NEW YEAR'S DAY

Nearly the entire world recognizes New Year's Day on January 1st. It's also one of the most celebrated holidays of the year. 

Celebrations will begin in the Pacific Ocean with Samoa celebrating the New Year before the rest of the world. The latest stroke of midnight will occur in the middle of the Pacific Ocean near Baker Island, which is halfway between Hawaii and Australia.

5 WAYS TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S DAY

Traditions around the world:

1. Kiss at midnight the one person you hope to keep kissing the rest of the year.
2. Making noise, either in the form of fireworks, ringing bells, horns, blasting, or pistol shots are traditional around the world.
3. In Holland, they toast to the new year with spiced wine, wassail in England, or champagne in the United States.
4. Resolutions are not a modern tradition. The Babylonians made commitments to return borrowed objects and to pay old debts.
5. Use #NewYearsDay to post on social media.

NEW YEAR'S DAY HISTORY

The new year has been celebrated for millennia. The earliest record of new year's celebrations occurred during Babylonian times. However, January 1st wasn't always the designated day. For example, the first new moon after the vernal equinox ushered in the new year at one time. These festivities occurred in Martius (March), the first month in the early Roman calendar, which only had ten months.

King Pompilius later added the months Januarius (named for Janus, the pagan god of gates, doors and beginnings) and Februarius bringing the calendar to 12 months. It was Julius Caesar who created the Julian calendar, which most closely resembles the Gregorian calendar a majority of the world follows today.

Celebrating the first day of the year in the appropriately named month of January, Romans made sacrifices to Janus, giving gifts and general revelry. With his two faces, the god Janus was able to look toward the past and forward to the future. 

New Year's FAQ

Q. Was New Year's Day always on January 1?

A. No. January didn't exist on the Roman calendar used in the eighth century B.C. Around 700 B.C., Numa Pompilius created a 12-month calendar by adding January to the beginning of the calendar and February to the end of the calendar.

Q. What is a New Year's resolution?

A. The tradition of making a resolution is aimed at making personal improvements in one's life. Some common resolutions include:

• Losing weight
• Getting more exercise
• Reducing screen time
• Getting a promotion
• Saving money
• Buying a large item (house, car, boat, vacation)
• Organizing the home
• Starting a hobby
• Reducing stress
• Starting a business

Q. I imbibed a bit too much on New Year's Eve. How can I recover quickly?

MR BINGLE LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT WITH HIS FLAMBEAU TO WISH YOU, ONE AND ALL, A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Ricardo Pustanio

City of New Orleans Announces Upcoming Traffic Impacts and Public Safety Preparations for Allstate Sugar Bowl Events

NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today announced traffic, transportation and parking impacts, as well as public safety preparations due to upcoming events associated with New Year's Eve and the 2025 Allstate Sugar Bowl. The activities will commence until Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.

NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY EVENTS

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• 91st Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl
• Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, 7:45 p.m. 
• Caesars Superdome | More info 
• Since its inception in 1935, the Sugar Bowl and New Orleans have been synonymous with the best of college football. 

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS

Heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic is expected along Elysian Fields Avenue and Decatur Street.

Traffic will be restricted along the route. Residents are encouraged to be patient and to prepare for heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

PARKING IMPACT 

NO PARKING ZONES

Monday, Dec. 30 - Wednesday, Jan. 1, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. daily

• 700-800 blocks between Dauphine St & Royal St, both sides of the following streets:
• Iberville, Bienville, Conti, St. Louis, Toulouse, St. Peter, Orleans, St. Ann

Monday, Dec. 30 - Wednesday, Jan. 1, 6 p.m. - 6 a.m. daily

• Canal St., both sides from Claiborne Ave. to Convention Center Blvd.

Parking enforcement personnel will be monitoring for illegal parking. Additional parking restrictions may be implemented as necessary. Always follow posted signs. 

• Do not block hydrants, driveways and sidewalks 
• Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk, intersection or stop sign 
• Park in the direction of travel on one-way streets and with the right wheel to the curb on two-way streets
• Call 504-658-8200 for parking enforcement.

TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS & TIPS

NO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ALLOWED 

5 p.m. - 4 a.m. overnight Monday, Dec. 30 - Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025

• Dauphine St. at all intersections from Iberville St. to St. Ann St.
• Royal St. at all intersections from Iberville St. to St. Ann St.
• 700-800 blocks of St. Ann St., Orleans Ave., St. Peter St., Toulouse St., St. Louis St., Conti St., Bienville St., and Iberville St.
• Bourbon St. at all intersections from Iberville St. to St. Ann St. 
• All streets starting with Dumaine Street toward Esplanade Avenue will be open to cross Bourbon Street

Additional intermittent street closures, including Canal St. from Claiborne Ave. to Convention Center Blvd., might be required as crowd size warrants. Decatur St. from Dumaine St. to St. Louis St. will also be closed to vehicles ahead of the fireworks display on Tuesday, Dec. 31 once crowd size warrants.

REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY SERVICE IMPACTS

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) bus and streetcar services will operate on a slightly reduced holiday schedule for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Please prepare for minor delays and detours around special events.

On New Year’s Eve, the Canal Street-Algiers Point Ferry will pause service from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. for the fireworks display. Service will resume from 12:30 a.m. to 1:15 a.m., with the final ferry departing Canal Street at 1:15 a.m.

For assistance planning trips, remember to download the RTA Le Pass app (available on the App Store and Google Play) by visiting norta.com, or by calling RTA’s Rideline at 504-248-3900. 

As always, when attending major events, please consider using alternatives to driving such as RTA public transportation, taxis, rideshare services or bicycling, including Blue Bikes.

PUBLIC SAFETY TIPS

Working with local, state and federal partners, the NOPD will have a heavy presence of foot, vehicle and traffic personnel throughout the French Quarter and downtown areas during this time to keep residents and visitors safe. The NOPD will deploy additional law enforcement officers to its full staffing. This increased visibility will enhance public safety, provide crowd control, and allow for rapid response to any incidents.

While adequately staffed for the events, officers will also be on the lookout for intoxicated and impaired drivers throughout the city. The NOPD urges residents and visitors not to drink and drive. Instead, please use a designated driver or a ride-share service. 

Firing guns to celebrate New Year’s Eve or any holiday is not only extremely dangerous but is prohibited by law and will be strictly enforced. 

The New Orleans Fire Department would like to remind residents and visitors that the use of fireworks is illegal in the City of New Orleans and prohibited by law. There will be a professional fireworks display along the riverfront. Residents and visitors are urged to join in these sanctioned festivities.  

As always, residents and visitors are encouraged to take care in large crowds, be aware of your surroundings and report suspicious activity to public safety officials. 

Billy Nungesser Lt. Governor of Louisiana 

For the fourth consecutive year, Louisiana will showcase its vibrant culture in the 2025 Tournament of Rose Parade in Pasadena, California! This year’s float, featuring a Louisiana alligator adorned with beads, a Cajun dance hall, and pots of boiled seafood, perfectly captures the essence of a “Louisiana Saturday Night.” Plus, enjoy mid-parade entertainment by rising country star Timothy Wayne!

We can’t wait to share Louisiana’s celebratory spirit and unique culture with the world once again.

We're proud to announce that our Louisiana Saturday Night float was given the Director Award for most outstanding artistic design and use of floral and non-floral materials!

Thank you to our team at Artistic Entertainment Services

 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.

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. 

LSU football scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams in its Texas Bowl win over Baylor, doing so for the first time since 2020 and just the second time in its bowl history.

Freshman linebacker Davhon Keys returned an interception 41 yards in the first quarter, and junior receiver Zavion Thomas added a 95-yard kickoff return score late in the second. Keys’ touchdown — LSU’s first defensive score of the season — gave the Tigers a quick 14-0 lead. Thomas’ touchdown allowed the Tigers to take a three-score advantage into halftime of a rollercoaster game.

The MVP of the 2024 Texas Bowl

No. 13 Garrett Nussmeier

The City of Covington's 12 Days of Christmas walking tour is up and ready to go! Grab the family or a friend and get your Christmas jogging jingle onor get in the car and make it a Christmas cruise

Check out our Daily SPECIALS Y’all!

