Events

The 60th annual Press Club Awards on July 21 at the Jung Hotel honored excellence in the journalism industry. WWL-TV Eyewitness News was honored with 35 awards, including top awards for best use of Facebook and Twitter and first place trophies in continuing coverage, editorial writing and videography.

Everyone’s favorite feline friends will get their own festival this year. CatFest 2018 will be coming to Covington this August, featuring funny cat videos from the New York Cat Film Festival as well as a celebrity appearance from Boo the Deaf Kitty.

With festivals in the Big Easy throughout the year, you don’t want to find yourself unprepared. Whether you’re tasting sweet beignets at City Park or slurping up some oysters at Woldenburg Park, WWLTV’s “Local Lens” segments feature Chip’s Tips to help you get the most out of your festival experience.

Anyone can guess that free booze will boost event attendance. But when THNOC sought to expand its young member level, called the Caillot Circle, we added another ingredient: irreverence.

The Swedish invasion gripped New Orleans on Feb. 7, 1851. But it wasn’t a pop star, or a rock ‘n’ roll band – it was opera singer Jenny Lind, whose arrival at the port was met with such mania that she initially retreated back into the ship as the enthusiastic crowd rushed to greet her.

As New Orleans turns 300 and WWL-TV celebrates its 60th anniversary, Channel 4 is marking both historic milestones by inviting people to share their memories of the city we love, to be included in a video time capsule.

What Louisiana staple is found in dishes both savory and sweet; complements vegetables, fish and meat; and is as plentiful in the market as it is on the street? It’s citrus, and it’s the theme of The Historic New Orleans Collection’s 2018 culinary symposium Saturday, June 9.

The year was 1968. The place was Notre Dame Seminary. Five seminarians brought together the sacred and the secular with Catholic folk-style liturgical music. They called themselves The Dameans.

The Tricentennial’s yearlong community service initiative, 300,000 for the Next 300, brings the NOLA community together through volunteerism. In partnership with United Way, Hands on NOLA and NetWork Volunteers, the 2018 NOLA Foundation has pledged to complete 300,000 service hours through 300 projects with help from citizens and tourists alike.

After a competitive application process, Hostelling International USA (HI USA) has selected nine New Orleans area residents for its Explore the World travel scholarship. This $2,000 scholarship is given to help fund an educational or service trip abroad.

Before New Orleans’ founding in 1718, Native Americans traversed an overland route, or portage, connecting the arteries of Bayou St. John and the Mississippi River.

The New Orleans Women and Children’s Shelter (NOWCS) will host its annual There’s No Place Like Home fundraiser on Thursday, May 17, to support its mission of breaking the cycle of homelessness in New Orleans. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, NOWCS has helped more than 2,000 homeless women and their children escape poverty and transition to sustainable, independent living.

This month, I will have an amazing experience — crewing on the tall ship Oosterschelde, traveling from Pensacola to commemorate New Orleans’ Tricentennial.

It’s that time of year again … Jazz Fest is right around the corner. And, if you are a first-time festgoer, the Chamber staff has your back.

For New Orleans’ 300th birthday, our city will celebrate the four-legged friends that call New Orleans home. Presented by NOLA City Bark and Gambit, the New Orleans Tricentennial Dog Parade will take place on Sunday, April 22.

Summer festival season is upon us. GiveNOLA Fest, a Gambel Gal favorite, falls on May 1 this year and will feature performances by the legendary Irma Thomas and Soul Rebels, as well as a Southwest Airlines ticket drawing you will not want to miss.

While New Orleans turns the big 3-0-0 this year, French Quarter Fest celebrates 35 years in the Big Easy. As an official Tricentennial event, the 2018 festival will offer attendees several ways to commemorate both anniversaries.

Last year, the number of drug overdose deaths outnumbered the number of murders in greater New Orleans. Every day, men and women addicted to drugs and/or alcohol come to Bridge House/Grace House helpless and broken, seeking a safe place to recover.

2018 marks the 10th anniversary of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, and this year’s celebration was nothing short of exceptional.

Gallier Hall, one of New Orleans’ most iconic buildings, was rededicated on Friday, March 16, as part of the tricentennial celebration of the City of New Orleans.

On Thursday, March 8, Cokie Roberts, political commentator for NPR and ABC News, will kick off “Making New Orleans Home: A Tricentennial Symposium” at Tulane University’s McAlister Auditorium.

Since 1942, Volunteers of America’s Adoption and Maternity Program has helped create thousands of loving families through adoption. As a licensed adoption agency, Volunteers of America works with parents to offer openness in adoption, assistance with medical care, free counseling and follow-up support.

Feed the Children distributed its 1 millionth H.E.L.P. (Homeless Education and Literacy Program) backpack with community partner support.

Estimates show there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally. One out of seven endangered runaways were likely child sex trafficking victims.

Sharing is caring, while working is life’s labor. And together, these two concepts give us co-working spaces. As you choose your ideal spot, here are some considerations:

In less than a month, the Krewe of Bacchus celebrates its 50th anniversary. But the parade that changed so much in Carnival isn’t just looking back. It’s also thinking big, with two new floats.

One of the most intriguing aspects of Mardi Gras is secrecy, especially when it comes to krewe themes and monarchs which typically aren’t publicized until the day of their respective balls and parades.

What began with rowdy street parades in the early 1800s has evolved into the opulent, illuminated floats we know today – these parades usually conclude with a ball of some sort.

With Twelfth Night behind us, Carnival season is officially underway, which means king cakes are here and parades aren’t far behind. The 2018 Carnival season includes several anniversaries.

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