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Congratulations to New Orleans' own Jon Batiste who just won 5 Grammy awards including Album of the Year for “We Are.”

Jon is featured on the 2022 Jazz Fest Poster: http://art4now.com

“The Cultural Capital of the South.” WOW!
If I had a dollar for every time I used this phrase during a site-visit over the last 20 years, I’d still be treading water and close to giving up.

Louisiana Department of Health

One year ago today I received a call from NOPD telling me the Mayor had determined that day that there would be no more escorted parades for the foreseeable future, and they would not be showing up for DNO’s corporate parade that very evening, even though it had been in the books for months. I had costumed revelers, a Brass Band, Grand Marshall, Pre-parade cocktails and hours d’oeuvres, as well a very excited client with 100+ guests waiting for this unique experience. What was I to do? Well, we decided to parade anyway, with all but the police. Most didn’t even notice their absence.

Little did I know what the following year would bring. No business, losing our jobs, no music for Miracle Meaux, selling our house, and now traveling around the country in our Vintage Cruiser named NOLA. Who would have ever imagined a global pandemic would bring us to our knees, praying for a vaccine (we still haven’t gotten) and a future of absolute uncertainty.

Cheers to life’s lemons and the lemonade we make. Just add Vodka, it mixes well with others.

Love. Wish we could see them in person.

How House Floats Saved Mardi Gras - Coffee Table Book Get the hardcover book that showcases a unique Mardi Gras experience with "Porches on Parade: How House Floats Saved Mardi Gras." When the parades were canceled, the resiliency of New Orleans shined again and the community came together to show the world that you can’t stop the Carnival spirit. This limited-edition book features compelling stories and colorful photos from the award-winning journalists of The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, and is sure to be an inspiration for future generations.

I love my city so much! Check out how locals are keeping the soul of NOLA alive.


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Photos: Preparing for “Yardi Gras” in New Orleans A collection of images of this year’s socially distant “Yardi Gras,” as New Orleanians prepare for Mardi Gras on February 16

Our events, meetings, conferences, entertainment and hospitality industries are really hurting. That means New Orleans is really hurting. So sad.

'Save Us!' Unemployed tourism and convention workers plead for help at an ‘Empty Event’ Several dozen unemployed hospitality workers assembled along the Mississippi River near Mardi Gras World on Tuesday to call attention to the crippling effect of coronavirus on New Orleans' tourism and

Gotta love NOLA.

Skelilton: the Musical. "We'll be Back" Skeletonhousenola Skeleton House NOLA skeliton Skeletonhouse NOLA is going mostly virtual this year.

It's time to FLY MSY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raVjveYtZl4&feature=youtu.be

MSY Travel Ready: Wash Your Hands You can help protect yourself and others by washing your hands for at least 20 seconds and you can sing along while you do. Wash you hands, waaaaaash your ha...

I stand in solidarity with my many friends and colleagues in the event/entertainment industry who are out of work or having a tough time making a living through no fault of their own during this debilitating pandemic. I'll keep my profile red for the next 24 hours, and if you support these folks, I hope you'll do the same.

So much talent in South Louisiana. So much heart and soul.

Healin' Song This was made for Louisiana Travel. Shot at Dockside Studios in Maurice. Some of the artists in the video include Jo-El Sonnier, Eric Adcock, Chubby Carrier, Michael…

June 1-7 marks National CPR and AED Awareness Week, which spotlights how lives can be saved if more Americans know CPR and how to use an AED.

There is no better time than now;
for tomorrow is not guaranteed.

I want to get back to normal too. But "our normal isn’t everyone else’s normal. It won’t return when cities begin to reopen. We can’t just restart this beast of a process overnight. Most events you’ve been to — music festivals, concert tours, conferences — take anywhere from months to years to plan and coordinate."

https://medium.com/swlh/our-industry-isnt-coming-back-like-yours-is-4cbf261194e1

Our Industry isn’t coming back like yours is. Live events aren’t getting the acknowledgement that others are.

This will be a different kind of Jazz Fest. Listen up! Some of the best from the past. You can here some of the greats who are no longer with us, like Dr. John, who graces this years official Jazz Fest Poster.

The Cubes are here!!! This year, WWOZ's Jazz Fest broadcast is going to include some of the best performances in the history of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, straight from the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

Check back here each morning of WWOZ Presents Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival for the most up-to-date schedule!

Listen live to WWOZ's Jazz Festing In Place, worldwide at https://www.wwoz.org/listen/player/ or 90.7 FM locally.

Think about it. When you back out of your driveway, the pavement doesn't stop until you hit New Orleans. We're just down the road, and we're looking forward to welcoming you here as soon as we're all ready to travel again.

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New Orleans Tourism - We're Your Neighbors Think about it. When you back out of your driveway, the pavement doesn't stop until you hit New Orleans. We're just down the road, and we're looking…

I really miss that tour of New Orleans I get to give in a sedan with my favorite driver and a potential client. It happens so organically that we flow through a magical lunch, a tour from a local’s perspective (me) that focuses on their needs, and we meet a few wonderful “locals” along the way. We seal a creative deal before we go out for live music and celebration.

