French Quarter Festival announces the confirmed bands and food offerings for the annual event from April 10-13, 2025.

The French Quarter will have enhanced security checkpoints for the upcoming Super Bowl LIX. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry made the announcement Wednesday (Jan. 29) in Baton Rouge, with New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell standing next to him at the headquarters of the Louisiana Department of Homeland Security.

French Quarter Festival released a partial preview list of who's performing at its April 10-13 fest. The lineup will include Irma Thomas, George Porter Jr., Anders Osborne, Soul Rebels, John Boutte, Kermit Ruffins, John Mooney, Jon Cleary, Amanda Shaw and many more. A list of all currently scheduled performers is below.

Twenty-one victims of the New Orleans terror attack have filed a lawsuit against city officials and contractors this week, saying that they failed to protect Bourbon Street revelers from a “preventable” truck ramming incident.

One of the most memorable images from last week's snowfall shows a woman wearing historical fashion in the French Quarter.

The New Orleans Police Department met with French Quarter businesses on Wednesday to find out what they think about possible restrictions. A major one would be making Bourbon Street strictly walkable.

(Reuters) - France's economy retreated slightly in the fourth quarter as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games effect waned, statistics agency INSEE said on Thursday in its quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) report.

As we predicted, French GDP contracted by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, after growth of 0.4% in the third quarter of 2024. This contraction was partly due to the aftermath of the Olympic Games, but political uncertainty and a less favourable international environment also played a role.

A congressional delegation will visit New Orleans on Friday to inspect security ahead of the Feb. 9 Super Bowl following a New Year's Day attack in the city that killed 14 people and injured scores more,

In the lead-up to Super Bowl LIX, T-Mobile has rolled out temporary and permanent upgrades to New Orleans' 5G network

Two Fort Myers teens are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against New Orleans officials, claiming the deadly New Year's attack was "predictable and entirely preventable."