The Hotel Modern New Orleans has an immediately welcoming feel; with no check-in desk, guests are greeted with complimentary drinks in the lobby lounge and escorted to their rooms just as if they were staying at a friend’s guesthouse.
Baton Rouge the Capital City of Louisiana stands proudly on the banks of the Mississippi River. It was founded back in the 1700’s and is still steeped in history. Over the centuries, it became a major inland port and shipping activity today continues to bring wealth to the city through trade in oil and gas.
Just two blocks from the historic French Quarter, the Windsor Court Hotel is the only hotel in New Orleans, and in all of Louisiana, to receive both the coveted Forbes Four Stars and AAA Four Diamonds designations. This luxury New Orleans hotel, with almost all suite accommodations, is perfect for business and leisure travel alike.
The Disney film The Princess and the Frog was based in New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and used the beignet as an important part of the overall plot. The main character, Tiana, works hard to open her father’s dream restaurant using her own beignet recipe to earn much needed start-up cas
Mardi Gras would be heaven without the multitudes of half-lit partygoers, but it also wouldn’t be Mardi Gras. Those who subscribe to the old maxim that ‘Hell is other people’, should stay far, far away. Celebrated by those of the ‘laissez les bons temps roulez’ (‘let the good times roll’) mentality, Mardi Gras is America’s biggest, liveliest and most show-stopping party.
The friendly, largely agricultural community of Eunice is Louisiana’s hub and incubator of Cajun and zydeco music. Its infectious strains pour out of laid-back, top-notch venues around the region and at various festivals throughout the year.
The French Quarter is a fascinating, sultry melting pot of French, Spanish, Italian, Caribbean, African and Southern styles that magically blends decadence and elegance, conservatism and debauchery, extroversion and sleepiness, gentility and tawdriness. It’s hard to imagine a more impulsive or seductive city (this is where Rhett Butler brought Scarlett O’Hara for their honeymoon). Much …
Whether you have been to Mardi Gras or not, if you are not a native-born New Orleanian, you might be missing out on some things. This article is here to provide you with ideas about what you should do during this Mardi Gras 2011 season. First of all, you may be asking yourself, “When is …
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