NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY

Across the country on January 9th each year, citizens take the lead to show support on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. 

Law Enforcement Officers of every rank and file have chosen a profession that puts their life on the line every day for their communities. They've answered a call to public service that is demanding and often unappreciated.

From local, state, and federal, their duties command dedication. The jobs are often thankless and take them away from their families for long hours. Rarely do they know what their days have in store for them. Often law enforcement are the only paid emergency resource a community has. More often they work in coordination with other local, state, and federal organizations to make communities safer.

On National Law Enforcement Day, we have an opportunity to thank them for their service and offer a token of respect.

Open on Sundays AND Mondays?! Yes, please!

Laissez les bon temps rouler with Haydel’s EVERY DAY of the week with our updated Mardi Gras hours:

Sunday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Monday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Pre-order your king cakes with us today by calling our bakery. Happy Almost Mardi Gras Season!

Meet the newest member of the family…King Cake Beignets. Available throughout carnival season.

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The FBI and City of New Orleans Open Family Assistance Center for Victims of New Years Day Bourbon Street Tragedy 

NEW ORLEANS – In partnership with local, state, and federal partners, the FBI has opened the Family Assistance Center (FAC), centralized location where victims and their loved ones can receive in-person information and assistance following the Bourbon Street tragedy on New Years Day. The FAC will provide services from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (hours subject to change)The following is a message from the NOLA Ready Emergency Alert System:

In coordination w/local & state partners, the FBI is moving the Family Assistance Center to 701 Loyola Ave, 11AM-7PM. (504)355-0846 available 24/7.

Stay safe!

-The Team at NOLA Ready

Managed by the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

This space is open for those individuals who were present at the Bourbon Street attack, even if they were not physically injured. There are several agencies present providing crisis assistance, financial assistance, legal and lodging assistance, needs assessments, mental health services, returning personal effects and many other additional resources. Interpretation services are available.

For those unable to visit the Family Assistance Center, you are encouraged to fill out the Victim Questionnaire at https://forms.fbi.gov/bourbonstreetvictims/. For more information, please call (504) 355-0846. 

Further resources for victims can be found at https://www.crimesurvivorsnola.org/jan-1-help or fbi.gov/bourbonstreetvictims. 

This week, St. Tammany Parish will experience freezing temperatures in the mid to low 30s. Please remember the 4 P's: People, Pipes, Pets & Plants! Check in on loved ones, wrap your pipes, bring your pets indoors and cover plants!

If you choose to run water during freezing temperatures, remember to only run a trickle of cold water to reduce the usage load on utility systems.

High winds, heavy rains and a brief warm up coming to New Orleans. See the forecast.

• By KASEY BUBNASH

After days of bitter cold, temperatures in New Orleans are expected to rise into the low 60s Friday afternoon.

The problem? The warm up will likely be paired with 30-40 mph winds and potentially heavy rains. 

A system is expected to roll through southeast Louisiana late Thursday night, bringing 2-4 inches of rain to some areas, according to the National Weather Service of New Orleans. The heaviest rains are expected north and west of Lake Pontchartrain, but forecasters said New Orleans could get 1.5 to 2 inches in some localized areas between Thursday and Friday night. 

King Cake Hub opens for regular business at 8:30 a.m.

King cake from around the city at King Cake Hub at the Zony Mash Beer Project in New Orleans - clockwise from top, chocolate king cake from Bittersweet Confections, praline from Caluda's King Cakes, chocolate from Gracious Bakery + Cafe, bananas Foster from Brennan's. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)

PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

This year, there will be some 100 different king cakes cycling through from producers including Bittersweet Confections, Breads on Oak, Brennan’s, Bywater Bakery, Caluda’s, Cannata’s, Caywood and Randazzo Bakery, District, Hi Do Bakery, Gracious Bakery, Joe Gambino’s Bakery, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), Sugar Love, Nolita, Mad Batter Bakery and Marguerite’s King Cakes, Tartine and La Vie en Rose.

King Cake Hub operates daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Lundi Gras (March 3 this year, and the countdown is already on).

HAPPY KING’S DAY FROM MANDEVILLE! Thank y'all for making today a great one!

We’ll be stocking King Cakes all season. More varieties are arriving soon in Mandeville. Come see what we offer from the Northshore, New Orleans, and beyond.

• 631 N. Causeway Blvd, Mandeville, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (985) 951-2501
• jenniferj@acquistapaces.com

 The Christmas season has come to a close, and you might be wondering what to do with your tree.

Jefferson Parish officials are reminding residents of its Christmas tree recycling program as residents get ready to ring in the new year.

According to the parish, residents in unincorporated Jefferson Parish and the Town of Jean Lafitte can bring real Christmas trees with no lights, garland, tinsel, ornaments, tree stands or plastic bags to 400 David Drive or 6440 Lapalco Blvd. from Jan. 4 through Jan. 14.

Parish officials also said residents can place their trees on their curbs on Wednesday, Jan. 8, to be collected on Jan. 9, 10 or 11.

Flocked, painted and artificial trees will not be collected.

Parish officials said the recycled trees will be used to build wave-dampening fences to reduce coastal erosion in the Barataria Basin.

The 30 best New Orleans restaurants right now in every price range, from upscale to joints

Here are Ian McNulty's top picks across dining categories.

• BY IAN MCNULTY

Redfish is finished tableside at Dakar NOLA, a modern Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)

This is New Orleans. We love to eat, and we love to talk about restaurants. I’ve been covering restaurants in this city for more than 20 years, and the conversation has been endless.

We talk about which restaurants are the best and which are our favorites. These are not necessarily the same. The best can be a matter of critical scrutiny. Our favorites come through how they make us feel, a combination of the food, the personality, the expression of hospitality.

This guide combines the very best and my own favorites. With a few significant exceptions, it’s focused on the city itself, since we have a lot of company coming to town in the months ahead and I want them to experience New Orleans to the fullest.

Making the list

The gumbo at Liuzza's by the Track is distinctive, with a dark roux and fresh seafood added just before it's served.

Staff photo by Ian McNulty

My challenge to finishing this guide, as always, was cutting back to a comprehensible number (30 in this case). To get there, I asked myself two basic questions: Would I cross town for a meal, and is it a spot I’d bring someone to show why I love eating in New Orleans?

