Halloween in New Orleans: Pirates, Costumes & the French Quarter in October
There are cities that celebrate Halloween. And then there’s New Orleans. October is one of our favorite times of the year in the French Quarter. The summer heat finally starts giving us a break, festivals fill the calendar, costumes begin appearing on the streets and the entire city seems to get a little stranger as…
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,…