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2026 Macaroni KID New Orleans Family-Friendly Holiday Events Guide

2026 Macaroni KID New Orleans Family Holiday Guide. Looking for the best ways to celebrate the 2026 holiday season around New Orleans? We've rounded up the top kid-friendly events, festive light displays, parades, holiday markets and craft fairs, hotel lobbies dressed for Christmas, free concerts, and local traditions to keep your calendar packed with cheer all season long!(Bookmark this page. We'll keep adding new Christmas and holiday events for kids, teens, and families in New Orleans throughout the season!)

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Timeless Dishes

Thanksgiving Takeout Dinners Range From a $59.99 Popeyes Turkey to a $294.49 Boston Market Feast

Popeyes sells a Cajun-style turkey for $59.99, while Boston Market's 12-person whole-turkey meal costs $294.49. Here are prices, serving sizes and pickup dates. The post Thanksgiving Takeout Dinners Range From a $59.99 Popeyes Turkey to a $294.49 Boston Market Feast appeared first on Timeless Dishes .

Arabi, LA · 2d

frenchquarterjournal.com

Calas Cafe: A Taste of History at The Cabildo

Local entrepreneur Brandon Pellerin is helping resurrect one of the city’s forgotten foods by serving it up with a side of history at the Cabildo Museum. If you choose to listen to this story, don’t miss out on the photos below!. “Calas, calas! Belle calas tout chaud!” –...

tulanehullabaloo.com

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...

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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....

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This Louisiana Rail Trail Follows A Forgotten Railroad Through Historic Towns

Trains used to rumble along this exact path, hauling timber and carrying vacationers to resort towns. Today, the only things rolling through are bikes, strollers, and inline skates. The old railroad bed now stretches 31 miles and crosses 31 bridges built on the original trestles. It links five historic towns,...

Louisiana · 3d

The Call Of

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 · 4d

NOLA.com

The best Japanese spot in Metairie is expanding to Magazine Street, but it won’t be a sushi bar

In Metairie, chef Huy Pham spun his obsession with Japanese cuisine into Yakuza House (2740 Severn Ave.), a restaurant that upped the local sushi game with artistically dressed nigiri and platters of hand rolls. Now he has a new restaurant in the works, where sushi will be part of the...

Metairie, LA · 3d

Yahoo!

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...

NOLA.com

Meet Jake! He is a playful gentleman of a dog and our pet of the week.

Jake is a 12-year-old Australian shepherd mix weighing 53 pounds. He may be a senior gentleman, but his age shouldn't fool anyone, as he still loves to play. He is a sweet, intelligent and loving boy with a very important skill: He is great with cats. He is heartworm-negative and recently had a dental procedure, so he is feeling good and ready for his next chapter. His foster family says he is playful and absolutely loves fetch. He also does well on a leash and really enjoys going for walks. To learn more, email adoptionteam@animalrescueneworleans.org or submit an application at animalrescueneworleans.org/adoptfoster.

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Country Herald

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

deepsouthmag.com

A Local Taste of Michelin Star Standards

Three new restaurant in the South earn a coveted star rating, plus 14 new Bib Gourmands to taste. The MICHELIN Guide is known for many things but mostly for its highly coveted Star system for rating restaurants. A restaurant can be awarded up to three stars, but one star alone is worth celebrating. That’s what the three restaurants earning one star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide American South did recently during an Oct. 21 ceremony at The Pinnacle in downtown Nashville.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

glovergardens.com

Cooking the Past Forward: Shrimp Creole

We are in love with our Glover Gardens focaccia, and I was planning to make a loaf to serve with Sunday dinner, so I wanted a main course with enough sauce to justify some serious sopping. It seemed like a golden opportunity to leverage the Cooking the Past Forward project and pick a dish that would be a perfect complement. When I checked the growing corpus of vintage cookbooks and recipes that have been documented and analyzed, Shrimp Creole jumped out at me.

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SoulTracks

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 · 3d

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10 Iconic Restaurants In Louisiana With Steaks So Good You’ll Crave Them All Year

In Louisiana, a steak can land on your table still crackling in a plate of hot butter. That style dates back to the 1930s, and I’m choosing to be very excited about it. Am I making too big a deal out of this? Possibly. But the butter is only one chapter.

Louisiana · 4d

WGNO

Music performances for 2027 Endymion Extravaganza announced

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

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Ultimate Classic Rock

New Order Announces 2027 US Concerts

They haven't played a stateside tour since 2023.

Austin, TX · 4d

NOLA.com

Old school Italian flavor at Daughter's brings new life to former NOLA restaurant Upperline

The house standard side dish of pasta says a lot about the new restaurant Daughter’s Neighborhood Italian. It’s spaghetti with red sauce, with an optional meatball to add on top. That is indeed the way of neighborhood Italian restaurants, American Italian style, heavy on the red sauce, where...