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Membership at a local museum offers perks year-round: free admission, early registration opportunities for high-demand public programs (including summer camps), discounts at sublime museum stores and cafes, etc. Less obvious, but maybe as important, is that a museum membership supports your favorite museum’s mission. C

New Orleans restaurants are welcoming back a summer tradition, Coolinary, in hopes of a boost in sales. According to New Orleans and Company, this year, more than 100 restaurants will participate, as well as bars offering specialty drinks and prices. Coolinary menus offer two-course lunches at participating restaurants

New Orleans City Council again deferred STR measures to Aug. 6 that could tighten rules or ban noncommercial rentals citywide.

New Orleans residents are grabbing shovels and clearing clogged catch basins themselves after waiting weeks, months — and sometimes years — for help from the Sewerage and Water Board. With heavy rain always looming over a city built below sea level, a blocked street drain is more than an eyesore; it can be the opening

Pope Leo XIV Wednesday acknowledged his family's roots in both slavery and immigration, saying in an interview with NBC News “I come from a family that my grandparents were immigrants ... [and] on my mother’s side, we have people who were both slaves and slave owners." Pope Leo...

A man was fatally shot in New Orleans Saturday, Aug. 1.

ou know it’s been a rough week for the pavement when the vehicle built to rescue everyone else ends up needing a rescue of its own. That’s exactly what happened in New Orleans’ Central City ... Read more

South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. Brandon Maxwell has been named the new public and government affairs manager for ExxonMobil's operations in the Baton Rouge area. Maxwell, who previously held leadership roles within ExxonMobil's Low

Who said history belongs only in museums? Sometimes, it’s hiding behind a restaurant door, waiting to surprise you with a plate of incredible food. Imagine walking into dinner and realizing the walls around you have more stories than most people you know. Sitting inside a centuries-old cottage, this Louisiana...

Eating boiled crawfish is an experience many in Louisiana look forward to all year, whether at a backyard boil or at a reliable restaurant. And New Orleans has many great places to grab pounds of hot-boiled crawfish with all the fixings. Classic spots have been a go-to for years, and some newer boilers are making a nam