New Orleans at Night: Why the French Quarter Feels Different After Dark
You don’t need to believe in ghosts to understand why New Orleans feels different after dark. Spend an afternoon walking through the French Quarter and it can be bright, colorful and loud. Music spills from open doors. Tour groups move down the sidewalks. Balconies hang overhead. Courtyards appear unexpectedly behind iron gates. Then the sun…
The Dark Side of New Orleans History: Executions, Duels, Brothels & Debauchery
New Orleans has always known how to have a good time. Sometimes a little too good. Long before Bourbon Street became famous for neon lights and frozen drinks, New Orleans had already earned a reputation for drinking, gambling, brothels, duels, questionable entertainment and behavior that respectable society supposedly frowned upon—while frequently participating in it. It…
Life in Early 1800s New Orleans: Disease, Dirt & Pirates
New Orleans today is celebrated for its music, food, and vibrant streets—but life in early 1800s New Orleans was anything but glamorous. This was a city shaped by mud, disease, faith, crime, and opportunity. It was loud, dangerous, deeply multicultural, and constantly on the edge of collapse or greatness. To understand New Orleans,…