This list is what I’d put in the hands of anyone who wants to understand what makes our dining scene great, and what makes it ours. After all, New Orleans has its own food culture, one that's vibrant, increasingly diverse and anchored by a cuisine that is our own.

Restaurants are arranged alphabetically within their categories. A price key is at the bottom.

Unforgettable upscale dining experiences

Brennan’s Restaurant

417 Royal St., French Quarter, $$$$

Majestic in scale and historic elegance, imbued with history and a mighty wine list — they don’t build restaurants like Brennan’s anymore. Fortunately, restaurateur Ralph Brennan decided to resurrect this one a decade ago. Today it feels like a grand dame that has kept up with the times. Chef Ryan Hacker’s menus honor the Creole tradition here by moving it forward.

Commander’s Palace

1403 Washington Ave., Garden District, $$$$

This mansion is the flagship of modern New Orleans dining, where a big-deal meal can also feel like a party. A hub for the local culinary community with a long history and reach, it brings the fun but is also braced by high standards held over generations. Lunch can be relatively affordable (those 25-cent martinis!) or go big with chef Meg Bickford’s playground of a menu.

Emeril’s Restaurant

800 Tchoupitoulas St., Warehouse District, $$$$$

The new Emeril’s argues that New Orleans has a place at the highest level of global gastronomy, and it succeeds. Led by the celebrity chef’s son, E.J. Lagasse, it’s now a tasting menu restaurant where every detail of the experience has been calculated for high-touch excellence. The Wine Bar at Emeril’s gives a more casual glimpse of the new era here. And a new way to try it out with a Friday lunch four-course tasting menu begins Nov. 1 (see more here).

Dakar NOLA

3814 Magazine St., Uptown, $$$$$

Some dishes tell stories. This entire restaurant is the tale of chef Serigne Mbaye’s journey from Senegal through modern American cuisine. It’s a tasting menu restaurant where the whole dining room partakes at once, through courses that show the African roots running through Louisiana flavor. It feels simultaneously inspiring, intimate and of the moment.

MaMou

942 N. Rampart St., French Quarter, $$$$

In this tiny, art nouveau jewel box of a bistro, chef Tom Branighan explores what New Orleans cuisine would be like today if the city had spent more time under the French flag. It’s intricately wrought and technically precise modern French cuisine with a Creole accent. The room is romantic, the menu is thrilling and the wine list is deep enough for a restaurant four times the size.

Saint-Germain

3054 St. Claude Ave., Bywater, $$$$$

A bucket list-tasting menu restaurant is hiding in this humble-seeming shotgun house. The bearing is casual in the 12-seat dining room. All the intensity seems concentrated on the French bistro technique that co-chefs Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith transform with doses of fermentation, aging and unforeseen pairings. The no-reservations patio is open if you just want to drink great wine outside.

Only in New Orleans, upscale traditional

Defining Creole flavor in fine dining settings

Brigtsen’s Restaurant

723 Dante St., Uptown, $$$$

The onetime protege of Paul Prudhomme, chef Frank Brigtsen has godfather status in New Orleans food. His kitchen will make you a believer, from trout meuniere to luscious cochon de lait. This homey cottage feels like an expression of the extended family he and wife Marna have built over four decades.

Clancy’s Restaurant

6100 Annunciation St., Uptown, $$$$

Much younger than the old-line Creole restaurants, Clancy’s shares their DNA, trading some of the historic grandeur for a gently updated menu. Crabmeat and veal, duck and pompano are all in play, though the character of Clancy’s is a key ingredient. It’s an upscale restaurant with the soul of a neighborhood joint.

Dooky Chase’s Restaurant

2301 Orleans Ave., Treme, $$$

The rooms are imbued with civil rights history, the walls are a gallery of African American art, and the spirit of the late matriarch Leah Chase is palpable at this multi-generation family restaurant. Over fried chicken, gumbo, redfish court bouillon and cocktails you can watch a mosaic of New Orleans life convene in perhaps its most hospitable space.

Galatoire’s Restaurant

209 Bourbon St., French Quarter, $$$$

History and tradition anchor this French Creole classic. But what really animates it is the way regulars have made it part of their rituals and celebrations. It’s an experience more than just a meal. Devote half a day for the boozy Friday lunch; dinner gives a quieter account of its charms. (Note: Times-Picayune owner John Georges is an owner of Galatoire’s).

Only in New Orleans, casual traditional

Neighborhood joints for the soul of local flavor

High Hat Café

4500 Freret St., Uptown, $

This restaurant feels like it’s been around for much longer than its dozen years. It works a classic New Orleans template, but also gives a fresh, rejuvenated edge. Produce is seasonal, blackboard specials show chef Kat Mann’s hand and the gumbo, po-boys and fried chicken are textbook.

Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe

1500 Esplanade Ave., Treme, $

Sometimes I wish I could go back in time to experience the Black Creole cafes of yesteryear, like Chez Hélène or Buster Holmes. Then I remember I can just go to Li’l Dizzy’s, the next generation of a family heritage in soulful cooking going back to the 1940s. It’s counter service-casual for a definitive Creole gumbo and composed plate lunches.

Liuzza’s by the Track

1518 N. Lopez St., Mid-City, $

Here’s a corner bar near the horse track (and Jazz Fest) with a collection of neighborhood characters and a menu all about local flavor done one better with a distinctive house style. With a schooner of beer, gumbo with a fresh pop to the seafood and a garlic oyster po-boy in hand, New Orleans life truly feels grand.

Rosedale

801 Rosedale St., Navarre, $$

Few chefs command the kind of respect that Susan Spicer has earned and now her well-hidden neighborhood restaurant has been the focus of her attention. It’s a love letter to New Orleans food, with a sense of place, no pretense, many nightly specials and a bistro-worthy wine list. The lovely, leafy patio in back feels like an excursion to the country.

Modern upscale

Contemporary cuisine across New Orleans

Coquette

2800 Magazine St., Uptown, $$$$

Always different, never predictable, what chef Michael Stoltzfus started 15 years ago remains a fresh vision for what contemporary Creole cuisine can be. Count on a house style that mixes wide-ranging culinary imagination with the plain dealing of exuberantly fresh ingredients. The long bar is one of the best for solo dining or a quick bite. For a tasting menu version of this, see Coquette’s sibling restaurant, Wild South.

