Splash Mountain closes at Disney World: What to know about New Orleans ride that’s replacing it

[ad_1] Splash Mountain closes Monday at Walt Disney World to make room for a reimagined water attraction with a New Orleans theme. The ride, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, will star Princess Tiana…

Tour guides barred from New Orleans’ historic St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 lose appeal in federal court

[ad_1] For much of the past decade, Jordan Hobson gave tours of the French Quarter’s reputedly haunted sites and historic cemeteries through the company she manages, Witches Brew Tours. The…

City Hall selects design team to lead repairs to New Orleans Municipal Auditorium

[ad_1] New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration took a major step Tuesday towards reviving the long-shuttered Municipal Auditorium, selecting a local architecture firm to come up with a plan to…

MSNBC and Noticias Telemundo to host ‘National Day of Racial Healing’ town halls on Jan. 17 from New Orleans – W.K. Kellogg Foundation

[ad_1] Jan. 10, 2023 MSNBC’s Joy Reid, Chris Hayes and Trymaine Lee Host at 10 P.M. ET  Minnijean Brown-Trickey, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch…

Will $1.3 million erase $130 million in New Orleans medical debt? City officials are trying it.

[ad_1] New Orleans residents could see tens of millions of dollars in medical debt forgiven over the next year, part of a burgeoning nationwide initiative by local governments and a…

From downtown New Orleans to the north shore and beyond, luxury living abounds

[ad_1] The New Orleans-area real estate portfolio is a dazzling mix of dwellings of all types, drawing on the city’s rich heritage of influences, from the Old World styles of…

Sugar Bowl fans flock to New Orleans, though hotel rooms, game tickets still available

[ad_1] After checking into their hotel Friday, John and Tammy Dillon hit the streets with a list of New Orleans attractions they want to visit during their three-day stay: Pat…

Tech firm Excella, founded by New Orleans native, starts local hub with promise of 150 jobs

[ad_1] Excella, a 20-year old tech firm founded by New Orleans native Burton White, has started a new hub in the Crescent City with the promise of creating 150 software…

Armand ‘Ace’ LeGardeur, builder of New Orleans civic institutions, dies at 93

[ad_1] Armand “Ace” LeGardeur, a New Orleans construction company leader who not only erected buildings but also built up institutions to promote physical and economic health, died Saturday at Ochsner…

Talking Business: Kris Khalil, head of the New Orleans BioInnovation Center, on the incubator’s survival

[ad_1] Kris Khalil has been in charge of the New Orleans BioInnovation Center for nearly four years, first as interim executive director in April 2019 when the incubator for bioscience…