• 4101 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 324-6841

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.

We're excited to announce that our Holiday in the Park is now open until Sunday, January 5, 2025. Location: 5601 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, La. 70127. Time: Nightly, from dusk until 9:00pm. Big 'Thank You' goes to our sponsor, New Orleans East Hospital! We appreciate you! For more information, call 504-658-3052.

(504) 895-9323

glenn@charliessteakhousenola.com

4510 Dryades St, New Orleans, LA, 70115

Mature female cattle are called cows: 

• Cow: A mature female bovine that has had at least one calf
• Heifer: A young female bovine that has not yet had a calf
• Bull: A sexually mature male bovine
• Steer: A castrated male bovine
• Ox: A young male bovine, or a female that has been trained as an ox
• Calf: A sexually immature young bovine

Dam: A mother cow, especially in breeding records or purebred

The 2025 #CFBPlayoff

will kickoff January 2 at 3:00 PM CT!

The seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish will battle the second-seeded Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the 2025 Sugar Bowl at the Caesar's Superdome.

Fans attending the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday, January 2, 2025, are invited to converge on Champions Square at Caesars Superdome to enjoy the NewOrleans.com Allstate Sugar Bowl Tailgate Town

Hours following the New Year’s Day tragedy on Bourbon Street, Wednesday’s Allstate Sugar Bowl bout between Notre Dame and Georgia is being postponed.

The CFP Quarterfinal was scheduled to take place at the Caesars Superdome Jan. 1 at 7:45 p.m. Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley confirmed during a news conference Wednesday that the game will be postponed 24 hours.

The FBI says that around 3:15 Wednesday morning, a pickup truck plowed into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street, killing at least ten and injuring dozens of others.

The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was shot and killed by local law enforcement after he opened fire on NOPD officers responding to the attack, FBI officials said.

The FBI adds that weapons and potential improvised explosive devices were located in the suspect’s vehicle and throughout the French Quarter.

According to FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan, two IEDs have been found.

The suspect accused of plowing a truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning has been identified by a law enforcement source and confirmed by the FBI as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar.

Police fatally shot him after the attack, which killed 10 people and injured 35. 

The FBI said in a statement midday Wednesday that Jabbar is a U.S. citizen from Texas.

The FBI confirmed that Jabbar was carrying an ISIS flag in the truck, and authorities have said he was dressed in military gear. The FBI said they also found weapons and a potential IED were located in his vehicle.

READ MORE: Bourbon Street attacker was in full military gear and apparently not local, Moreno says

Jabbar was driving a Ford pickup truck. The FBI said the truck appeared to be rented.

Law enforcement said they are investigating the possibility that the attack involved multiple suspects. They are looking into whether a different suspect rented the truck used in the attack.

And while many were killed and injured on Bourbon Street, dozens of others were evacuated from the St. Roch area as well. A fire broke out that law enforcement officials said was connected to the attack at an Airbnb.

Local officials said the suspect rammed his car into revelers on Bourbon Street at around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday as the city brimmed with tourists celebrating the new year. They said the suspect shot at first responders as well, while FBI officials said they found an improvised explosive device.

The FBI said they are investigating the incident as a terrorist attack.

Today, as a community, we have been devastated by the news of the mass casualty incident that took place on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street in the early hours of the morning. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families suffering due to this tragic event. In times of tragedy, many want to reach out to find ways to help those in our community who are hurting.  

To assist the families of those whose lives were taken and those seriously injured or impacted by the tragedy, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, at the request of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and in partnership with other community leaders, has launched the New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund. 

Give Now

Supported by donations, the Fund will serve as a resource to provide assistance to the families of those whose lives were taken and those seriously injured or impacted by the tragedy.  

As always, thanks to everyone for your generous support. In times like these when our community needs us most, generous people always step up to do their part, for which we are so grateful. 

If you would prefer to give by check, please make your check payable to the Greater New Orleans Foundation, indicating “New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund” on the memo line. 

