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Music performances for 2027 Endymion Extravaganza announced

The featured music performances and Grand Marshals for the 2027 Endymion Extravaganza were announced Tuesday, Nov. 10.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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Housecore Horror Festival Sets Anselmo-Curated New Orleans Weekend

The Housecore Horror Festival is back — three nights where the horror films are picked by a metal frontman and the kickoff party is a first listen to Down’s first album in twelve years. The Housecore Horror Festival returns to New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 19-21, 2026, as...

New Orleans, LA · 1d
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Luna Fete will illuminate downtown New Orleans with puppet art in 2026

Luna Fete, a free festival of light, art and technology will once again light up and transform downtown New Orleans.

New Orleans, LA · 1d

The Birmingham Free Press

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The Jazz Room Brings New Orleans Jazz to the Carver Theatre Friday

BIRMINGHAM — The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans opens Friday at the Carver Theatre, 1631 4th Ave. N., with performances at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.... The post The Jazz Room Brings New Orleans Jazz to the Carver Theatre Friday appeared first on Birmingham Free Press .

New Orleans, LA · 12h

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Fringe Fest, New Orleans’ cool and quirky theater festival, is back this weekend

Imagine a production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” only it doesn’t take place in a theater, it’s performed on the tiny stage of a St. Claude Avenue dive. The show’s called “Waiting for Julieta” and it’s not especially faithful to the Bard’s script. The production has a Mexican borderline vibe, meat is grilled onstage, there are tacos and an audience drinking game.

New Orleans, LA · 11h

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Sharon Osbourne set to reign as Orpheus Monarch

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Krewe of Orpheus announced Thursday (Nov. 12) that Sharon Osbourne will take the Monarch throne as the krewe rolls on Feb. 8, 2027, at 6 p.m. Over 1,500 members and 40 floats will be led under Osborne’s procession this Lundi Gras with the theme Mystical and Marvelous... Madness and Merriment.

New Orleans, LA · 13h

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Sources: Post office purchase could advance Benson’s Downtown entertainment plans

The owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans has had preliminary talks with the United States Postal Service leadership about purchasing the main post office on Loyola Avenue in downtown New Orleans, sources confirmed. Sources said this effort is part of Gayle Benson’s vision to transform the area around...

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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New Orleans' Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Returns in December

Kicking off the Holiday Season with the French Market District. The French Market District will help kick off New Orleans' holiday season with its annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, December 2, 2026. The event runs from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Oscar Dunn Park and includes live...

New Orleans, LA · 18h

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College bands are back: Meet 4 Tulane groups behind movement

Strings are replacing soundboards this year at Tulane University. Several new student-led bands have popped up on campus, following a nationwide resurgence as live music and rock music top streaming charts. Between performances at fraternity houses, sorority date parties and local venues, Tulane’s student bands are attacking a range of...

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Florestine Perrault Collins Passed for White to Learn the Trade, Then Ran a Black Portrait Studio in New Orleans for Twenty-Nine Years

Florestine Perrault was fourteen when she started earning money in photography, hired as a clerk, photo finisher, stationery embosser, and developer by white-owned studios in New Orleans and by the Eastman Kodak Company. She got that work by letting her employers assume she was white. She was Creole of color, and in Jim Crow New Orleans, that fact would have kept her away from the picture-making end of the business.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

Country Herald

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Louisiana Christmas Movie Fans Could Win $2,500 by Dec. 6

Louisiana Christmas movie fans can apply by Dec. 6 for a $2,500 prize and charity donation.

Louisiana · 3d

SoulTracks

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New biography honors Irma Thomas, the “Soul Queen of New Orleans”

(November 10, 2026) For more than six decades, Irma Thomas has been one of the defining voices of New Orleans soul music, building a remarkable career that has earned her the title “Soul Queen of New Orleans.” Now, her life and musical legacy are being celebrated in the first full-length biography of the legendary singer. […] The post New biography honors Irma Thomas, the “Soul Queen of New Orleans” appeared first on SoulTracks .

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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Landowners sue LA utility regulators; Planned Parenthood reopens; study finds infant heart defects linked in industrial corridor

Louisiana landowners are suing the state’s utility regulators, claiming the Public Service Commission improperly changed its rules to speed up Meta data center projects. Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins takes us inside the lawsuit. Last year, Planned Parenthood closed its two Louisiana locations after nearly 40 years of...

Louisiana · 2d

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New Orleans’ Twisted Teens offer punk twist on city’s sound

Twisted Teens are a breath of fresh air in New Orleans as Caspian Hollywell and RJ Santos blend garage rock, punk and country in their third album released this year, “The Holy Cross Tigers.”. Their first record on renowned indie label Sub Pop Records toggles between abstract imagery and...

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Pride of South Lafourche Marching Tarpon Band captures third consecutive LMEA Class 4C State Marching Championship

The Pride of South Lafourche Marching Tarpon Band has once again proven why it is among the top marching band programs in Louisiana, capturing its third consecutive Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA) Class 4C State Marching Championship. The Marching Tarpons continued the impressive championship run on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at...

Lafayette, LA · 1d

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Birdman Gets Congressional Salute For Taking New Orleans Rap National

Birdman has taken Cash Money’s New Orleans story into the Congressional Record with a tribute that puts his hometown sound first. Rep. Troy Carter submitted remarks celebrating the label co-founder in the November 9 edition. Carter’s written tribute follows the path from neighborhood clubs to a national record business....

New Orleans, LA · 10h

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Luna Fête, New Orleans’ high-tech, night-time arts festival, is back after skipping 2025

Gallier Hall will come to life again with a spectacular, tailor-made animated projection when New Orleans’ Luna Fête returns this weekend, Nov. 13-15, with glowing exhibits, food and beverage booths, craft tents, music and more spread across the Central Business District. The festival of light, art and technology...

New Orleans, LA · 2d

The Call Of

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3 New Orleans Hotels Where the Lobby Is the Attraction

Most hotel lobbies are a place to wait. In three New Orleans properties, the lobby is the reason people come through the door, and none of them require a room key to walk in. The Roosevelt New Orleans - Central Business District The lobby runs a full city block, lined with gilded columns and chandeliers, […]

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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Luna Fete will illuminate downtown New Orleans with puppet art in 2026

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Luna Fete, a free festival of light, art and technology will once again light up and transform downtown New Orleans. This year's festival celebrates "The Puppetry Parade," which will bring illuminated art, monumental projections and handcrafted puppets to the city's streets. Luna Fete's CEO and...

New Orleans, LA · 1d