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This No-Nonsense New Orleans, Louisiana, Counter Has Been Serving Classic Po-Boys Since 1922

Every single week, a kitchen in Louisiana slow-cooks more than 1,000 pounds of roast beef and stirs up over 50 gallons of gravy. That’s not a typo, and it’s not a holiday special either. Put that into perspective for a second: all that gravy has one main job, which is soaking straight into a loaf of French bread.

New Orleans, LA · 12d

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New book ‘compassionately captures’ 1980s AIDS crisis in New Orleans throughout 18 stories

“Skylark,” by William Christy Smith, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, 246 pages. I’m a sucker for novels set in 1980s New Orleans, a time and place that shaped my earliest years but which I was far too young to fully absorb. Such is the case with William...

New Orleans, LA · 11d

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Oldest Building in New Orleans Will Feature Actors in Ursuline History Exhibit

Inside the oldest surviving building in the Mississippi River valley, a French Quarter convent completed around 1752, actors will portray five figures connected to the convent. The Old Ursuline Convent Museum is set to open a new exhibit this weekend marking 300 years since Ursuline nuns first arrived in New Orleans, using live performance to tell stories about people connected to the convent.

New Orleans, LA · 12d

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Two New Orleans 'Lion King' Broadway stars missed home: 'Grateful to be back'

New Orleans natives Jennifer Theriot, 35, and Vernon Brooks III, 28, have spent years living out of a few suitcases and a trunk. Touring with Disney’s Broadway musical “The Lion King” means packing light with vacuum-sealed clothes. But there is always room in the luggage for a...

New Orleans, LA · 11d

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Treme's Historic Carver Theater Closes Again, Leaving Its Fate Up in the Air

The Carver Theater in Treme is closing its doors once more, with event coordinator Laura Meyers saying the historic building's future is now uncertain after it spent several years operating as a private event space. The announcement marks another turn for a property that has shifted from segregation-era movie house to medical clinic to concert hall over more than seven decades.

New Orleans, LA · 12d

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At the oldest building in New Orleans, voices from the past come to life in new exhibit

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Completed around 1752, the Old Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter is said to be the oldest surviving building in the Mississippi River valley. Now the Old Ursuline Convent Museum, there’s a new exhibit marking 300 years since the Ursuline nuns arrived in New Orleans.

New Orleans, LA · 12d

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Bonfouca Museum Holds Grand Opening; Chief Warhorse Is Keynote Speaker

The Bonfouca Museum & Research Center held a grand opening, with Chief Warhorse serving as keynote speaker. The Tchefuncta Nation, Chahta Tribe dedicated the museum. The museum is intended to preserve Indigenous history. Chief Warhorse personally invited the author to attend the grand opening. The Tchefuncta Site. The Tchefuncte site...

Slidell, LA · 12d

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GALLERY: Nicholls State University Volleyball vs LSUUNO

Nicholls was shut down by the LSU New Orleans privateers 0-3 Thursday evening at the “Stuff Stropher” volleyball game at Stopher Gym. The Colonels (9-6, 2-10 SLC) play two matches in Texas this week starting at Lamar on Nov. 5, then Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 7. View...

Thibodaux, LA · 10d

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Cheers to 60 Years of the Historic New Orleans Collection

The Historic New Orleans Collection hosted a lovely birthday party presented by Ryan Gootee General Contractors which brought together those who can't get enough of true New Orleans culture and history at the flagship center (one of 14 properties). The revelers packed the building and courtyard to indulge in excellent fare from Antoine's, Chef Prudhomme, Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse, and more. As they traversed the rooms, they were treated to the current exhibitions including the brand new Bunny Matthews art exhibit.

New Orleans, LA · 13d

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Treme's Historic Carver Theater closing its doors as organizers say future is uncertain

The Historic Carver Theater in Treme, which decades ago served Black moviegoers during segregation, will again close its doors after serving as a private event space for several years, event organizers said. “The Carver has decided to close its doors. I don't know what will come of it, if it...

New Orleans, LA · 12d

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Rediscovered 1935 recordings reveal earliest known spoken audio of endangered Louisiana Creole

The earliest spoken-word recordings of Louisiana Creole, a uniquely American language at risk of extinction, have been uncovered and analyzed for the first time, shedding light on a tongue that defined the docks and saloons of New Orleans for well over a century.

New Orleans, LA · 13d

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GALLERY: E.D. White 2026 Homecoming Court

E.D. White Catholic High School wrapped up the 2026 Homecoming season in Lafourche Parish this past Friday, becoming the final high school in the parish to celebrate its Homecoming festivities. Highlighting the evening was the crowning of Claire Toups and Andrew Block as the school's 2026 Homecoming Queen and King.

Lafourche Parish, LA · 16d

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New Orleans Museum of Art – Art in Bloom

The undeniable appeal of art, flowers, design, fashion and good company is what brings people to Art in Bloom at the New Orleans Museum of Art year after year. Presented by First Horizon Bank, the five-day event, themed “Marsh Madness” this year, kicked off with a Patron and Preview Party on March 18 in the museum, where guests could peruse the fantastical floral arrangements and mise-en-scènes crafted by local creatives including florists, designers, Ikebana practitioners and more, as well as the city’s garden clubs; the Garden Study Club of New Orleans hosts the event with the museum.

New Orleans, LA · 13d

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NOLA shocker as celebrity-packed Essence Fest considers move to Houston

Essence Fest's 30 years in New Orleans could soon end.

New Orleans, LA · 15d

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Historic New Orleans Collection Announces $35 Million Project to Reimagine Original Royal Street Campus

NEW ORLEANS (November 2, 2026)—Following its “Cheers to 60 Years!” celebration, the Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) is launching the public phase of a $35 million capital campaign to restore, renew and reimagine its original campus at 533 Royal St. The project marks a new chapter for the institution and reinforces its role as a cultural anchor in the French Quarter.

New Orleans, LA · 14d

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For 16 years, this dancer has led ‘Thriller’ in New Orleans. This year will be his last.

In a small New Orleans dance studio, seven weeks before Halloween, Kenneth “Kynt” Bryan lay before a dozen soon-to-be zombies. “You’re dead, right?” Bryan said. “Your body’s decomposing. So you’re not…” he said, resting his head on his tented hands, fluttering his eyelashes. The group giggled. “Let’s see how you can contort your body.”

New Orleans, LA · 14d