  The Greater New Orleans Foundation 

  919 St. Charles Avenue 

  New Orleans, LA 70130 

  Memo Line: New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund 

https://2014givenow.kimbia.com/nola-newyearsday-tragedy-fund

NATIONAL BLOODY MARY DAY

National Bloody Mary Day serves up one of the world's most popular hangover cures on January 1, the Bloody Mary.

It would seem the Bloody Mary is the product of several hard day's nights, lackluster cocktails, and seemingly tasteless liquor.

When the Russian Revolution pressed fleeing men into Paris and to Harry's Bar at The Ritz Hotel, bartender Ferdinand "Pete" Petiot mixed up a cocktail that eventually made its way to post-prohibition America.

According to Food and Drink in American History: "Full Course" Encyclopedia by Andrew F. Smith, the Bloody Mary made its debut in Paris at The Ritz Hotel in 1921. Originally named the Bucket of Blood, it also went by the name Red Snapper. Petiot later left Paris and introduced the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire, cayenne, and salty cocktail to the New York King Cole Bar scene when prohibition ended.

Some attribute the name to the notorious Queen Mary Tudor, who executed hundreds of Protestants in the name of Catholicism during her short five-year reign from 1553 to 1558. Others claim Petiot's girlfriend of the same name receives the credit.

Today's Bloody Mary includes a variety of ingredients from pickles, olives, and celery to bacon, horseradish, tobacco, and peppers.

CELEBRATE YOUR COMBINATION!

Enjoy a Bloody Mary and use this recipe! Select your favorite combinations and get ready for the new year. Have you tried pickled beans or asparagus? Like its cousin, the Bloody Caesar, the drink has become a smorgasbord of beverage bar. After a while, we begin to wonder whether we order it more for the liquid contents or the edible ingredients. However, if each additional component starts the New Year off right, the day is worth celebrating. Right?

Of course, the best way to celebrate the day is with friends. And remember to drink responsibly and never drink and drive. Use #NationalBloodyMaryDay to share on social media.

NATIONAL BLOODY MARY DAY HISTORY

As we ponder the origins of this holiday, National Day Calendar staff will nibble on the contents of the beverage. There's a little something for everyone - a pickle, celery, olives. Oooh, bacon!

Bloody Mary FAQ

Q. What other kinds of cocktails use tomato juice?

A. Tomato juice goes well with a variety of spirits. That's one of the reasons the Bloody Mary tastes so good. Other cocktails to try include:

• The Red Snapper, similar to the Bloody Mary in several ways, features gin instead of vodka.
• For the tequila drinker, try the Tomato Paloma.
• The Bloody Bull takes savory cocktails a bit further with the addition of beef consummé.
• Try the Sangrita. This bright cocktail brings sweet pomegranate, orange, and lime juice to the mix in addition to tomato juice.
• The Bloody Caesar brings clam juice to the mix.

Q. Do I have to add vodka to a Bloody Mary?

A. No. Virgin Bloody Mary's quite tasty, too.

A photograph from January 28, 1950, from the archives of the Historic New Orleans Collection showing the intersection of St. Charles Avenue and Lafayette Street. City Hall (Gallier Hall) would be to the right behind the photographer.

On the far left is the Lafayette Hotel, which dates to 1889 when George W. Pierce opened the business. It is still there today, although it has been closed during the pandemic.

On the far right is the Soule Business College, followed by a string of signs moving up the street – a Pepsi Cola sign, the National Cash Register Company, Regal Beer and Coca-Cola signs, then the Colonial Hotel, and a drug store. A Gold Seal Creamery delivery truck is at the curb.

While the old Soule Business College and the building next to it remain, all of these buildings were replaced with a luxury high-rise at 625 St. Charles Avenue in 2010.

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HE 2025 MARDI GRAS GUIDE has begun limited 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 makes the perfect stocking stuffer for the Mardi Gras fan in your family.

LSU Women's Basketball...

 No. 6 LSU ( LSU will start SEC play Thursday at Arkansas.

“The longer we play together, the better we will get,” Coach Kim Mulkey said. “The better teams we play, the better we will get. And we will see better teams in the SEC.”

