Our easels stood along the walking paths, overlooking one of the streams that flowed through the 1,300-acre park. Spanish moss dangled overhead from the ancient live oak trees. The splash of an incoming pelican echoed under the stone bridge. The…
Whether you’re in New Orleans for Mardi Gras or not, a visit to Mardi Gras World will put you in the Carnival spirit. At this colossal 300,000 square foot location, the floats for all 50 plus Mardi Gras parades are…
While musicians and merrymakers of New Orleans sleep, the sun is rising, and so are those with young traveling companions. The Big Easy really is action packed 24 hours a day and there are plenty of activities for entertaining kids…
Exploring the French Quarter’s Darker Side It wasn’t exactly a dark and stormy New Orleans night. It was more like a “dark and threatening to rain night”, and a perfect climate for delving into tales of some of the French…
I’m one, in nearly two million visitors, who has traveled through The National WWII Museum, located in New Orleans. I can only imagine the emotional impact this museum’s had on each of us, since opening its doors to the public, June…
To really learn about a place, journey past the tourist attractions and venture into the neighborhoods where locals live. On the border of the Fauberg-Marigny and Bywater neighborhoods of New Orleans is Press Street, named for the Cotton Presses that…
