The version of the opera being performed in New Orleans is being scaled down to 65 minutes with no intermission. The full ...

A group of New Orleans women hope to revive a nearly lost aspect from the earliest days of the Baby Dolls tradition: singing in Louisiana Creole as they parade on Mardi Gras Day.

If your shrimp is not precooked, heat olive oil in a skillet and sauté’ shrimp for 2-3 minutes on each side on medium high ...

Prolific freeborn Creole composer Edmond Dédé’s career took him from New Orleans to Paris, but his masterwork has remained ...

There’s plenty of great Creole and Cajun food ... Brett Anderson is a reporter on the Food desk. He lives in New Orleans, where he was restaurant critic for The Times-Picayune for 19 years.

Creole, the local language, has its roots in 17th Century French, with the additional input of African and Malagasy languages, as well as a sprinkling of English and Hindi words, phrases and ...

“Welcome to our kitchen,” said Mark Bihm, owner of New Orleans Creole Cafe. It seems a normal day in the restaurant. Gumbo is on the stove, and vegetables are ready to be cut. But nothing is ...