G.W. Fins

808 Bienville St., French Quarter, $$$$

The seafood variety on hand is impressive, and the ways chef Mike Nelson serves it seem boundless, including dry-aged fish and seafood charcuterie. It’s an artful, innovative, high-end expression of modern Louisiana seafood, and a recent renovation gracefully aligns the setting with this identity.

N7

1117 Montegut St., 9th Ward, $$$$

This garden patio feels like stepping through a portal to wine country, while the snug bar is like a tap room designed with a filmmaker’s eye. Yuki Yamaguchi’s cooking is modern French with a subtle, transformative touch of Japanese. The approach is casual, the cooking exquisite and the wine program epic.

Peche Seafood Grill

800 Magazine St., Warehouse District, $$$$

Donald Link’s upscale/casual seafood restaurant is built around a wood-fired grill, a raw bar and a nose-to-tail approach to seafood for a fresh read on this city’s relationship to the Gulf catch. Chef de cuisine Nicole Cabrera Mills has gradually added more pan-Asian influences, to often electrifying effect.

Palm & Pine

308 N. Rampart St., French Quarter, $$$

Upscale/casual, inventive and full of personality, this is precisely the kind of restaurant the French Quarter needs. Co-chefs Amarys Koenig Herndon and Jordan Herndon draw from the Caribbean, Latin America, Texas and their own journeys through New Orleans fine dining. This restaurant feels vibrant, inclusive and attuned to its community.

Toups’ Meatery

845 N. Carrollton Ave., Mid-City, $$$$

Isaac Toups cooks with Cajun gusto, not Cajun cliché. If you want a taste of rural Louisiana with a chef’s lens, and maybe a cup of cracklin’ to pair with Champagne, this mural-clad clubhouse for meat lovers is your place. The restaurant family here also marshals a community feeding effort that is heroic.

Zasu

127 N. Carrollton Ave., Mid-City, $$$$

There’s a stylish, relaxed elegance that speaks softly and delivers big at chef Sue Zemanick’s tiny upscale bistro, tucked into a neighborhood full of classic joints. It manages to keep a low profile, making its discovery that much more rewarding. Her kitchen’s way with golden-crusted fish is especially masterful.

Global flavors

Expanding the New Orleans table with a diversity of flavor

Acamaya

3070 Dauphine St., Bywater, $$$

Ana Castro gained wide attention for the former Mexican tasting menu concept Lengua Madre. Now she and her sister Lydia run this more casual, comfortably stylish take in the Bywater. It’s the kind of seafood restaurant you might find in Mexico City, if you had the right guide. In New Orleans, it’s a mesmerizing display of what Mexican flavor can do for local seafood.

Addis NOLA

2514 Bayou Road, 7th Ward, $$

This Ethiopian restaurant is a vibrant tableau of African homeland culture, and Prince Lobo directs it with a joyful energy. Tables fill with platters of meat, seafood and vegan dishes. Eat it all with your hands and pieces of crepe-like injera. Meals feel like communal celebrations.

Alma

800 Louisa St., Bywater, $$

There’s been a strong Honduran presence in New Orleans for generations. Melissa Araujo gives a modern read on its flavors as casual comfort food from a chef-led kitchen at brunch and lunch. The impressive Friday dinner service goes more upscale, and evening hours will expand soon.

Costera

4938 Prytania St., Uptown, $$$

Whenever I look at this modern Spanish menu, I want to taste it all, and with a few people at the table that’s just about possible. Anything seared on the plancha will be fantastic. For a different pace, pull up to the long bar for a drink and snack or more casual dinner.

Jewel of the South

1026 St. Louis St., French Quarter, $$$$

This upscale tavern is rightly celebrated for cocktails, with Chris Hannah directing a bar that revives classics from the archives and always has new ideas. It’s also a distinctive restaurant with chef Phil Whitmarsh’s take on modern British cuisine, coaxing vegetables to new heights, elevating uncommon meats, for a pairing that always makes memorable meals.

Mister Mao

4501 Tchoupitoulas St., Uptown, $$$

Sophina Uong calls her restaurant a “tropical roadhouse,” which translates to fun, loose and fiercely tasty with a retro feel and globetrotting menu. Dashes of Southeast Asia, India and Latin America are in play, not as fusion so much as a gallery of big flavors. Her kitchen frequently hosts visiting chefs, bringing more into the local scene.

Saffron NOLA

4128 Magazine St., Uptown, $$$$

There’s a New Orleans influence here, obvious in the curried gumbo and the oyster roast. But really Saffron NOLA is an Indian restaurant brought to the highest level by a culinary family with a mastery of flavor and hospitality, the father-and-son duo Arvinder and Ashwin Vilkhu in the kitchen. From cocktails to raw seafood to tandoor meats, dining here is always eye-opening and a joy.

Outside the city

Experiences to plan a special outing around

Mosca’s Restaurant

4137 U.S. 90, Westwego, West Bank, $$

This Italian classic belongs to a tradition unto itself. It starts with a journey to the edge of the exurbs (about 30 minutes from downtown) and recalling the stories that adhere to this place like the garlic cloves studding its magnificent whole chicken. Everything is family-sized to share; the more people you bring, the more pleasure you take.

Seither’s Seafood

279 Hickory Ave., Harahan, $

Midway between the city and the airport, visiting Seither’s feels like getting invited to a backyard bash from a master seafood boiler. Jason Seither also has a mischievous style in the kitchen, blending sushi bar and taqueria with Louisiana standards. Most seating is outside, where bands play on the weekends.

Price key: average meal per person

$: under $20

$$: from $21 to $50 per person

$$$: from $51 to $100 per person

$$$$: from $101 to $200 per person

$$$$$: more than $200 per person

Rodrigue:

Before the Blue Dog

A new Louisiana State Museum exhibition Rodrigue: Before the Blue Dog, opens at the Cabildo .

This new exhibit presents more than fifty of Rodrigue's unique paintings alongside Louisiana State Museum artifacts related to Cajun culture. 

Zuppardo's Family Supermarket

It's finally Muffuletta King Cake Season

A few might be available to grab & go, but to guarantee you have what you need, please order a day or 2 in advance!

