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Oak Street Po-Boy Fest offers specialty po-boys like rabbit, lobster

Oak Street Po-Boy Festival will take place on Nov. 8 on Oak Street from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Fairmont hotel officially opens in New Orleans

Fairmont New Orleans officially opened on Monday, Nov. 2.

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A giraffe at New Orleans’ Audubon Zoo has died

The Audubon Zoo announced Monday, Nov. 2 that one of their giraffes has died.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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Tea or cocktails? Salon at a gorgeous NOLA mansion-turned-hotel pairs both with tasty bites

The historic mansion at the corner of Prytania Street and Jackson Avenue in the Lower Garden District strikes an impressive pose with its classic lines, rich detail, wrap-around porch and expansive grounds. The views from the inside are pretty captivating too, it turns out, and now there are new ways...

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Parkway’s ‘monster’ Thanksgiving po-boy for a good cause is back. Here’s when, how to get one.

The Thanksgiving sandwich has become almost as common as pumpkin spice this time of year, with big brands now heavily promoting their own renditions. But the Thanksgiving turkey po-boy from Parkway Bakery & Tavern is something different, a phenomenon in its own right that has been harnessed for a good cause by two New Orleans restaurant families.

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At least 16 new restaurants have opened in New Orleans since September. Here’s the list.

After a slow summer season for New Orleans’ dining scene, at least 16 restaurants have opened across the city — in hotels, drive-thrus and bars — between September and the first week of November. The additions reflect the growth of an eclectic local restaurant scene that continues...

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Pygmalion Fest Returns to New Orleans in 2027 With Two Friends, Dustin Lynch

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center — Venue For 2027 Pygmalion Fest. The Krewe of Pygmalion is bringing its Mardi Gras afterparty back to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Jan. 30, 2027, with electronic duo Two Friends and country hitmaker Dustin Lynch set to headline. Returning performer Rachii rounds out the announced lineup, and tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m.

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Lesbian bar opens in historic Marigny location with ties to a New Orleans gay-rights icon

Women haven’t always been allowed on ships, maritime superstitions being what they once were. But at Capt. Mary’s Pub in the Marigny, women are at the helm. The new, nautical-themed queer bar geared toward lesbians and other sapphics is up and running each day from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. at 940 Elysian Fields Ave., a historic location with deep roots in New Orleans’ LGBTQ community.

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Donald Link Named His First Restaurant After the Liqueur New Orleans Invented to Replace Absinthe

When Prohibition killed absinthe, New Orleans answered with an anise liqueur of its own called Herbsaint, and Donald Link borrowed the name for the restaurant that started everything. Herbsaint opened in 2000 at 701 St. Charles Avenue as a partnership between Susan Spicer, who ran Bayona, and Link, her former sous chef. He bought out […]

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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9th Annual New Orleans Jazz Museum Improv Gala

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz Museum will host its ninth annual Improvisations Gala on Dec. 5, transforming the 400 block of Esplanade Avenue into a holiday-themed celebration featuring live music, cuisine, cocktails and exhibits. Presented by The Herb Alpert Foundation, the fundraiser will take place from 8 to 11 p.m. and will also mark the debut of the museum’s new stage and revitalized grounds, funded through the U.S. Economic Development Administration.

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Smooth Jazz lovers delight in this weekend’s Jam in New Orleans

This weekend, Saturday, Nov. 7, a real treat is in store for smooth Jazz lovers

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Arnaud’s Restaurant Names New Pastry Chef

NEW ORLEANS — Arnaud’s Restaurant has named Jen Giragos its pastry chef, bringing more than 20 years of experience in fine dining restaurants, luxury hotels and private bakeries to the historic New Orleans restaurant. Originally from Southern California, Giragos specializes in plated desserts, custom cakes, chocolate work and sugar artistry.

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Ciera Turbinton, Jordan Jones & Marita Blevins and NOCHI hold Yatai Japanese food pop-up

Every graduating class of chefs at the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) creates a pop-up restaurant at the school near Harmony Circle. Ciera Turbinton, Marita Blevins and Jordan Jones are on the team that created Yatai, a Japanese street food concept serving a menu of skewered shrimp, udon noodles, chicken katsu and more. The pop-up is open for lunch Tuesday through Friday Nov. 10-13 & 17-20 and Dec. 1-4 & 8-11. Visit nochi.org/yatai for the full menu and reservations.

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Women Stormed This Hotel Bar in 1949, and New Orleans Still Reenacts It Every September

In 1949, roughly 250 women danced through the doors of a New Orleans bar that had admitted them only on Mardi Gras Day, and the hotel has thrown a party about it nearly every year since. The Roosevelt opened in 1893 and has spent more than 130 years as a fixture of the Central Business […]

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This French Quarter Hotel Sits on Ground That Held a Military Hospital in 1722

King Louis XV granted the land under Hotel Provincial to one of Bienville's lieutenants around 1725, and the deed has been changing hands ever since. Five restored buildings make up the hotel at 1024 Chartres Street, all of them on the National Register of Historic Places, and each one carries its own chapter. The Dupepe […]

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Maison Revant brings flavors of Martinique and the French Caribbean to the French Quarter

That’s what the name of the new restaurant Maison Revant means in French. It also speaks directly to the hopes and imaginings of its chef and co-owner Laura-Inès René-Corail. Maison Revant. What. Maison Revant. Where. 1014 N. Rampart St., maisonrevantnola.com. When. Dinner Tue.-Sat. How. Dine-in Check it...

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Lafayette Artist Converting a Former Service Station into a Working Studio and Event Space

The Studio by Katherine Freeman will sell the nominal artist's paintings, prints, textiles, and wallpaper

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Manning Family Children’s Holiday Parade

Who says you have to wait until Carnival season to catch a parade in New Orleans? Around here, we celebrate Christmas the same way we celebrate just about everything else — with colorful floats, marching bands, dancing in the streets, plenty of throws, and admission is free!. The annual...

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Doggie Ice Cream Parlor and Boutique Coming to Magazine Street

Salty Paws NOLA is a local franchisee of a company based in the Northeast

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NOMA Unveils 1,300-Photo Tina Freeman Gift, Its Largest Ever

The New Orleans Museum of Art is set to open Confluence: The Tina Freeman Collection of Photographs on Nov. 20, combining more than 1,300 photographs amassed by local collector Tina Freeman with the museum's own permanent photography holdings. The show will initially display approximately 85 works, with more than 100 pieces expected to rotate through over the course of its run, according to the seed facts behind this report.