Destination New Orleans updated their website address.

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With Carnival behind us, do not be sad, for New Orleans always has plans for a party or festival. So much to to, so little time. Play today but plan for tomorrow.

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See Why Spring in New Orleans is Our Favorite Time of Year Springtime in NOLA means nonstop festivals, supreme second lines, extravagant Easter events, the return of crawfish season, and much more. Here’s how to enjoy March-May in the Crescent City. [Get The Lowdown]

A LITTLE LOUISIANA HISTORY LESSON:

If Hurricane Katrina causing the levees to break in New Orleans is the only thing you know about Louisiana , here are a few more interesting facts about the Bayou State :

•Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the nation at 450 feet.

•The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans is the largest enclosed stadium in the world.

•The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest over-water bridge in the world at 23.87 miles.

•Louisiana 's 6.5 million acres of wetlands are the greatest wetland area in America.

•The oldest city in the Louisiana Purchase Territory is Natchitoches , Louisiana founded in 1714.

•The first bottler of Coca-Cola, Joseph Biedenharn, lived in Monroe , Louisiana and was one of the founders of Delta Air Lines, initially called Delta Air Service.

•Delta Airlines got its start in Monroe , Louisiana when County Agent, C.E. Woolman, decided to try dusting the Boll weevil that was destroying the cotton crops in the Mississippi River Delta from an airplane. It was the first crop dusting service in the world.

•Baton Rouge was the site of the only American Revolution battle outside the original 13 colonies.

•The formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase was made at the Cabildo building in New Orleans on December 20, 1803.

•The staircase at Chrétien Point, in Sunset, Louisiana was copied for Tara in "Gone with the Wind."

•Louisiana is the No. 1 producer of crawfish, alligators and shallots in America .

•Louisiana produces 24 percent of the nation's salt, the most in America .

•Much of the world's food, coffee and oil pass through the Port of New Orleans .

•Tabasco , a Louisiana product, holds the second oldest food trademark in the U.S. Patent Office.

•Steen's Syrup Mill in Abbeville , Louisiana is the world's largest syrup plant producing sugar cane syrup.

•America 's oldest rice mill is in New Iberia , Louisiana at KONRIKO Co.

•The International Joke Telling Contest is held annually in Opelousas , Louisiana .

•LSU (The Ole War Skule) in Baton Rouge has the distinction of contributing the most officers to WW II after the U.S. military academies.

•The Louisiana Hayride radio show helped Hank Williams, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash achieve stardom. It was broadcast from KWKH Radio in Shreveport Louisiana from 1948 to 1960.

•The term Uncle Sam was coined on the wharfs of New Orleans before Louisiana was a U.S. territory as g oods labeled U.S. were from "Uncle Sam."

•The game of craps was invented in New Orleans in 1813 as betting was common activity on the wharves.

•When states had their own currency, the Louisiana Dix (French for ten) was a favored currency for trade. English speakers called them Dixies and coined the term Dixieland.

•New Orleans is the home of the oldest pharmacy in America at 514 Chartres Street in the French Quarter. These early medical mixtures became known as cocktails (guess they were good for what ails ya?), coining yet another term.

•New Orleans is the birthplace of Jazz, the only true American art form.

Jazz gave birth to the Blues and Rock and Roll music.

Viva La Louisiana !!!

Yea you right!

A LITTLE LOUISIANA HISTORY LESSON:

If Hurricane Katrina causing the levees to break in New Orleans is the only thing you know about Louisiana , here are a few more interesting facts about the Bayou State :

•Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the nation at 450 feet.

•The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans is the largest enclosed stadium in the world.

•The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest over-water bridge in the world at 23.87 miles.

•Louisiana 's 6.5 million acres of wetlands are the greatest wetland area in America.

•The oldest city in the Louisiana Purchase Territory is Natchitoches , Louisiana founded in 1714.

•The first bottler of Coca-Cola, Joseph Biedenharn, lived in Monroe , Louisiana and was one of the founders of Delta Air Lines, initially called Delta Air Service.

•Delta Airlines got its start in Monroe , Louisiana when County Agent, C.E. Woolman, decided to try dusting the Boll weevil that was destroying the cotton crops in the Mississippi River Delta from an airplane. It was the first crop dusting service in the world.

•Baton Rouge was the site of the only American Revolution battle outside the original 13 colonies.

•The formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase was made at the Cabildo building in New Orleans on December 20, 1803.

•The staircase at Chrétien Point, in Sunset, Louisiana was copied for Tara in "Gone with the Wind."

•Louisiana is the No. 1 producer of crawfish, alligators and shallots in America .

•Louisiana produces 24 percent of the nation's salt, the most in America .

•Much of the world's food, coffee and oil pass through the Port of New Orleans .