• 5010 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie, LA, United States, Louisiana

• (504) 887-1150

• zuppardos.com

These gorgeous gateaux des rois by the amazing pastry team at Gracious. Pre-order online or walk in, and try to snag one! Our house made puff pastry, filled with rum flavored almond frangipan.

• 4930 Prytania Street and 2854 St Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 301-3709
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Melba's Old School Po Boys

Eat at Melba’s. Get FREE Book! THURSDAY, January 9 (12-1pm)

• 1525 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 267-7765
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King Cake pretzels are coming out on Tuesday! We have Bavarian cream and a new one: German chocolate king cake pretzels y’all! It’s finger licking amazing. Just saying.

Bratz Y'all

We're pleased to announce that Kid Cafe', a free after-school meal program for youth- ages 18 and under, is now underway. In partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, No Kid Hungry, and Share Our Strength, the program ensures that low-income children at afterschool program sites across New Orleans have access to nutritious meals during the school year. Kid Cafe' meals are available Monday through Friday from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at multiple NORD rec centers. For more information, call us at 504-658-3052.

If you really love chocolate, prove it and order the ultimate chocolate king cake! Our Bittersweet King Cake has a rich layer of chocolate mousse between our brioche dough filled with chocolate cream cheese. It's covered in chocolate ganache icing, the trio Mardi Gras colors, and dark chocolate truffles!

• 725 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana

• (504) 523-2626

• cakes@bittersweetconfections.com

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• 5442 E Judge Perez Dr, Violet, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 272-0262

(504) 895-9323

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4510 Dryades St, New Orleans, LA, 70115

LSU Women's Basketball...

BATON ROUGE –

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 6 LSU (17-0, 2-0 SEC) will face a road test at No. 16 Tennessee (13-1, 1-1 SEC) at 5:30 p.m. CT in Thompson-Boling Arena.

With the College Football Playoff in action Thursday, the LSU-Tennessee game will only be streamed on the SEC Network+. Patrick Wright and Shaeeta Williams will call the action on the LSU Sports Radio Network.

Thursday will mark LSU’s first road game against a ranked team this season. Tennessee suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday at home against No. 9 Oklahoma. The Lady Vols trailed the Sooners by 16 going into the final quarter and nearly came back, but fell one point short. LSU is now one of five remaining unbeaten teams across the country and the Tigers own the nation’s longest win streak.

“Every game matters, but every game is not make or break,” Coach Kim Mulkey said about the SEC slate. “Here’s what you do; you win the games you’re supposed to win. You beat somebody you’re not supposed to beat; you shock them. And then you take care of business at home. If you do those things, you’re going to be one of the teams to host (NCAA Tournament games).”

Aneesah Morrow enters Thursday’s game 14 points shy of 2,500 in her career. She is 33 rebounds shy of 1,500 in her career. In NCAA DI history there have only been six players to reach both 2,500 points and 1,500 rebounds in their career. Morrow’s 15 double-doubles and 14.0 rebounds per game lead the nation.

Kim Caldwell has brought a new style of play in her first season as Tennessee’s head coach. The Lady Vols identity so far under Caldwell has been fast paced with heavy pressing and shooting a lot of threes. Their high-octane press has allowed the Lady Vols to rank No. 2 in the country with a +12.6 turnover margin; they lead the country forcing 27.6 turnovers per game.

“You cannot turn the ball over against their press,” Coach Mulkey said. “It’s more of a run and jump press with a lot of length coming at you and quickness. You can’t turn the ball over and you have to really, really work hard to keep them off the offensive boards.”

Tennessee’s fast pace has allowed them to lead the country scoring 97.3 points per game. LSU sits close behind at No. 3 nationally with 91.7 points per game. Tennessee also leads the country with 20.9 offensive rebounds per game and LSU is close behind in the top-10 at 17.4.

“The style of play is like nothing I’ve ever seen,” Coach Mulkey said. “They score a lot of points and they make you play fast with their press. It’s going to be quite a challenge to keep them from scoring in the nineties. We score a lot of points too.

“I’ve got to stress defense. At some point we’ve got to try to stop them from scoring as much as they’d like to score.”

Defensively, LSU owns the best mark in the conference holding opponents to shoot 33.8-percent from the field while Tennessee’s 44.5-percent field goal defense ranks last in the conference.

With Tennessee’s press comes a lot of opportunities to score on the other end when a team beats the full court pressure. Tennessee has allowed 67.4 points per game which ranks No. 15 in the SEC. In the Lady Vols’ first loss of the season Sunday against Oklahoma, Tennessee forced 31 turnovers and surrendered 48 points in the paint.

The Lady Vols also take a lot of three pointers. Tennessee has taken 93 more three pointers than any other team in the SEC despite playing the fewest games. They make a nation-leading 12 threes per game on a nation-leading 37 attempts per game.

Thu.

Jan 9

at

Tennessee

Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center)

5:30 pm CT

What Are the Most Common Basic Medical Equipments?

Dec 31, 2024 — ∆ Blood Pressure Monitor: To measure blood pressure levels. ∆ Thermometer: For checking body temperature. ∆ Otoscope: For examining ears.

The Snow Queen 

Presented by The Mudlark Puppeteers 

Special Performance  One night only

Thursday, January 9th 

At The New Marigny Theatre 

2301 Marais St- corner of Marais and Mandeville 

Doors 6:30, performance at 7p

Suggested $10 children- $20 general admission

Get your tickets today!

https://www.themudlarkneworleans.com/merchandise/p/ticket-to-the-snow-queen?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3a1k1F9TokuH4xiBeAZ5X40mfgjE4yrrvAk8EXACjrk_8E6wWzYzU_OHE_aem_mvx4_jZDlJofg6g5vVRlwA

 New Marigny Theatre at Church Of Arts & Sciences

7:30 p.m. ET

Orange Bowl - No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 7 Notre Dame

Time/TV/Location: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, Miami Gardens, Fla.

A trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship will be on the line when (7) Notre Dame faces (6) Penn State in the Orange Bowl semifinal game on Thursday. It also will mark the 19th meeting between the programs with the all-time series deadlocked at 9-9-1.

Penn State and Notre Dame have plenty of star power on both sides of the ball. Nittany Lions standout edge rusher Abdul Carter is expected by many to be one of the top players off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft this spring, while Notre Dame has a star of its own in running back Jeremiyah Love.

