Not surprisingly, the weekend after Mardi Gras in New Orleans is relatively quiet. Tipitina’s, for instance, is dark. But you ...

The day-by-day schedule of the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been revealed. A list of the artists by weekend was released in mid-December, a full month earlier than when Jazz Fest ...

[Originally published 1/12/26; Updated 1/27/26]: Iconic funk group The Meters, one of the most influential acts to ever come out of New Orleans, will reunite for a concert at the ornate Saenger ...

FAN EXPO New Orleans will take place Jan. 9-11 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The event features a rare "Lord of the Rings" reunion with Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic ...

With the New Orleans Saints finishing fourth in the NFC South at 6-11, the team's opponents for the 2026 season have been set: Dive into the New Orleans Saints' 2025 NFL season, featuring game-by-game ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Kick off 2026 with these Greater New Orleans New Year’s celebrations. Welcome 2026 in Woldenberg Park with the New Orleans Eve Fleur de Lis drop, a New Orleans-style version of ...

Legendary bassist George Porter Jr. celebrated his 78th birthday on Christmas day at New Orleans’ iconic Maple Leaf Bar. Porter, whose actual birthday falls on December 26th, took the stage alongside ...

The Pentagon on Tuesday said it deployed 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted an immigration operation in the city earlier this month. The ...

New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno welcomes the deployment of 350 National Guard troops to the city. The troops will provide enhanced security for events like New Year's, the Sugar Bowl, and Mardi ...

Russell Batiste playing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival as a member of the Porter Batiste Stoltz trio. Credit: Masahiro Sumori, via Wikimedia Commons Sign up for Verite's free daily ...

Plans to “carry out an attack” in New Orleans were thwarted after an ex-Marine was arrested while on the way to the Louisiana city with guns and body armor in the car, according to court documents ...

A former student of the University of New Orleans is in federal custody after allegedly threatening to burn down a campus building Friday morning, triggering a full-scale evacuation and interrupting ...