New Orleans Magazine April 2025

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Editor’s Note: Iconic New Orleans Dishes

I don’t know about your family, but in ours, one of the most treasured...

Essential New Orleans Kitchen Recipes

What makes a New Orleans dish iconic? In a city that weaves a culinary tapestry...

Spring Festivals Guide

French Quarter Festival The wildly popular French Quarter Festival takes over the Vieux Carré April...

In Defense of Quirky Louisiana Laws

From the state’s beginnings as a French colony, Louisiana laws have always been unique....

Fun for All in South Padre Island, Texas

It’s a long way to South Padre Island, the most southernmost Gulf barrier island...

Forbidden Pizza is a Slice of Happiness

Of all the foods in this grand, glorious world, there are a few that...

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New Orleans April 2025 Events Calendar

Zoo-to-Do for Kids April 25 Hosted by the Audubon Zoo, the annual Zoo-to-Do for Kids features...

Good Catch For Lent, Late Nights at Junebug, New Items at...

Psst, you know you don’t have to be Catholic to partake in meat-free dining...

Snake-Inspired Style and Décor

Artist Rebecca Rebouché’s magical and mystical “Snake Charmer” print from the “Amnesia Diaries” collection...

1955: Pelican Baseball Stadium

When New Orleanians today think of the Pelicans sport franchise, basketball comes to mind....

Booqoo is Pop R&B’s Star in the Making

Kristen “Booqoo” LaDawn Calfee is beaming with stardom. So much so that after a...

Irma Thomas is the Soul Queen of New Orleans

The King of Pop, the Godfather of Soul… the Soul Queen of New Orleans....

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Book Club: Nina Compton’s Cooking from the Heart

Cooking from the Heart Kwéyòl / Creole: Recipes, Stories, and Tings from a St. Lucian...

Get Your Home Decor Ready for Festival Season

Music lovers, go bold with the Festival Memories wallpaper from MINDTHEGAP. From jubilant dancers...

Updates from Maria’s Oyster & Wine Bar, Emeril’s 34, Seawitch and...

Maria’s Oyster & Wine Bar, now open in the Warehouse District, celebrates the flavors...

Embracing New Orleans Hometown Love

Dear Rome, I found myself thinking of you recently in the context of that age-old...

Costera’s Clouds in My Coffee Cocktail Recipe

Costera’s general manager, Steve Groom, heard Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” and wondered what...

Chef Alon Shaya’s Louisiana Crawfish Roll Recipe

Before the Snowpocalypse blanketed us with 8 to 12 inches of snow, people were...

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Modine Gunch: Photo Finish

My mother-in-law Ms. Larda had quite a shock when she read her own obituary...

Shrimp Gumbo

This recipe is from our New Orleans Kitchen feature. Gumbo is a hotly contested specialty...

Jambalaya

This recipe is from our New Orleans Kitchen feature. Like just about everything else on...

Grits and Grillades

This recipe is from our New Orleans Kitchen feature. Grillades (pronounced GREE-ahds), perhaps the quintessential New...

Red Beans and Rice

This recipe is from our New Orleans Kitchen feature. “Ain’t we lucky?” This is just...

Bananas Foster

This recipe is from our New Orleans Kitchen feature. Brennan’s, the storied restaurant that has...

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Crawfish Etouffée

This recipe is from our New Orleans Kitchen feature. Crawfish season is met by New...

Muffuletta

This recipe is from our New Orleans Kitchen feature. Salvatore Lupo, a Sicilian immigrant, opened...

Oysters Rockefeller

This recipe is from our New Orleans Kitchen feature. Family secrets are meant to be...

Emeril’s New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp

This recipe is from our New Orleans Kitchen feature. When chef Emeril Lagasse first moved...

The Importance of Hearing Health: Expert Care from Dr. Neal Jackson

Our sense of hearing is one of our most vital abilities, shaping the way...

Gulf Coast Springtime Happenings

When the sun is shining and music drifts through the air, you know it's...

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Inemesit O’Boyle

Attorney Inemesit O’Boyle is Lead Strategist for “The Trial Team,” a Special Litigation Division...

Susan Burkenstock

A shareholder of Elkins, PLC, Susan Burkenstock, double board certified in Estate Planning and...

Kathleen Gasparian

Founded by Kathleen Gasparian in 2015, Gasparian Spivey Immigration helps families, employers, and individuals...

Helen Hairston Babin

Rated “Best Lawyers in America” in product liability litigation, with a focus on medical...

René E. Thorne

René E. Thorne is a principal in the New Orleans office of Jackson Lewis...

Aimee Hebert

Aimee Hebert has spent nearly thirty years in the dynamic field of energy law,...

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Morris Bart Law Firm

For over 45 years, the Morris Bart Law Firm has proudly served the Greater...

Robin Arnold

Robin Arnold is a partner at Blue Williams, LLC, specializing in complex domestic litigation...

Kara Samuels and Jennifer Thornton

Friends and colleagues Kara Samuels and Jennifer Thornton have joined forces, combining their over...

Sessions, Fishman and Nathan, L.L.C.

Meet the women Partners of Sessions, Fishman & Nathan, L.L.C., a team of distinguished...

Susan Dinneen

The motto, ‘Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking...

Lee Heidingsfelder

A top Family Law Attorney by New Orleans Magazine in 2024, Lee A. Heidingsfelder...

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Women In Law 2025

For all legal matters, from litigation to arbitration, these Greater New Orleans WOMEN IN...

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