Penn State's path to the Orange Bowl has been smooth sailing. The Nittany Lions recorded a 38-10 win over (11) SMU at home and knocked off (3) Boise State on New Year's Eve in the Fiesta Bowl to advance to the semifinals.

Notre Dame reached the CFP semifinals for the third time in program history after defeating (10) Indiana in the first-ever 12-team CFP first-round game and ending Georgia's season with a 23-10 win in the Sugar Bowl last week. Notre Dame hasn't won a national title since 1988, and the Irish are 0-2 all time in the CFP semifinals.

NATIONAL APRICOT DAY

Apricot lovers from all over the United States observe National Apricot Day every year on January 9th.

Related to the peach, the apricot's velvety flesh is quite similar. However, the texture of the golden-orange fruit is firmer, and the flavor more tart than its cousin's. Since we easily preserve the apricot, we enjoy this versatile fruit all year long - fresh, canned, and dried.

Apricots are found the world over but originated in northeastern China near the Russian border in ancient times. Later, the fruit was introduced to Europe and Armenia. The apricot found its way to North America when English colonists settled in Virginia. Apricots traveled further west when Spanish explorers and missionaries brought them on expeditions. This migration caused apricots to be grown commercially today.

The apricot tree can grow to 45 feet if left unpruned. It produces white, pink, or red blossoms and is a winter-hardy tree. However, early frosts can damage the fruit.

Fresh apricots pack in the nutrients. A 1 cup serving of apricot halves contains 60% of the daily allowance of Vitamin A and 26% of the daily allowance for Vitamin C. Other vitamins in this low-calorie snack include Vitamin B-6, Magnesium, Iron, and Calcium, and is also an excellent source of fiber.

With its unique flavor, the apricot is a versatile ingredient lending itself to both sweet and savory dishes. Perfect for snacking, apricots are the best fresh off the tree but are also found in markets year-round. Dried, they are delicious in healthy granola or a salad.

Gentilly Streetcar in 1941

Louisiana Memories

Canal Street in New Orleans in 1903

Louisiana Memories

Crabs being boiled at Sid-Mar's restaurant in New Orleans in 1988

Louisiana Memories

If there is a need for emergency assistance, you should always call 911. However, DDD’s SafeWalk is a service provided to Downtown residents, workers and visitors, so people can feel safe and confident walking to and from anywhere Downtown. Downtown SafeWalks are offered free of charge within the Downtown DDD boundaries. To schedule a SafeWalk, contact the DDD Public Safety Rangers during regular operating hours: 7 days a week, 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Call or text (504) 415-1730 to check availability. If texting, include name, location and time of meet-up.

HE 2025 MARDI GRAS GUIDE has begun distribution. Copies may be found at all Barnes & Nobles, Beads by the Dozen, Plush Appeal, Mardi Gras Bead Factory, TJ's Carnival Supply, Jefferson Variety, with more outlets coming daily. Our 49th annual edition

You know it’s the start of Carnival season when the smell of King Cakes are in the air! Stop by Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery to pick up a king cake in store, or have one shipped to your front door! www.KingCakes.com

• 3501 Pontchartrain Dr, Slidell, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (985) 781-2253

2025 NOCCA King Cake Menu

• Gluten-Free Cinnamon: This is ideal for anyone who loves the taste of a classic New Orleans king cake but can't do gluten. Soft and pillowy inside, with a not-too-sweet cinnamon ribbon and crust, vanilla glaze, and shimmery edible glitter, this is a cake for everyone to enjoy!
• Satsuma Almond: This king cake is made with rich almond paste and tart, tangy Louisiana satsumas. It's braided with a brioche-style dough, glazed with even more satsuma, and dusted with purple, green, and gold edible glitter. Give it as a gift or enjoy it yourself.
• Salted Caramel Apple: This king cake is spiced apples and lightly sweetened cream cheese in a brioche dough, glazed with salted caramel, and finished off with crunchy caramel bits and edible glitter. It's like a whole Carnival parade in a box, and is available through January 26, 2025.
• Additional limited-edition flavors will be announced at a later date, including a special Valentine's Day King Cake.

All proceeds support NOCCA's Culinary Arts program, helping cultivate the next generation of New Orleans culinary talent. The partnership with French Truck Coffee adds an extra dimension, with their special "Big Chief" Carnival blend benefiting the NOCCA Foundation.

Event Details: Available January 6 to March 2, 2025 | Pre-order at NOCCAMarketplace.com| Local pickup at NOCCA and select retailers

The ULTIMATE

"SUPER-MARDI GRAS" 2025

EACH Remarqued Signed & Numbered Print is

HAND-PAINTED in GOLD by artist ANDREA MISTRETTA - Year #40

Limited Edition of only 777 prints 18" x 24"

Poster Includes KREWE's names in CALLIGRAPHY

https://mardigrasgraphics.com/order.html

COME IN FOR 

WINE DOWN

FRIDAY

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Wine Down Friday with one of the largest wine selections in the city.

With one of the largest selection of wines in the Greater New Orleans area, Langenstein's and Prytania Wine & Spirits has WINE DOWN FRIDAY.

Wine Down Friday is a weekly 10% discount on all bottles of wine purchased every Friday.

So join us every Friday to "Wine Down!"

The Wine Down Friday discount is limited to wine in stock at our three Langenstein's locations in Uptown, Old Metairie, River Ridge...and every Friday at Prytania Wine & Spirits too!

UPTOWN

1330 Arabella Street, New Orleans, LA 70115

Phone: (504) 899-9283 | Mon-Sat: 7:00am to 7:00pm

Sun: 8:00am to 6:00pm

Breakfast served Daily: 7:00am to 10:00am

Lunch & Dinner on our Hot Bar Daily: 11:00am to 6:00pm (Closes at 5 pm on Sunday)

OLD METAIRIE

800 Metairie Rd, Metairie, LA 70005

Phone: (504) 831-6682 | Mon-Sat: 7:00am to 8:00pm

Sun: 7:00am to 7:00pm

Breakfast served Daily: 7:00am to 10:00am

Lunch & Dinner on our Hot Bar Daily: 11:00am to 6:00pm (Closes at 5 pm on Sunday)

RIVER RIDGE

122 Sauve Rd, River Ridge, LA 70123

Phone: (504) 739-1000 | Mon-Sat: 7:00am to 8:00pm

Sun: 7:00am to 7:00pm

Breakfast served Daily: 7:00am to 10:00am

Lunch & Dinner on our Hot Bar Daily: 11:00am to 6:00pm (Closes at 5 pm on Sunday)

PRYTANIA WINE & SPIRITS

1300 Arabella St, New Orleans, LA 70115

Phone: (504) 891-0448 |

Mon-Sat: 10:00am to 7:00pm

Sun: Closed

Free wine tastings every Friday.

