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New Plans For the Market Street Power Plant

The Market Street Power plant has been part of the New Orleans riverfront for 120 years. Locals are familiar with the big Victorian-style smokestacks but they won’t be there for long. The new owners, local developers Louis Lauricella and Brian Gibbs, are currently devising plans to convert the property into a hotel, offices, shops, and […]

Audubon Nature Institute’s Okapi Will Have A New Baby

The New Orleans and San Diego zoo organizations have come together to breed endangered species. Asili, an okapi is one of these endangered species and she is now pregnant. “It’s a very big deal” in the zoo world, according to Michelle Hatwood, General Curator at the Audubon Nature Institute’s Species Survival Center in Algiers. “She’s […]

Egg Hunt, April 9, 2022

Enjoy an egg hunt, arts and crafts in New Orleans. Egg Hunt New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Cir New Orleans, LA 70124 April 9, 2022 10am – 1pm Tickets: Through April 8: $15 for adults and children | $10 for NOMA members All tickets are $18 the day of the event. Free […]

Gretna Crawfish, April 23, 2022

Come eat some crawfish and listen to The Aaron Foret Band live in Gretna. Gretna Crawfish Festival Mel Ott Multipurpose Center 2301 Belle Chasse Highway Gretna, LA April 23, 2022 Tickets: $15 Click Here For More Information.    

French Quarter Courtyard & Home Tour, April 3, 2022

Tour the Vieux Carre’ (Lower French Quarter) and its homes in New Orleans.   New Orleans Spring Fiesta 826 St. Ann St. New Orleans, LA 70116 April 3, 2022 1pm – 4pm Tickets $25   Click Here for More Information.