•Tabasco , a Louisiana product, holds the second oldest food trademark in the U.S. Patent Office.

•Steen's Syrup Mill in Abbeville , Louisiana is the world's largest syrup plant producing sugar cane syrup.

•America 's oldest rice mill is in New Iberia , Louisiana at KONRIKO Co.

•The International Joke Telling Contest is held annually in Opelousas , Louisiana .

•LSU (The Ole War Skule) in Baton Rouge has the distinction of contributing the most officers to WW II after the U.S. military academies.

•The Louisiana Hayride radio show helped Hank Williams, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash achieve stardom. It was broadcast from KWKH Radio in Shreveport Louisiana from 1948 to 1960.

•The term Uncle Sam was coined on the wharfs of New Orleans before Louisiana was a U.S. territory as g oods labeled U.S. were from "Uncle Sam."

•The game of craps was invented in New Orleans in 1813 as betting was common activity on the wharves.

•When states had their own currency, the Louisiana Dix (French for ten) was a favored currency for trade. English speakers called them Dixies and coined the term Dixieland.

•New Orleans is the home of the oldest pharmacy in America at 514 Chartres Street in the French Quarter. These early medical mixtures became known as cocktails (guess they were good for what ails ya?), coining yet another term.

•New Orleans is the birthplace of Jazz, the only true American art form.

Jazz gave birth to the Blues and Rock and Roll music.

Viva La Louisiana !!!

20 More Reasons to Visit NOLA in 2020. Let Destination New Orleans be your guide!

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20 Reasons to Visit New Orleans in 2020 New hotels, attractions, major sporting events, restaurants and more - here is why you should visit New Orleans in 2020.

Time to prepare for the next holiday. Everywhere else that will Valentines Day, but New Orleans isn't everywhere else is it? Check out the Mardi Gras parade schedule here.

2020 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule - NOLA Weekend Here is the 2020 Mardi Gras parade schedule for the greater New Orleans metro area.

In need of a couple of volunteers next Sunday for our Grateful Heart Celebration who have experience successfully selling merch using Square on a phone and IPad and Venmo. Tipitina's from 3:30 -7 PM. Thank you!

Tickets on sale now for our event celebrating Miracle Meaux's album release and Fundraiser for Heartbeat NOLA. Get your tickets NOW!

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You won't want to miss this! Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 from 4-7 PM at Tipitina's. Our first Heartbeat NOLA Fundraiser featuring Maurice's album release, Grateful! VIP tables of 4 @ $300 / VIP Single $50 / General Admission $25
Tickets On Sale Soon at www.tipitinas.com.
Sponsorships Available and F&B Donations needed, please!

You won't want to miss this! Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 from 4-7 PM at Tipitina's. Our first Heartbeat NOLA Fundraiser featuring Maurice's album release, Grateful! VIP tables of 4 @ $300 / VIP Single $50 / General Admission $25
Tickets On Sale Soon at www.tipitinas.com.
Sponsorships Available and F&B Donations needed, please!

Thrilled to Certify more hospitality industry professionals in CPR/AED. Thank you Access New Orleans.

Thrilled to Certify more hospitality industry professionals in CPR/AED. Thank you Access New Orleans.

This is how we create a legacy of music in New Orleans. Working with Roots of Music is always a treat. This little drum major and his bandmates are introducing our guests to our parade culture. Love helping non-profits while creating memorable event experiences. Guests were wowed by these young musicians, but imagine their surprise when they marched out the door to be greeted by 100 more band members.

Just a few more magical photos. Thank you Voodo Authentica.

Working with Take Paws Rescue and The Stray Cafe made for an amazing first experience hosting a Puppy Play Room at an event. So much sweetness and puppy breath. When my events can benefit wonderful local non-profits, it's a win win. So proud!

Beautiful venue

Alright FB fam, I need your help! I need to create a “Puppy Room” at one of my events. Where do I get lots of puppies and people to deal with them? This is a first for me, but I am excited to do it.

So proud of my friends for starting this awesome non-profit. Ali Brown Gina Lopinto Bonura

New nonprofit BYOBikes aims to give bikes to New Orleans children from low-income households When Ali Brown saw a costumed bike ride in Tampa, through her participation in nonprofit Onbikes, which donates bikes to children from low-income households, she couldn’t help but imagine what

So much to love.

New Orleans Named No. 3 City in the U.S. by the Readers of Travel + Leisure - Biz New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana at Jackson Square. Photo from Getty Images.NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans continues to charm visitors from around the world and earn praise with recent designations in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2019. The readers of the prominent travel magazine have named New Orl...

Our favorite time of year to eat in New Orleans. Enjoy Ya'll!

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Coolinary New Orleans Restaurant Month | Official Site During the month of August, experience cuisine that delights your palate and is an integral part of the history, fabric and culture of New Orleans. This annual culinary tradition features specially priced prix-fixe lunch, dinner and brunch menus.

NOLA we love you so!