Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Updated 2:45 pm CST, Tuesday, February 12, 2019 FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2018 file photo, float riders toss beads and trinkets during the Krewe of Thoth Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. The New Orleans mayor says the city is “more than prepared for Mardi Gras 2019.” At a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, LaToya Cantrell and her administration laid out plans for this year’s festivities. less FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2018 file photo, float riders toss beads and trinkets during the Krewe of Thoth Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. The New Orleans mayor says the city is “more than prepared for Mardi ... more Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Feb. … [Read more...] about Mayor says New Orleans ‘more than prepared for Mardi Gras’
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Animal baby boom at New Orleans zoo
Janet Mcconnaughey Associated Press Published 1:03 p.m. UTC Jul 27, 2018 New Orleans – About a year after moving into spacious new digs in New Orleans, African animals are doing just what officials from two zoos had hoped when they created the forested paddocks: being fruitful and multiplying. Seven antelope have given birth, at least one more female is pregnant and others may be. The small herds wander in 3- to 46-acre swaths of forest, marking a partnership between the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and San Diego Zoo Global. The zoos’ Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife is aimed at preserving endangered species and producing popular species for zoos. It’s housed at the Audubon Nature Institute’s Species Survival Center in New Orleans, where the first hoofed animals arrived last spring and summer. “Because we’re closed to the public, it offers a place that’s a lot quieter” than zoos, and large enclosures allow more natural, larger herds … [Read more...] about Animal baby boom at New Orleans zoo
Arizona to host Super Bowl in 2023, New Orleans in 2024
Updated 10:34 am, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: JUDI BOTTONI, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 FILE - This Sept. 25, 2006, file photo shows the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The NFL has awarded future Super Bowls to Arizona and New Orleans. The decision was made Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at the league's annual spring meeting in Atlanta, which will host the 2019 Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. less FILE - This Sept. 25, 2006, file photo shows the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The NFL has awarded future Super Bowls to Arizona and New Orleans. The decision was made Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at the ... more … [Read more...] about Arizona to host Super Bowl in 2023, New Orleans in 2024
Aerosmith packs ‘em in at New Orleans Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS — Aerosmith drew a huge crowd and smaller but still packed crowds boogied to Cage the Elephant, Delbert McClinton and Anita Baker and a rousing mix of other musical acts as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival wound up its next-to-last day. Once a relatively small affair, the festival now in its 49th year draws hundreds of thousands of people to a 7-day celebration of all things music, reflecting the rich diversity of a river city now celebrating its tri-centennial. There was jazz, of course, but also Cajun, zydeco, roots rock, African rhythms, Latin groups and traditional music from Canada to the Republic of Congo. Sweating, swaying and so packed at times that they could hardly move, the people singing along to Aerosmith’s “Sweet Misery” and “Living on the Edge” had no choice but to surrender to the experience. “There’s nowhere to go, no way to get there. It’s like critical density,” said Jeff Baker of Fort … [Read more...] about Aerosmith packs ‘em in at New Orleans Jazz Fest
SaberCats lose inaugural home opener to New Orleans
By Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle Published 4:21 pm, Saturday, April 21, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-8', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 8', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle Image 1of/8 CaptionClose Image 1 of 8 Houston SaberCats Alex Elkins (14) runs forward and scores a try during the first half of the home opener of the Major League Rugby game against New Orleans Gold at Dyer Stadium on Saturday, April 21, 2018, in downtown Houston. ( Yi-Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle ) less … [Read more...] about SaberCats lose inaugural home opener to New Orleans