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The New Orleans Film Festival takes place in October

The New Orleans Film Festival takes place in October

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New Orleans Film Festival, New Orleans, LA

The best film festival in "Hollywood South"

by Stephanie Carter | January 23, 2012

New Orleans, increasingly known as “Hollywood South,” ranks third in the nation for film and television production. So, it was not a big surprise that the wildly popular New Orleans Film Festival saw a 57% increase in its audience size, with over 120 filmmakers in that audience. It is equally unsurprising that the 23-year old film festival, run by the non-profit New Orleans Film Society, is one of the best film festivals in …


The Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park

The Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park

Besthoff Sculpture Garden, City Park, New Orleans, LA

A romantic getaway in New Orleans

by Stephanie Carter | January 15, 2012

The first time I visited the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with my fiancé, we sat on a bench overlooking a little pond lined with irises and said, "This is where we should get married." The five-acre site is romantic in that it beautiful and intellectually engaging. The sculptures emerge, sometimes surprisingly, from the landscape around them. They are at times in the middle of open plots of land, tucked behind trees, incorporated into seating …


Boiled shrimp at The Galley in Old Metairie, LA

Boiled shrimp at The Galley in Old Metairie, LA

Photo by Stephanie Jane Carter

Galley’s Seafood, Metairie, LA

The best boiled seafood is just across the city line at Galley's Seafood in Old Metairie

by Stephanie Carter | January 14, 2012

It is really difficult to find boiled seafood at restaurants in New Orleans. There are great little places like Big Fisherman for take-away boiled seafood. And there are a few restaurants, which I will not name, where you can sit down and have your beer and boiled seafood from the same place, but they are inconsistent in quality at best. So, when I really need a fix, and I need it to be good, I …


O. Perry Walker High School band marches in Bacchus in New Orleans

O. Perry Walker High School band marches in Bacchus in New Orleans

Photo by Cheryl Gerber, courtesy of NewOrleansOnline.com

Carnival, New Orleans, LA

The best winter festival in New Orleans is Carnival, which kicked off last week

by Stephanie Carter | January 10, 2012

The best winter “festival” in New Orleans kicked off last week with Twelfth Night and won’t end until the Ash Wednesday. While Mardi Gras is a day or two in most cities, it lasts at least a month in New Orleans. The parties have started, but the major parades will be in full swing by February 4 with the wildly popular Krewe du Vieux winding its way through the French Quarter at 6:30 …


The BCS Championship will be held on Monday, January 9 in New Orleans

The BCS Championship will be held on Monday, January 9 in New Orleans

Champions Square, BCS Game, New Orleans, LA

LSU! LSU! LSU! (Get the party started in Champions Square)

by Stephanie Carter | January 07, 2012

Kick-off time for the BCS championship featuring LSU and Alabama is not until 7:30, but the party in Champions Square will get going at 2 pm. On Monday, January 9, LSU fans and Alabama fans descend upon New Orleans to watch the number one team and the number two team fight it out. For a game of this size, no fan should wait until the evening to start the party.

Featured entertainment …


A redfish takes the bait near Lafitte, Louisiana, a great place to catch reds just outside of New Orleans

A redfish takes the bait near Lafitte, Louisiana, a great place to catch reds just outside of New Orleans

Photo by Cath DiSalvo

Redfish Fishing, New Orleans, LA

Take a day trip out for some redfish fishing with Jean Lafitte Fishing Charters

by Stephanie Carter | January 02, 2012

Mild winters in Louisiana mean that you can skip your snowsuit when you head outside for some recreation. In Louisiana, two of the most popular outdoor activities are hunting and fishing. There’s a reason it is called the “sportsman’s paradise,” and there is nothing better than heading out to the marshes and jumping on a boat to fight with some redfish.

Several fishing charters, such as Jean Lafitte Fishing Charters, operate out …


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