A Chicken Salad Chick is coming to Lakeside Mall, adding a second Metairie location
Fancy Nancy fans get ready: Chicken Salad Chick looks like the latest addition to Lakeside Mall’s food court in Metairie, adding another location to the south shore. The rumor, first reported by local blog page New Orleans Mom, was confirmed in a comment on Facebook by Chicken Salad Chick’s official Metairie page.
Pre-Dawn Gunfire Shakes Seabrook Corner, Woman Shot Near Wales And Mullet
Early Saturday morning, an adult woman was shot near the intersection of Wales Street and Mullet Street in New Orleans’ Seabrook neighborhood. Police were called around 4:13 a.m., and the victim was taken to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle. The New Orleans Police Department said the investigation is ongoing,...
No tents, grills, mega-ladders: New Orleans sheriffs begin parade route enforcement
Four hours before the first major Uptown parade of Mardi Gras was set to roll on Friday, a small group of paradegoers begrudgingly pulled down and cast aside the tent canopies they’d erected on the St. Charles Avenue neutral ground at Marengo Street. They did so just after three...
Parade float runs over woman’s foot on St. Charles Avenue, NOPD says
A woman reported her foot was run over by a float during a St. Charles Avenue parade on Friday night, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Public information officer Jonathan Morris, a senior police officer, said NOPD officers were summoned to Common Street and St. Charles Avenue at around 8:31 p.m....
Wake Up NOLA: Restaurants in ‘the box’ during Carnival means strange times, easy reservations
Wake Up NOLA: Mardi Gras remakes many facets of New Orleans life, and that goes for the rhythms of the restaurant scene. Demand for tables, operating hours, timing of deliveries, staff schedules and even some specials are all dictated by parades and the ebb and flow of crowds around them. For restaurants in the box,...
Stronghold Studios Extends Mardi Gras Float Flower Sales
NEW ORLEANS – Stronghold Studios will extend its Mardi Gras Float Flower Sales to the public through February 8th, offering hundreds of styles, sizes, and colors of Mardi Gras float flowers at unbeatable prices, while also giving back to the community. Location: Stronghold Studios Warehouse, 4429 Bienville Avenue....
Chicken’s Kitchen is expanding to downtown New Orleans and making big changes in Gretna
The James Beard semifinalist chef and owner of Chicken's Kitchen in Gretna has announced plans to expand into New Orleans' Central Business District and close the original location. But don't panic if you live in Gretna, the restaurant's second location, called The Coop, will remain open at 1030 Derbigny St.
Overnight Shakeup Ousts LSU New Orleans Med School Chief
Yesterday, Louisiana State University removed Dr. Steve Nelson as chancellor of the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, abruptly changing out the top leader at the city’s flagship medical campus. The move lands as central administrators tighten control over the health campuses amid a broader drive to...
From Bourbon Street to Orpheuscapade: New Orleans musician Jourdan Blue’s rise to fame
A Bourbon Street musician's career is on the rise after competing on two reality singing competition shows, and now Jourdan Blue is performing at this year's Orpheuscapade on Lundi Gras.
Meet the 4 generations of Baby Dolls in this New Orleans family
NEW ORLEANS — A room in Janice Kimble’s home is covered wall-to-wall, floor to ceiling in Mardi Gras mementos. They represent more than a century of her family’s history. “I have history with the second line group, the Indian group and the Baby Dolls,” she said Wednesday....