FACEBOOK: @PrytaniaWineandSpirits

INSTAGRAM: @prytaniawineandspirits

XANADU opens FRIDAY! Jan 10-26

all the music you know & love! 80's attire & rollerskates encouraged! 

Strap on your roller skates and ride a wave of 1980s nostalgia in Xanadu, the glittering collision of myth, magic, and totally tubular tunes! Follow Kira, a Greek muse sent to inspire a struggling artist to create the ultimate masterpiece: a roller disco! With hits like "Magic," "Suddenly," and "Xanadu," this jukebox joyride is a love letter to dreams, neon lights, and following your heart.

Packed with laughs, outrageous costumes, and irresistible energy, Xanadu will have you dancing in your seat. Perfect for all ages, it’s a journey you don’t want to miss!

GET TIX HERE!

https://www.rivertowntheaters.com/

Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts - 325 Minor Street - Kenner, LA 70062

(504) 461-9475

anexpohq.com/fanexponeworleans/buy-tickets/

https://fanexpohq.com/fanexponeworleans/our-schedule/

JANUARY 10 - 12, 2025

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Fan Expo New Orleans features ‘Back to the Future’ panels, comics and cosplay Jan. 10-12

• BY JAKE CLAPP Jan 5, 2025 

Claudia Wells’ first film role was in “Back to the Future” as Jennifer Parker, Marty McFly’s patient, encouraging girlfriend. Wells had been acting on television for several years before the 1985 film, and she landed the role as Jennifer after a long audition in front of writer Bob Gale, director Robert Zemeckis and producers Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy.

Filming “Back to the Future” was a great experience, Wells says. But after her mother was diagnosed with cancer, Wells decided to retire from acting and passed on returning for “Back to the Future Part II” in 1989. Actor Elisabeth Shue was cast as Jennifer for the series’ second and third films.

Wells went on to open a men’s clothing store, and her shop, Armani Wells, recently marked its 34th anniversary. As for “Back to the Future,” it was a fun moment that she left in the past — until around 2012 when she was invited to attend a reunion at a comic con in Burbank, California.

“‘Back to the Future’ had started to become such a big deal, and I would get fans coming in [to the store] from all over the world,” Wells says. “You’d see people with a camera around their neck. I had people from the Netherlands and Australia and Japan and everywhere.”

Over the last decade, Wells has frequently participated in “Back to the Future” panels at fan conventions around the world. She’ll next be at Fan Expo New Orleans this weekend for a panel and to sign autographs and take photos.

There are a number of events celebrating the 40th anniversary of “Back to the Future” at this year’s Fan Expo New Orleans, which takes place Friday, Jan. 10, through Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The annual fan convention celebrates all things comics, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, anime and gaming, and will feature celebrity meet-and-greets, panels, workshops, cosplay competitions, comic book sales and artists displaying their works.

Michael J. Fox — who has done fewer public appearances in the last decade due to living with Parkinson’s disease — and Christopher Lloyd are among the 11 Fan Expo guests who took part in “Back to the Future.” They’ll join actors Lea Thompson and Tom Wilson and musician Huey Lewis on Friday, Jan. 10, for a panel sharing stories and answering questions about the film. Comics writer Victor Dandridge will moderate the panel.

Wells will take part in a panel on Sunday, Jan. 12, with more members of the film’s cast, including Charlie Croughwell, James Tolkan, Harry Waters Jr., Frances Lee McCain and Jeffrey Weissman.

Fan Expo will screen “Back to the Future” on Sunday, and there will be an Enchantment Under the Sea dance on Saturday. New Orleans Burlesque performers Ramona Rose and Fox Monroe host a “Back to the Future” themed trivia show also on Saturday, and there will be photo ops with the DeLorean time machine, scavenger hunts, film-specific cosplay meetups and other events throughout the weekend.

There’s also plenty happening outside of “Back to the Future.” This year’s Fan Expo — organized by a group producing fan conventions across the country — will feature interview sessions with Andy Serkis, William Shatner, Heather Locklear and Giancarlo Esposito.

Actors Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum will read scenes and tell stories from the TV show “Smallville.” Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch will talk about their titular roles in “Superman & Lois.” Plus, actors Brandon Routh and Dean Cain, who both also played Superman, will be at the convention.

“Hazbin Hotel” creator Vivienne Medrano and voice actors from the adult animated comedy will take part in panels, and other events will feature actors from the Dragon Ball anime series, “One Piece” and “My Hero Academia.” There also will be panels and workshops focused on accessibility at fan conventions, the film industry in New Orleans, the history of horror comics and more.

Cosplay workshops and meet-ups run throughout the convention. The weekend includes podcast recordings, karaoke sessions, video game tournaments, a Comics and Cocktails happy hour, drag bingo, foam sword fighting, artist competitions, table top gaming and more.

Several New Orleans fandom organizations also will be present, including the local Star Wars-themed 501st garrison, the Louisiana Ghostbusters and the Krewe of Japan. Two post-expo parties also are planned: The group Anime Soiree will host the Dimensional Dance Party at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at the Howlin’ Wolf, and there is the Purikura Panic After Party at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Rabbit Hole.

It was almost kismet that Wells ended up in “Back to the Future.” Wells was cast as Jennifer across from Eric Stoltz, who was originally hired to play Marty. But soon after the audition, a television pilot for “Off the Rack,” which Wells had filmed the previous spring, was picked up by ABC and suddenly she had to pass on “Back to the Future.” Wells went on to film six more episodes for the TV comedy with Ed Asner and Eileen Brennan, while “Back to the Future” began production.

Over on the film set, though, things with Stoltz weren’t quite working out and the part of Marty was recast with Michael J. Fox. Because of the break and a desire to have a love interest closer in height to Fox, Wells was called back to play Jennifer.

