOLA Returns to New Orleans After 15 Years, Tickets Close Wednesday Night

Source: Yael Zur, for Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization / Wikimedia Commons. New Orleans hasn’t hosted a TEDx event in roughly 15 years, but that drought ends this Friday, October 30, when TEDxNOLA kicks off its inaugural gathering titled “What the World Needs Now.” General admission tickets close at midnight tonight, Wednesday, October 28, making this the final stretch for most would-be attendees to grab a spot.

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