New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell told allies in a private meeting before the Super Bowl that she was weighing whether to close Bourbon Street off to cars in the aftermath of the New Year's terror attack.
This comes ahead of the first big weekend of parades, as well as the recently granted SEAR 1 rating for Mardi Gras.
Police say the suspect is described as a Black man between the ages of 20 and 30, with tattoos on his right hand and fingers.
Spring breathes new life into the Crescent City, offering great weather and rich cultural experiences without the Mardi Gras crowds. Here's why New Orleans should top your springtime destination list.
For breakfast, a cocktail, or, an intimate dinner you have Elysian Bar, the hotel’s sister restaurant and café that's tucked between the church and the schoolhouse. Dine on Tuna Crudo, Roasted Gulf Shrimp and house-made focaccia in their leafy sun-filled conservatory, or order a coffee to-go before a jam-packed jazz-filled itinerary.
The French Opera House was a popular venue for Mardi Gras balls in the late 1800s. See where balls are hosted today.
The Krewe of Barkus has joined the long list of parades that were set to roll Sunday but have rescheduled. The Krewe of Barkus is now scheduled to roll on Sunday, March 9 at 2 p.m. On their social media, the krewe posted that they "roll reign or shine, unless it isn't safe for the dogs".
A grand jury has refused the charges against a man accused in the strangling death of a woman under a New Orleans wharf last year. Patricia Fitzgerald, 44, was found strangled to death under the Governor Nicholls Street Wharf in the French Quarter on Aug. 19, 2024, on Esplanade Avenue.
After a brief post- Super Bowl breather, an intense security presence will return to the streets and skies of New Orleans, as helicopters, drones, bomb-sniffing dogs, SWAT
The Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) announced a new collaboration with the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone