French Quarter Showdown Ends As Habana Outpost Calls It Quits
Habana Outpost, the Cuban-inspired spot perched on the edge of New Orleans’ French Quarter, is calling its last service on Wednesday, May 6, after about two years in business, owner Sean Meenan confirmed. The shutdown caps a project that only started serving guests in 2023, following years of neighborhood pushback and courtroom wrangling. Meenan told local outlets he is stepping away to focus...
I Tried Strawberries Arnaud, the Classic New Orleans Dessert from the 1920s
It's a signature menu item at Arnaud's Restaurant in New Orleans.
Mistaken identity case derails local nonprofit leader’s mission on GiveNOLA Day
A man who runs a nonprofit to help young people learn skills and get jobs was preparing to promote his organization for GiveNOLA Day today, but when he was wrongly identified in a criminal case, it totally derailed his mission. People in the community DM'd WWL's Meg Farris on Instagram,...
New Orleans cab drivers struggling with higher gas prices, want city approval for fuel...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Strait of Hormuz is more than 7,000 miles from Louisiana. But the standoff between the U.S. and Iran over the narrow waterway continues to impact global oil prices and the cost of gasoline. According to AAA, the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline...
‘They don’t take it’ – mayor says would-be looters turned off by new wiring
'They don't take it' - mayor says would-be looters turned off by new wiring
Under fire from New Orleans officials, S&WB community meetings kick off with mostly empty...
It was a mostly empty house at the Dryades YMCA on Tuesday evening as the Sewerage & Water Board, under fire from New Orleans elected officials, kicked off a series of community meetings to engage directly with residents. Few showed up. Nearly all of the 20 or so people in...
$785 million expansion of Domino refinery solidifies Louisiana’s central role in sugar trade
The Florida-based owners of the 117-year-old Domino Sugar Chalmette Refinery announced Tuesday they have begun construction on the first phase of a nearly $800 million expansion at the facility, an investment that signals Louisiana's continued central role in the American sugar trade. Executives from plant owner ASR Group, the world's...
Cuban restaurant closing for good after a decade-long fight to open in the French...
Habana Outpost, a Cuban and Mexican restaurant that transformed a long vacant edge of the French Quarter after years of community opposition, will close Wednesday after two years in business. The restaurant opened in 2023 at the corner of North Rampart Street and Esplanade Avenue, serving Cuban sandwiches, street corn,...
See these 5 gothic cathedrals in Louisiana that WorldAtlas highlights
The Gothic art period flourished in Europe from the mid-12th to the 16th century, and it is defined by clerical architecture involving intricate stained glass windows, pointed arches, as well as soaring ribbed vaults and flying buttresses. Gothic cathedrals were constructed with the intention of being monumental and impressive, drawing...
10 Louisiana Restaurants Visitors Keep Coming Back To For The Food
Nobody warns you about Louisiana. They tell you about the jazz, the bayous, the Mardi Gras beads, but nobody sits you down and says: listen, you are going to eat something here that will make you question every meal you have had before this moment. And you will not be...
