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Smooth Jazz Returns to New Orleans Lakefront With Father-Son Headliners

Public Market at South Shore Harbor — Approximate Concert Venue. The New Orleans Smooth Jazz Jam lands this Saturday at the Public Market at South Shore Harbor, with guitarist Nils, bassist Tony Saunders and the father-son duo Quintin Gerard W and Lemek sharing the bill starting at 8 p.m. It marks the first blues-jazz show at the newly renovated lakefront venue, and it reunites a pair of LaPlace-based musicians who have spent years climbing smooth jazz charts together.

New Orleans, LA · 3d
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Linda Theriot named 2027 Houma Irish Italian Parade Hometown Hero Grand Marshal

Linda Theriot, Executive Director and long-time secretary of the Regional Military Museum, has been selected as the Grand Marshal of Houma Irish-Italian Parade. Linda was chosen unanimously as the 2027 “Hometown Hero” of the beloved parade, recognizing her seventeen years of voluntary devotion, time, and energy to the Military Museum. Her leadership has been essential to keeping the museum open, ensuring that local veterans have a place where their stories, sacrifices, and history are preserved with dignity.

Houma, LA · 14h
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Blue Dog Paintings Line The Walls Of This Louisiana Casino Steakhouse Serving Prime Ribeyes Worth The Drive To New Orleans

A blue dog with yellow eyes is staring at you from the wall, and nobody at the next table seems surprised. That is just dinner in one corner of downtown New Orleans, where a casino hides a steakhouse behind a door that looks like part of the wall. The art...

New Orleans, LA · 2d
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Federales Fest 2026: Outlaw Country, Cold Drinks, and Live Music Return to Live Oak

Get ready for an unforgettable day of music and family fun as Federales Fest returns for its fourth annual event. Taking place today at Live Oak Arabians in Livingston Parish, this year’s festival promises a killer lineup of outlaw country, rock and roll, and Americana. Gates open at 3:00...

Livingston Parish, LA · 2d
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Veterans Day Celebrations Planned Across Capital Region

Veterans Day celebrations will be happening across the Capital Region. On Saturday, Walker will hold its Veterans Day Parade. It will step off at 10 a.m. at Walker High School. After the parade, there will be a lunch served for veterans and parade participants at the Walker Community Center at 11:30 a.m.

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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This veteran staged his first play in the middle of a war. Now he’s performing it again.

As a boy growing up on a farm in Duck Hill, Mississippi, Dominique McClellan wrote stories and poetry to entertain himself. After spending some time in the Army, McClellan took a creative-writing class in community college. He wrote and produced his first full-length play, “The Wedding Party,” in 2008 during a tour in Iraq. This Saturday, Nov. 14, McClellan is bringing the play back — this time to New Orleans.

New Orleans, LA · 13h

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New Orleans events: Skankfest, New Orleans Fringe Fest and more Nov. 9-15

Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. The comedy festival returns to New Orleans with more than 120 touring comics on multiple stages in a rowdy carnival atmosphere at Mardi Gras World on Nov. 13-15. Headliners including Mark Normand, Matt Braunger, Sam Tallent, Big Jay Oakerson, Doug Stanhope, Shane Gillis, Jim Norton, Eric Andre, Maddy Smith, Kurt Metzger, Luis J. Gomez, Maddy Kelly and more. There also are podcast tapings, a market and more. Single-day tickets start at $262.83 and festival passes also are available at skankfest.com.

New Orleans, LA · 8h

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Ozone Songwriter Festival Fills Downtown Covington With Original Music All Weekend

Downtown Covington turned into an open-air songbook this weekend as the Ozone Songwriter Festival brought live original music, educational workshops and community events back to its streets. Among the performers was Blair Duluoz, who took the stage with an original song captured in festival photos. The image appeared on a...

Covington, LA · 15h

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Krewe of Pygmalion announces country, electro pop headliners for Mardi Gras parade after-party

The Krewe of Pygmalion will bring "a little bit country, a little bit electronic pop” at the Mardi Gras celebration following the parade on Jan. 30. Pygmalion Fest will feature country singer-songwriter Dustin Lynch and electronic music duo Two Friends at the parade's party in the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. This extravaganza will feature the floats, bands and marching units of the street procession rolling through the party. Rachii will also be returning to the event.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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From The Streetcar for 5-November-2026

Ad of the Week – advertising blasts from the past!. How you can help NOLA History Guy – Things you can do right now!. NOLA Six Word Writing Challenge – Exercise your imagination!. A Little History… The “Old Italian Church on Rampart Street” by William Woodward...

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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What new flavors will be featured at the 2026 Beignet Fest in New Orleans?

Beignet Fest takes place Saturday, Nov. 7, at New Orleans City Park's Festival Grounds from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. There will be 50 different types of beignets from 25 different vendors, as well as food and drink options.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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97-year-old artist, Bobbie Stephens, selling her art to help Poydras Home staff

A 97-year-old artist is putting heart into her art, by giving back to others.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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Terrebonne Library to celebrate local authors with Books for the Bayou event

The Terrebonne Parish Library System will celebrate local writers and the community’s love of reading during its annual Books for the Bayou event on Saturday, November 14, from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Main Library in Houma. The free event brings together local authors and readers for...

Houma, LA · 3d

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Webbie, Lil’ Boosie set to perform at Bayou Classic Fan Fest in New Orleans

Two Baton Rouge rappers are set to perform at Fan Fest ahead of the 53rd Annual Bayou Classic.

New Orleans, LA · 5d

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Pointe-Au-Chien selected for national arts initiative focused on sustaining rural culture

A national effort to sustain the art, community, and culture of rural areas is making a stop in southern Terrebonne Parish this December. Artists Adriana Corral and Janaye Brown, alongside members of the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, will host a community gathering held on the Tribe’s traditional lands in as part of “Why We Gather,” a yearlong series of 12 artist-led gatherings in rural communities across the country.

Terrebonne Parish, LA · 2d

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Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux to host Native American Mass of Thanksgiving

This November, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will celebrate the local Native culture with a special mass of thanksgiving and celebration. This culturally-Native mass is hosted yearly in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, recognized every November in the United States. Although it honors local Native communities, the mass and following reception are open to all.

Thibodaux, LA · 11h

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GALLERY: Middle School Football- E.D. White vs Thibodaux

Two undefeated middle schools collided Wednesday night at Thibodaux High School as Thibodaux Middle School beat E.D. White 22-14. Turnovers plagued both teams throughout the game. TMS took the lead in the first quarter after intercepting an EDW pass. The Warriors scored off a run from the four yard line...

Thibodaux, LA · 2d

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Columbia Theatre presents "A Christmas Carol"

HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts is presenting “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by Tommy Jamerson. Performances are at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 and 20, and at 2 p.m. Nov. 14, 15, and 21 at Columbia...

Hammond, LA · 13h

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Loyola grad takes an extraordinarily close-up look at aspiring Olympians in new documentary

It’s clear from the first few moments that “Unseen Olympiads” is no ordinary sports documentary, but rather an up-close look at world-class athletes as they are captured from a unique perspective, far beyond their competitiveness. Jurors at the recent New Orleans Film Festival agreed, and the film...

New Orleans, LA · 10h

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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 […]

New Orleans, LA · 4d