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When you think of taking a sip of something sweet and thirst-quenching in New Orleans, you usually think of imbibing something alcoholic. However, there’s another type of...

New Orleans is one of the most staunchly Catholic cities in America because it was forged by French and Spanish people who were devoted to the Catholic Church. When the first...

Three hundred years ago, when Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, discovered New Orleans and decided to make it the capital of the French colony of Louisiane, we’re...

New Orleans has been making its mark on the country and the world for over 300 years. One of the things that the city can be most proud of is the number of universities and...

Much has been said, written, and sung about this city. Some people become enamored with this place because of its rare and enticing culture that allows them freedoms that they can’t experience anywhere else. Others detest the city because they find it too indulgent and vulgar. One way or another, this 300-year-old city knows how to leave a mark on everyone who sets foot within it. Authors, actors, and artists of all kinds have left a...

Renovations of the St. Rose de Lima campus (which includes a church and two school buildings, vacant since Hurricane Katrina) will regenerate the oldest road in New Orleans: Bayou Road. This 300-year-old road was first used by the Native Americans, followed by the Europeans, as a way for travelers to avoid the Mississippi River when the water level was low. The location of this raised land is credited for founding New Orleans as we know it....

One of my favorite things to do when I travel somewhere new is to take a haunted history tour. A city tour will no doubt cover all of its urban environs’ key Final Jeopardy factoids; however, like a high school history textbook, there’s sure to be some “alternative facts," as well as formative scenes, deleted from the director’s cut to ensure a township is seen in its best light. Whether you believe in the...

During the mid-1970s, Anne Rice released her first book, Interview with the Vampire, which would later be the first of a series of books titled The Vampire Chronicles. These books mostly revolved around the character Lestat, originally a French noble who eventually made his way to New Orleans after becoming undead. Rice’s books had an audience of their own, and New Orleans was really put in the forefront when Brad Pitt, Tom...