For decades, residents of New Orleans frequented a 1920s-era building with terrazzo floors and a 21-foot vaulted ceiling to pay their gas and electric bills—and today that building is a luxury hotel known as NOPSI, the acronym for New Orleans Public Service, Inc. whose manhole covers number in the thousands throughout The Big Easy. … Read More
You can see the billboard as soon as you leave Louis Armstrong Airport: “Eat at Muriel’s Jackson Square.” Minutes upon arrival in the Big Easy, Muriel’s has you hooked – and it’s probably only a matter of hours before you … Read More
Way back in 1947, in a Hollywood film called “New Orleans,” Miss Billie Holilday and Mr. Louis Armstrong performed a little ditty called “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?” The answer to that lyrical query was … Read More
Aficionados of Louisiana will note that the state tree is the bald cypress, while lovers of New Orleans might point out that Terpsichore Street runs parallel to Melpomene. The Muse of Dance alongside the Muse of Singing: it’s the spirit of New Orleans in two blocks. … Read More
Early in the afternoon of our arrival in the Big Easy, when most people were in front of their computer screens, we were faced with a choice of swimming pools. The two heated outdoor pools at the Marriott New Orleans … Read More
Throughout its storied history, New Orleans has been known for its savoir-faire and joie de vivre. This, after all, is a town that celebrates life’s pleasures, whether it’s New Orleans cuisine or the music of JazzFest – or the sordid … Read More
