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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 · 2d
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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 · 1d
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The Call Of

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The WWII Museum Covers Six Buildings, and One Ticket Does Not Cover All of It

Historian Stephen Ambrose spent decades collecting oral histories from D-Day veterans before realizing the country had no museum built to hold them. He founded The National WWII Museum in New Orleans for a specific reason. Andrew Jackson Higgins and 30,000 Louisiana workers designed, built, and tested 20,000 Higgins boats here, the landing craft that carried […]

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Giant Puppets and Silent Disco Return to Downtown New Orleans for LUNA Fête

Giant lantern mermaids, a 24-foot harlequin clown, and a parading gar fish are converging on downtown New Orleans this week as LUNA Fête returns for its 12th edition, running Nov. 13-15 from 5 to 10 p.m. nightly. The free light and art festival, themed The Puppetry Parade this year, brings projection mapping, puppeteer-driven sculptures, and a multichannel silent disco to a stretch of the Warehouse District.

New Orleans, LA · 1d
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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 · 1d

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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 · 12h

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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 · 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 · 2d

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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 · 1d

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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 · 23h

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Louisiana native, comedian Theo Von to reign as Bacchus for 2027 parade

Louisiana-born comedian and podcast host has been named the king of the Krewe of Bacchus for the 2027 Mardi Gras season. Theo Von will reign as Bacchus LVIII when the krewe's 58th annual parade rolls Sunday, Feb. 7, 2027. Known for his Southern humor and storytelling, Von hosts the popular...

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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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 · 7d

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Hammond Rotary invites families to 18th annual Movie Night Under the Stars

Grab your lawn chairs, gather the family, and get ready for a night of holiday fun! Hammond Rotary invites the community to its free 18th Annual Movie Night Under the Stars on Saturday, November 21, at Cate Square Park in downtown Hammond. The movie this year is The Star. The...

Hammond, LA · 21h

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Neighborhoods filled with art and music as seasons change

LATIN JAZZ: Classically-trained harpist Patrice Fisher, her group Arpa and musical guests will perform a program of Latin jazz and traditional New Orleans favorites at the Third Sunday Concert at Christ Episcopal Church in Covington Nov. 15. Fisher is known for her unique fusion of jazz with Brazilian, Cuban and New Orleans musical influences and compositions featuring vibrant rhythms with a cross-cultural flair. A Tulane University and Creative Music Studio Jazz School graduate, she has released 16 albums of original music, including "Happy Socks," featuring collaborations with an international collection of musicians. Performing with Fisher at the free admission 5 p.m. concert will be Arpa members - New Orleans pianist Fran Comisky, Honduran percussionist Orlando Solorzano and Guatemalan Cajón player Carlos Valladares. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. at the 120 S. New Hampshire church near downtown Covington, just before the Bogue Falaya Park entrance. The sanctuary's handicap accessible entrance is located on the park side of the main church. The concert is followed by a reception in the Parish Hall for the artists and audience members. For more information, call (985) 892-3177 or visit christchurchcovington.com.

Covington, LA · 9h

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USS New Orleans’ remarkable survival explored in National WWII Museum exhibit

A Japanese torpedo tore the bow from the USS New Orleans on Nov. 30, 1942. But the American cruiser stayed afloat, and its surviving sailors saved the ship. Today, that story of determination is featured in “Come Back Fighting: USS New Orleans at War,” an exhibit at The National WWII Museum.

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Gonzales honors veterans at 2026 Veterans Day Parade

GONZALES — Residents in Gonzales gathered to honor the brave men and women who served in the Armed Forces at the 2026 Veterans Day Parade. The parade traveled along Irma Boulevard before ending along Cornerview Street. The event will be followed by a Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 11...

Gonzales, LA · 1d

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Mandeville's Holiday of Lights Returns for 27th Year, Still Needs Young Performers

St. Tammany Parish is gearing up for its 27th annual Holiday of Lights, the holiday celebration that lights up Koop Drive in Mandeville. This year's event runs four nights — December 4, 5, 11 and 12 — and the parish says the event features thousands of twinkling lights, carnival rides, pictures with Santa and performances from local schools.

Mandeville, LA · 1d

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Manning Family Children's Holiday Parade Returns to New Orleans for Fifth Year

The holiday season is rolling into New Orleans as the fifth annual Manning Family Children's Holiday Parade returns to downtown on Saturday, December 5, 2026. Beginning at 11 a.m., the family-friendly celebration will bring festive floats, giant balloons, marching bands, and holiday cheer to the streets of the French Quarter and Central Business District.

New Orleans, LA · 11h

WGNO

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Veterans Voices: WGNO’s special program honoring Veterans Day 2026

Behind every veteran is a story of service, sacrifice and life beyond the uniform. WGNO highlights our Veterans' voices!

New Orleans, LA · 23h

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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 · 2d