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St. Joseph Day’s Parade 2023
The annual St. Joseph’s parade marched a convoluted path through the French Quarter on Saturday evening, a long trail of floats, marching clubs and gentlemen in tuxedos offering paper flowers, plastic roses and commemorative garters – for a kiss.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Poet on the Levee: Walt Whitman’s New Orleans
In this new book, amble through 1850s New Orleans with an itinerant journalist who would become one of the country’s most beloved poets.
— John S. Sledge
What’s in a Name? Bulbancha and Mobilian Jargon
Louisiana’s tri-millennial Native history and culture is reflected in this name, part of a common indigenous language used for trading throughout the lower Mississippi region.
— by Frank Perez
James Booker at the Toulouse
A young woman working at the Toulouse Theatre in the early ‘80s becomes acquainted with the legendary pianist – and the forces that both inspired and bedeviled him.
– by Ellis Anderson
Faces of Mardi Gras 2023
A collection of some of our favorite Carnival portraits, photographed in the Quarter and the Marigny on Mardi Gras morning.
– by Ellis Anderson
Barkus Parade 2023
Storyboard: The 30th anniversary of the Mystic Krewe of Barkus parade had lots of tails wagging. The parade members and their human companions gathered in Armstrong park and then paraded through the French Quarter on February 12th. French Quarter resident and photographer Andrew Simoneaux, who specializes in pet portraits captured the parade participants and canine spectators in all their glory.
- by Andrew Simoneaux
A Treasure Trove of Vintage Gay Mardi Gras Images
The Louisiana State Museum discovers and acquires a collection of 820 color slides by a relatively unknown photographer documenting the LGBT+ midcentury celebrations.
- by Frank Perez
- images courtesy Louisiana State Museum, Joe Crews collection
Holiday Parade 2022: “First of its kind”
We're not sure what we were expecting from a first year parade, but from the enthusiasm, the number of participants and parade-goers, it might have been the 25th annual.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Awakening the Holidays: The Réveillon Tradition in New Orleans
Awaken your spirits and your palate with this year’s Réveillon, a timeless French celebration during the holidays.
My Son, the Genius: An Interview with Thelma Ducoing Toole
Interview with Thelma Toole, mother of the late John Kennedy Toole, Pulitzer-prize winning author of Confederacy of Dunces
The New Algiers Ferries: the romance of the ride remains
The Algiers Ferry: The Romance of the Ride Remains
French Quarter Walking Tours: the city reconsiders guidelines for guides
Exactly what are the regulations for walking tours? Are they being changed? What about enforcement of existing ordinances? A French Quarter resident, local tour guide and a Loyola tour guide instructor takes an in-depth look.
Two Easter Parades Celebrate Rejuvenation, Honor an Icon
The French Quarter paid homage to entertainer Chris Owens who died April 5, in both the parade that is her namesake and the 21st Annual Gay Easter Parade.
The Comeback Carnival: Faces of Mardi Gras 2022
Meet some of the folks who came out in the French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods to help make this historic Mardi Gras extraordinary in all the right ways.
The Quarter's Last School May Close
The historic building that's often referred to as "The Little Red Schoolhouse," may soon dismiss classes permanently, despite protests from many parents and neighbors.
Frances Swigart: New Work
This classical printmaker keeps evolving, as her latest retrospective show proves.
Campaign Trail Reflections: What I learned running for office
The overwhelming majority of NOLA's District C voters live on the West Bank and no East Bank candidate has won the council seat in more than four decades. Despite the odds, a French Quarter resident, writer and activist throws his signature hat in the ring.
The Legacy of Sandra Jaffe
When a honeymoon lark turned into a musical endeavor, the young bride couldn't have imagined the reverberations that would beat on after her passing.
A Conclave of Revelers
If you spot clouds of smoke billowing from a certain Royal Street balcony in the months leading to Twelfth Night, it might be the signal that the Lord of Misrule has chosen the new monarch for the Krewe de la Royale Revelers.
"They Called Us River Rats"
A fascinating new book by long-time resident Macon Fry explores life along the last batture community in New Orleans.