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The Krewe of Boo
Posted by Janelle Nanos on October 15, 2009 Mardi Gras has been synonymous with New Orleans for over 150 years, but the man behind some of the most stalwart traditions of Fat Tuesday is trying to change his city from a one-holiday town. Blaine Kern, the owner of Kern Studios, which produces 80 percent of the floats that zigzag through the city throughout…
Cultural Recovery in New Orleans
Posted by shackett on July 7, 2009 At this year’s annual Jazz Fest in New Orleans, representatives from the four main industries of Louisiana’s cultural economy–music, food, art, and film–gathered for a roundtable discussion on how their unique cultural heritage holds the key to economic recovery and growth in the region. With Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu as the host, local luminaries such…
Preview: The WWII Museum’s New Wing
Posted by Intelligent Travel on June 5, 2009 In recognition of the anniversary of D-Day Amelia Mularz offers a glimpse of the new wing of the National World War II museum in New Orleans. Tomorrow marks the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, and while most thoughts will be directed towards the shores of Normandy, I can’t help but set my sights on…
The House of Dance and Feathers
Posted by Janelle Nanos on May 26, 2009 The corrugated tin roof of the House of Dance and Feathers slopes up like a jaunty cap over the glass-paneled building in Ronald K. Lewis’ backyard. “Everything in this building has a story,” says Lewis, as he pushed open the door to the museum he curates behind his Lower Ninth Ward home. Inside, the walls,…
Mardi Gras Moments: Irrational Geographic
Posted by Janelle Nanos on March 2, 2009 IT Editor Janelle Nanos has been blogging about her behind-the-scenes Mardi Gras Moments for the past few weeks, and she and a few other Traveler staffers went down to New Orleans to document the celebration. While wandering the streets of New Orleans with the Societé de Sainte Anne parade, we National Geographic folk stumbled upon…
Mardi Gras Moments: The Societé de Sainte Anne
Posted by Janelle Nanos on February 27, 2009 IT Editor Janelle Nanos has been blogging about her behind-the-scenes Mardi Gras Moments for the past few weeks, and this past weekend, she and a few other Traveler staffers went down to New Orleans to document the celebration. After weeks of blogging about Mardi Gras, I set off to see it for myself, along with…
Mardi Gras Moments: Lundi Gras
Posted by Janelle Nanos on February 25, 2009 IT Editor Janelle Nanos has been blogging about her behind-the-scenes Mardi Gras Moments for the past few weeks, and this weekend, she and a few other Traveler staffers went down to New Orleans to document the celebration. We’re busy downloading photos and videos to give you a glimpse of the Carnival spirit, but today offer…
Mardi Gras Moments: Handa Wanda’s
Posted by Janelle Nanos on February 23, 2009 Last month, IT Editor Janelle Nanos traveled to New Orleans to explore the culture and traditions of Mardi Gras. For four days, she spoke with the people behind the masks — the ones who help make the celebration happen — to get their stories and insider tips. She’s been blogging about her experiences throughout the…
Mardi Gras Moments: The Little Shop of Fantasy
Posted by Janelle Nanos on February 18, 2009 Last month, IT Editor Janelle Nanos traveled to New Orleans to explore the culture and traditions of Mardi Gras. For four days, she spoke with the people behind the masks — the ones who help make the celebration happen — to get their stories and insider tips. She’ll be blogging about her experiences through February…
The Mardi Gras Moments Map
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 17, 2009 Those of you who have been enjoying our Mardi Gras Moments, or who are planning a trip to the Big Easy for Fat Tuesday, check out our new interactive map highlighting the ways the locals celebrate in New Orleans. Have your own recommendations? Let us know in the comments, below.
Mardi Gras Moments: Locals Know Best
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 13, 2009 For the past few days, IT editor Janelle Nanos has been blogging about her Mardi Gras Moments. But today she cedes the floor to our photo intern Jenn Blatty, a New Orleans native who has been to more celebrations that she can count. Here’s her take on where to catch the festivities — and stay…
Mardi Gras Moments: The Backstreet Cultural Museum
Posted by Janelle Nanos on February 12, 2009 Last month, IT Editor Janelle Nanos traveled to New Orleans to explore the culture and traditions of Mardi Gras. For four days, she spoke with the people behind the masks — the ones who help make the celebration happen — to get their stories and insider tips. She’ll be blogging about her experiences through February…
Myrtles Plantation: The South’s Spookiest House
Posted by srobichaux on October 31, 2008 Tucked away among the giant oak trees dripping with Spanish moss in Louisiana’s Plantation Country is “one of America’s most haunted homes.” The 10-acre, 18th-century Myrtles Plantation, featured in Traveler’s 2008 Stay List, charms visitors with rocking chairs on the cast iron porch and cozy French furnishings in its B&B. But all the Southern charm…
Culinary Trailblazing
Posted by Emily Haile on January 21, 2008 Natchitoches, Louisiana is famous for its meat pies. It’s also where the movie Steel Magnolias was filmed. We’ve been excited to see of a growing number of states promoting tourism through culinary trails. These tours offer a “taste” of each region’s recipes, and are quickly cropping up across the country. In Indiana, a state where…
IT Travels with Katie Howell
Posted by it on October 5, 2006 Despite the wind and water scars, the ongoing lack of housing, and generally somber atmosphere in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina‘s devastating effects on the region, editorial intern Katie Howell tells us that her summer in the Crescent City was surprisingly positive. Just over a year after the tragedy, she shares some of her favorite…