“Fans have expressed to me how important the role of Jennifer was,” Wells said recently from her home in Los Angeles. “If Jennifer hadn’t signed ‘I love you’ with the phone number on the clock tower flyer, Marty wouldn’t have had it in the ’50s to know when the [lightening] was going to stop the clock … And other people have pointed out that ‘Marty really got through it because of his love for you.’”

For Wells, participating in these fan events has been rewarding. She says she loves hearing about what “Back to the Future” has meant to people who grew up with the film, but it has also given her a chance to become closer with fellow stars Christopher Lloyd, James Tolkan, Donald Fullilove and Lea Thompson.

“We’re a bit of crew, a bit of a family, and they’re very special people to me,” Wells says. “We share this camaraderie of having all taken part in this amazing experience. As fun as it was to do the movie, for me, the most fun is what the movie has provided as part of my life today.”

Fan Expo tickets are $39-$60 per day and $89 for 3-day passes. Find more info at fanexpohq.com/fanexponeworleans.

Let them eat King Cake this Friday, January 10, 2025 from 1 - 3 pm at The Shop at The Historic New Orleans Collection

Admission is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

Don your finest purple, green, and gold and kick off the Carnival season at the Shop at the Collection at our annual party featuring live New Orleans music, entertainment, and a variety of king cakes from bakers across the city!

The Historic New Orleans Collection

520 and 533 Royal Street

New Orleans, LA

70130

(504) 523-4662

Who has the best King Cake on the Northshore? YOU BE THE JUDGE! Join us for Boutique Krewetacular on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the Southern Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Covington.

Local bakeries, eateries, and grocery stores will compete to see who has the tastiest King Cake on the Northshore. This family-friendly event will feature dancing, music, local vendors, kids' activities, King Cake tastings, and more! You definitely don't want to miss out on this one of a kind event!

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This event, presented by Butterfly FX Cosmetics, benefits the Northshore Food Bank. You participation in this event will go directly to support their mission—to help end hunger in St. Tammany

VIP Shopping Tickets are on sale on eventbrite! Get yours before they are gone!

www.boutiquekrewetacular.com

Comedy House New Orleans

THE BEST COMEDY SHOW EVERY FRIDAY!

Get ready for a night of non-stop laughs with the BEST stand-up comedy in New Orleans every Friday! Tickets are selling fast – grab yours now before they're gone!

Don't miss out on the funniest night in town!

LPO celebrates carnival time in New Orleans with an energy-filled program with a Mardi Gras flair featuring Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals and a special performance by LPO Academy string students!

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀! Join us on 𝑱𝒂𝒏. 𝟏𝟏-𝟏𝟐 at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center!

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Jan. 11-12 - Sat. 9-5; Sun. 10-4

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Lamar-Dixon Expo Center

𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Adults $10; 6-11 $2 (Cash at the door)

Los Jefes Grill

Brunch isn’t brunch without bottomless drinks… and now a mariachi band. Weekend brunch Saturday + Sunday 11AM — 2PM. KIDS EAT FREE!

Comedy House New Orleans

Saturday nights just got a lot funnier!

Join us in the heart of NOLA’s Arts District for Super Standup Saturday, featuring top local talent and visiting comics seen on Netflix, MTV, and more. Don’t miss out!

• 610 Fulton St, New Orleans, LA 70130-1612, United States, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 444-9553

Gymnastics

Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad

Sat.

Jan 11

at

Session II with Cal, Oklahoma and Utah

Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad

Oklahoma City, Okla. (Paycom Center)

3:00 pm CT

• Buy Tickets
• ABC / ESPN+

Fri.

Jan 17

vs.

Florida

Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Center)

Presented by

6:30 pm CT

• Buy Tickets
• ESPN2

Fri.

Jan 24

at

Arkansas

Fayetteville, Ark. (Barnhill Arena)

6:45 pm CT

Parran's Po-Boys of Kenner

Hungry? Red Beans and Rice Monday.

Kenner

2321 W Esplanade Ave 504-305-6422

Metairie

3939 Veterans Memorial Blvd 504-885-3416

Open 11-7:30 pm

In Person Classes in New Orleans

Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm

"Shimmer" Bellydance Basics

For all levels. Ongoing

$60 per month or $18 drop in.

10 classes, used within 10 wk., $120

At: "The Movement Collective"

3921 St. Claude Ave, (Bywater)

New Orleans

 Tamalyn Dallal

Movement Collective - New Orleans

Public 

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Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm

Come and dance...

Bring veils, zils, and your hips to do lots of shimmies.

$18 per class, $60 per month

10 classes for $120

www.tamalyndallal.net

The Bluegrass Pickin' Party is an open acoustic bluegrass jam. Bring your guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass, dobro, harmonica, or singing voice to join the jam circle. Beginners welcome to come and learn traditional bluegrass music. Intermediate and advanced players welcome as well. This weekly jam is also open to anyone and everyone who'd like to come listen and enjoy the music.

Mon, Jan 13

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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GW Fins Restaurant

New Orleans shines brightest in moments of despair. We know there’s no way to get through hardship without coming together - that is a part of who we are. We are a city truly defined by community.

As we continue to hold the victims and their families of the New Year’s Day Bourbon Street tragedy in our hearts, we are proud to partner with the Louisiana Restaurant Association’s Fleur du Coeur: A Culinary Tribute.

From January 13-19, 2025, please join us and other French Quarter restaurants and bars in celebrating the vibrant culinary traditions of New Orleans while supporting the New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund.

At GW Fins, all proceeds from the sales of one of our signature dishes, Lobster Dumplings, will be donated directly to the fund, which serves as a resource to provide assistance to the families of those whose lives were taken and those seriously injured or impacted by the tragedy.

Comedy House New Orleans

The most unique comedy show in New Orleans is The Open Mic From Hell, hosted by Chris Trew (as seen on MTV, Comedy Central, America's Got Talent)

CHNO ( Comedy house New Orleans)

609-610 Fulton St

New Orleans, LA 70130

Mon,January 13

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

(Entry at 7:30 pm)

The Open Mic From Hell is the most unique night of comedy in New Orleans.

Everything about the show is chaotic and unpredictable in the most beautifully hilarious way. 

The list of performers? A total mystery. 

The jokes they’ll tell? Nobody knows, not even them. 