Thu.

Jan 2

at

Arkansas

Fayetteville, Ark. (Bud Walton Arena)

8:00 pm CT

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

21400 Koop Dr, Mandeville, LA 70471-7506, United States

The Holiday of Lights transforms into a "Walk-Thru" experience along Koop Drive & Santa's Yuletide Forest along the Tammany Trace in Mandeville.

The following weekends will be available for a walk-thru from 6-9 p.m.

• January 3 & 4

Photos with Santa, rides and snow will NOT be available during the walk-thru experience weekends and will return in 2025.

Download a scavenger hunt checklist on the Holiday of Lights website for your family to find all of our jolly inflatables and displays!

For more information: https://www.stpgov.org/.../25th_annual.../activities.php

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!

RIVER PARISHES ... Get ready for an exciting day full of fun and learning at the Business 2 Innovation (B2I) STEM Fest! Join us on January 4, 2024, from 9 AM - 12 PM at Destrehan High School

You'll even get to explore the brand-new Starlab from STEM NOLA — a super cool experience you don’t want to miss!

This awesome event is brought to you by the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee and the Scratch Foundation.

REGISTER TODAY by scanning the QR code or visiting registration.stemnola.com

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

Los Jefes Grill

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

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 

 ·

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.

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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 6

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. 

Parade Route

17th Annual Joan of Arc Procession

MONDAY January 6, 2025, 8 p.m. 

REVISED ROUTE AND LATER START TIME THIS YEAR

Joyeux Anniversaire, Jeanne d’Arc!

Celebrating St. Joan of Arc’s birthday and Twelfth Night, this annual walking procession is a medieval-themed theatrical procession, inspired by Joan’s time in 1400s France. Joan of Arc liberated the citizens of Orleans, France, from a British siege in her first victory in 1429—resulting in her moniker “The Maid of Orleans.” Our procession honors our own unofficial patron saint, The Maid of New Orleans: the beloved golden French Quarter statue, a gift to the City of New Orleans from France in the 1950s, and our French history and heritage. It’s a short, family-friendly parade — quirky, whimsical and spiritual.  

The procession starts on time at 8 sharp, makes a few pauses for a bit of medieval pageantry, and ends around 9:45 p.m. NOTE THAT THE ORDER OF THE STOPS HAS CHANGED, as the route will be “backwards” compared to previous years.

• Starts at French Market Place and Barracks, left onto Decatur
• A pause to sing Happy Birthday at the Joan of Arc statue as we pass it on the Decatur side; 
• Right up Dumaine, left onto Chartres
• The sword blessing at Saint Louis Cathedral;
• a toast to the royalty and young Joan “Maid of Honor” in English and French from the balcony of the Historic New Orleans Collection;
• Left onto Bienville, right onto S. Peters
• the crowning of the king and king cake ceremony at Oscar Dunn Park (the sidewalk amphitheater across from Jackson Square).  
• NEW THIS YEAR! The PUBLIC is invited to fill the amphitheater risers, where they can enjoy an excellent view of the king cake ceremony and the entire parade. Get your king cake from Bon’s New Orleans Street Food Cafe next to the park, and take your first bite with us during our king cake ceremony!
• NEW THIS YEAR! Following the king cake ceremony, the parade will continue back to the French Market, passing the statue for a second time on the S. Peters side around 9:45.
• Ends at French Market Place and Barracks

MEMBERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS

OF THE BACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM

On Monday, January 6, 2025 the Backstreet Cultural Museum – “A Powerhouse of Knowledge – will celebrate 12^th Night by hosting a Mardi Gras Indian practice from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at the museum's home at 1531 St. Philip St.

It is “calling all culture bearers” to come out and participate in the event as it toasts with wine and King cake the start of Carnival season.

Thanks to all for your continued support. Let the tambourines ring!

Backstreet Cultural Museum

1531 St. Philip St.

New Orleans, LA 70116

504-657-6700

backstreetcmuseum@gmail.com

www.backstreetmuseum.org

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

(504) 733-2248

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

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.

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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.