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New Orleans Jazz Museum Announces Theme for 2026 Improvisations Gala

The New Orleans Jazz Museum will be hosting its ninth annual Improvisations Gala on Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. This year's event, presented by The Herb Alpert Foundation, will turn the museum and the 400 block of Esplanade Avenue into a lively winter wonderland with live music, delicious food, cocktails, and holiday-themed art.

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Storyville Museum Launches After Dark Experience

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Storyville Museum in the French Quarter has launched Storyville After Dark, a new immersive nighttime experience that expands the museum’s operating hours and uses advanced audio technology to bring the history of New Orleans and its legendary red-light district to life after sunset.

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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 · 2d

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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The Dew Drop will honor a friend's legacy of kindness

The Dew Drop Jazz Hall will welcome Grammy-winning trombonist Craig Klein on Nov. 14 in a special night he will share with the memory of young Jonis Warren Jr., a dedicated Dew Drop volunteer who will be honored with a special performance by the Mandeville High School Jazz Band. Only...

Mandeville, LA · 4d

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We Belong Here Throws New Orleans Festival with Odesza, Carl Cox and Local Stage Takeover

Charles Hochfelder, a DJ, and Justin Dauman, who has worked in marketing and programming for venues in New York, co-founded the electronic dance music festival We Belong Here in 2021 and threw their first event in Miami in early 2022. Since then, they’ve launched editions in New York and Tampa Bay.

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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 · 3d

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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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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...

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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 · 4d

L'Observateur

Five Revolutionary War Patriots honored at Edgard cemetery ceremony

Five Revolutionary War patriots were remembered during a grave marking ceremony Saturday, Nov. 7, at the historic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery in Edgard. The General Philemon Thomas […]

Edgard, LA · 4d

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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...

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'We Belong Here' EDM fest, Red Rockers reunion and more music in New Orleans for Nov. 12-18

Music options in New Orleans for the week of Nov. 12-18, 2026, include the local premiere of an electronic dance music festival and a reunion of the local punk rock/New Wave scene of the 1980s. RED ROCKERS ‘ANARCHY IN THE USA’. SATURDAY, TIPITINA’S. Red Rockers broke out of...

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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...

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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 · 4d

NOLA.com

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 · 4d

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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...

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