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Mug Shot Monday: Coffee Talk with Voris R. Vigee

Everyone has a go-to coffee cup or mug. In Mug Shot Monday, Biz New Orleans takes a quick coffee break with local business leaders to learn what’s in their cup, what’s on their mind and a few things you probably won’t find in their professional bio. This...

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Wego Winter Wonderland Chili Cook-Off Listed in Westwego

The Wego Winter Wonderland Chili Cook-Off is listed in Westwego. The event is at the Westwego Farmers Market, 484 Sala Avenue in Westwego, Louisiana. The cook-off is part of a broader calendar at the Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, which serves as a community gathering place with covered vendor stalls for local produce, seafood, prepared foods and crafts. The market also hosts regional music and seasonal family events, alongside an annual crawfish cook-off. Its outdoor amphitheater and regular community programming make the Sala Avenue site a year-round event venue, not just a location for the chili competition.

Westwego, LA · 3d

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Prime Rib Takes Center Stage At This Louisiana Sunday Brunch Buffet

A carving station serving prime rib sits right in the middle of a Sunday brunch buffet. That alone got my attention. The same spread also offers buttermilk waffles, crawfish fettuccine, and grillades. I like how breakfast and Sunday supper share one long table here. Nobody has to pick a lane.

Harvey, LA · 3d

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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 · 22h

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6 New Orleans restaurants worth booking for Thanksgiving dinner

Why spend all day in the kitchen when New Orleans restaurants are ready to do the cooking for you? Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 26, and some of the city’s most beloved dining rooms are rolling out special holiday menus that pair turkey and all the trimmings with local flavor. Whether you want white tablecloth elegance, a laid-back family feast or a seafood spread, these six restaurants are worth reserving a table at before they fill up.

New Orleans, LA · 22h

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Marigny bar mourns the loss of Pepper, namesake of the NOLA watering hole: ‘Complete legend’

In the back of Pepp’s Pub on Thursday afternoon, owner Sam Wurth and two regulars raised their glasses and knocked back shots of unforgiving Malört in a toast to the bar’s gentle, brown-eyed namesake, Pepper Ann. Bouquets of pink roses and white lilies sat beside a prayer...

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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

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NOLA-Born Hospitality Group Lands Riverfront Park Restaurant and Bar Deal

Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park — Site of Planned Crew Restaurant. A restaurant and bar group with deep New Orleans roots is coming home to run the food and drink program at one of the city's newest public spaces. Audubon Nature Institute has selected Crew, the New York-founded hospitality company led by New Orleans natives Alex and Miles Pincus, to operate a waterfront restaurant and bar at Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park.

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These 7 shopping centers started Louisiana's suburban mall era. In 2026 only some of them are still enclosed malls.

Ground was broken for Shreve City Shopping Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, in November 1958, and the center held its first opening in June 1959. It was suburban shopping of the postwar kind: a large cluster of stores on Shreveport-Barksdale Highway, laid out for people who arrived by car. Shreve City kept building after it opened.

Shreveport, LA · 12h

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Theo Von named Bacchus king for 2027 Mardi Gras Parade

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana-born comedian and podcast host Theo Von will reign as Bacchus LVIII when the Krewe of Bacchus rolls on Feb. 7, 2027, the organization said. The Krewe of Bacchus is a legendary Carnival organization that helped revolutionize Mardi Gras nearly six decades ago. “We are thrilled...

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Jumpin' Johnny Sansone Brings Louisiana Blues to Petaluma for Honduran Clinic

Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, the saxophone-and-accordion-wielding bluesman out of New Orleans, is heading back to Petaluma for a fully seated show at the Mystic Theatre on Sunday, November 22, 2026. The concert at 23 N. Petaluma Blvd. doubles as a benefit for the Petaluma-based nonprofit Global Healing, with proceeds going toward the Roatán Volunteer Pediatric Clinic on the Honduran island of Roatán, where public health services are scarce.

Petaluma, CA · 15h

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3 New Orleans Kitchens Where the Growers Decide What Gets Cooked

Most restaurants say they source locally. A smaller number let the harvest actually dictate what goes on the menu that week, which means the kitchen gives up some control over its own plan. Herbsaint - Central Business District The flagship of Donald Link's restaurant group at 701 St. Charles Avenue publishes a page listing the […]

New Orleans, LA · 20h

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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 · 18h

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Dolfy's Reunites Father, Son and Mentor for One-Night Panama Gold Dinner

Dolfy's on Freret Street is turning its wood-fire kitchen over to a family reunion on Nov. 17, bringing together chef Adolfo Garcia Jr., his father and a mentor who shaped his career in Panama for a single night of ceviche, fried oysters and fry bread. The one-night-only Panama Gold dinner is set for Nov. 17, with staggered reservations and an à la carte menu built around Panamanian culinary traditions filtered through Dolfy's signature wood fire.

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New Order Announces 2027 US Concerts

They haven't played a stateside tour since 2023.

Austin, TX · 21h

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Don't Miss this Year's Christmas at Jackson Barracks

New Orleans is a magical place to be during the holidays. Downtown streets are adorned in lights and the beauty of the city is on full display. If you're looking for a great way to spend the holiday season in New Orleans that honors rich history and has fun for all ages, you should definitely pay Jackson Barracks visit this year.

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With TikTok, neon signs and a disco ball, the Fair Grounds Race Course is broadening its reach

Cathy Beeding, general manager of the Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, is a lawyer and a 30-year veteran of the casino industry. One Saturday last fall, she also became a DIY contractor as she and a colleague gathered materials from a local paint store and spent the day installing a speckled epoxy floor on a balcony overlooking the Fair Grounds paddock, where racehorses and their jockeys gather before competitions.

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Stylist ‘Collective’ Establishing a Salon in the Westbank

Moss & Mane Hair Collective will specialize in coloring, blonding, and extensions

Marrero, LA · 4d

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Trying brunch at Holywater in New Orleans

You've likely heard about Holywater's cocktails and oysters, but this French Quarter spot also has a new brunch menu. We had to check it out four ourselves!. #nola #neworleans #foodie #brunch #frenchquarter #holywater #newrestaurant #nolaliving #wherenolaeats #downtown #seafood #lunch #dinner.