How does it work? Comedians sign-up on the list an hour before showtime. At least 13 names get pulled out of the bucket. 

When a name gets pulled they come on stage and make a choice - do they do an entirely new set based on words from the audience, or a special challenge set. 

Past challenges have had comics doing their set outside on the street, with noise canceling headphones on, and with a designated heckler in the crowd. We are always adding new, improved, and ridiculous challenges to the show. 

Shellebrate ‘Tide-y’ Tuesdays & ‘Water-full’ Wednesdays with us!

Dive into our ‘pearl’-fectly delicious raw $1 Dollar Oysters on the half shell Happy Hour from 3-5:30 PM.

Slide on over to THE Original French Market Restaurant and Bar for a ‘mer-mazing’ time!

• 1001 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 525-7879
• Catrena@fmnola.com

• 6711 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA, United States, Louisiana

(504) 733-2248

PLEASE be INFORMED! The Baby Dolls BLESSINGS of the STREETS will be Next Saturday January 18th, 2025! 11am Due to the Friged Weather!

Same time!Same Place! New Orleans Jazz Museum 400 Esplanade! Please enter on Barrck St!

Thanks SOOO Much WWOZ for Your Continued SUPPORT of the Baby Doll Culture

Jan 20, 2025, Monday @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Industry Coffee Break

514 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70130, 514 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130-2110, United States

Hosted By New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

Join Ogden Museum in celebrating the life and legacy of Civil Rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Visit the Museum for a family-friendly, FREE admission day exploring art and activism.

Enjoy a museum-wide social justice scavenger hunt, art activities, community partner tables, entertainment, a food truck and more!

2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

The Mardi Gras season is upon us again! Here's the parade schedule for 2025 (subject to change):

Saturday, January 25

6pm Krewe Mosaique - French Quarter

Saturday, February 1

7pm Krewe of Chewbacchus

Friday, February 14

7pm Krewe Bohème - Marigny/French Quarter

Saturday, February 15

6:30pm Krewe du Vieux - French Quarter

followed by krewedelusion

Sunday, February 16

1pm Krewe of Nefertiti - New Orleans East

4:30pm 'tit Rex - Marigny

Friday, February 21

3pm Cork - French Quarter

5:30pm Oshun - Uptown

followed by Cleopatra

Saturday, February 22

9:30am Krewe of Pontchartrain - Uptown

followed by Legion of Mars

followed by Choctaw

followed by Freret

5:30pm Knights of Sparta - Uptown

6:15pm Krewe of Pygmalion - Uptown

Sunday, February 23

11am The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale - Uptown

12:30pm Krewe of King Carrollton - Uptown

1:30pm Krewe of King Arthur - Uptown

2pm Krewe of Barkus - French Quarter

Wednesday, February 26

6:15pm Krewe of Druids - Uptown

followed by Krewe of Alla

Thursday, February 27

5:30pm Knights of Babylon - Uptown

followed by Knights of Chaos

followed by Krewe of Muses

Friday, February 28

11:30am Krewe of Bosom Buddies - French Quarter

5:30pm Krewe of Hermes - Uptown

6:30pm Krewe d'Etat - Uptown

7pm Krewe of Morpheus - Uptown

Saturday, March 1

10:45am - Krewe of NOMTOC - Westbank

11am Krewe of Iris - Uptown

12pm Krewe of Tucks - Uptown

4:15pm Krewe of Endymion - Midcity

Sunday, March 2

11am Okeanos - Uptown

followed by Krewe of Mid-City

12pm Thoth - Uptown

5:15pm Bacchus - Uptown

LUNDI GRAS Monday, March 3

2pm Red Beans - Marigny

5:15pm Proteus - Uptown

6pm Orpheus - Uptown

MARDI GRAS Tuesday, March 4

7am Half-Fast Walking Club - start at Commander's Palace

7:30am Mondo Kayo Social and Marching Club - start at Third & Magazine

8am Zulu - Uptown

10:30am Rex - Uptown

followed by Krewe of Elks Orleans

followed by Krewe of Crescent City

Morning - Societé de Sainte Anne - Marigny/French Quarter

New Orleans Jazz Club 12-29

JAZZ, JAZZ, JAZZ... we're back this Sunday, for some great Jazz from fantastic musicians at Mo's Chalet from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. It's an open Jam Session to Trad Jazz musicians and those who love the music which is FREE and open to the public. NOTICE to musicians...all musicians are welcome to play whether you're a regular or new to the Club. Keyboards and drums are provided so bring your ax and sign in and you'll be assigned 1 of 4 sets to perform in. Mo's provides a safe and welcoming environment for an afternoon of New Orleans Jazz. Bring your family and friends to create your own Jazz party where outside food is OK with a cash bar hosted by Sandy, Metairie's finest plus join in on our 50/50 cash drawing. Become a member and be a part of New Orleans music history by supporting America's oldest Jazz Club which was started in 1948. The NOJC Jam Session's are held on the last Sunday of the month from 2:00 to 6:00 pm.

NFL on FOX 

WE GOT NEXT.

See you in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX on FOX

Just two days after Super Bowl LIX, Jefferson Parish will celebrate its 200th birthday on Feb. 11. Bicentennial festivities kicked off at the State of Jefferson address Tuesday with the unveiling of the official poster, depicting a pelican before the Mississippi River in vivid pink and blue hues. It is illustrated by Louisiana artist Becky Fos, known for designing the 2023 state "I Voted" sticker, modeled after the Louisiana state flag.

A limited supply of signed and numbered posters can be purchased for $150, with proceeds going toward the Jefferson Community Foundation.

Courtesy of Jefferson Parish

The parish will celebrate the bicentennial on Feb. 11 with a Light the Night event, followed by a community-wide king cake party at Lakeside Mall on Feb. 15.

The following month, a bicentennial-themed Senior Expo will take place at the Alario Center on March 20, and a "Park to Park" 10K run will happen March 22 at Lafreniere Park.

Festivities for the parish's 200th birthday will come to a close June 14 with the Bicentennial Ball at Lakeside Mall, hosted by the Jefferson Community Foundation. Lee Sheng said she wanted parish events to involve the entire community and asked residents and local business owners to get involved.

"I want our bicentennial to feel like everybody's a part of it," Lee Sheng said in her address.