History, Jazz, Museums/Exhibits, New Orleanians
While many know of Louis’ accomplishments on stage, little is known about his personal life. Louis was married four times, his first marriage occurring when he was only 17 years...
History, Know Your NOLA, New Orleanians
You might not guess it by looking at it, but this painting created an uproar that rippled through the highest levels of Parisian society. Its unveiling in 1884 was met...
McMain was a champion of social services and progressivism in the early 1900s.
Historic, History, Know Your NOLA
Not only was New Orleans a center of America’s network of Mafia families... many historians believe New Orleans was the original center.
Destinations, Halloween, Haunted Houses, Haunted NOLA, Historic, History, Local
Along Toulouse Street in the French Quarter, one block is filled with more than just hungry tourists and locals passing by. From a feed store to a quarantine hospital and...
History, Museums/Exhibits
Treme's Petit Jazz Museum is a guided audiovisual tour through jazz and the international musical styles that influenced its birth and development, led by museum founder and Treme native Al...
Halloween, Haunted Houses, History, Know Your NOLA
In life, and death, the legend of Storyville madam Josie Arlington is that of a woman unafraid to ruffle a few feathers.
History, Know Your NOLA, Museums/Exhibits
With flags flying and chants of "On to New Orleans, Freedom or Death," marching in tandem to the sound of African drumbeats, a visual artist plans to lead more than...
In this "park" was once a spectacular example of the early-19th century colonial Creole plantations.
Causes/Activism, Destinations, History
“He was a man that didn’t sit down,” owner Leah Chase said in an interview. “I’d feed the freedom riders, we’d sit down, and we’d talk. But he wasn’t like...
