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The parades may be cancelled this year but the spirit of Mardi Gras in New Orleans will be in full swing online Feb 12-15 with music including by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, virtual tours of famous restaurants including Antoine’s and Dookie Chase, and more.
K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen, the iconic New Orleans restaurant that helped to cement the city’s reputation as a culinary leader, and made founder Chef Paul Prudhomme and international star, has closed permanently. The world-famous restaurant was established in 1979 by Prudhomme and his wife Kay Hinrichs Prudhomme. What began as a modest 62-seat restaurant on Chartres
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Party hearty in Lake Charles, the family-friendly Mardi Gras destination, where kids get their own parade, and there’s another parade for classic cars and hot rods. It’s just as much fun, and a lot less expensive, than Mardi Gras in nearby New Orleans. One of the traditions of Mardi Gras in Lake Charles is the
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The Fourth of July and fireworks displays go together like hot dogs and mustard, kids and ice cream. Here are four of the best places in the United States for Fourth of July celebrations: New York City — The biggest and best, of course, is the annual Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks display, the nation’s
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The Fourth of July and fireworks displays go together like hot dogs and mustard, kids and ice cream. Here are five of the best places in the United States to watch Fourth of July fireworks: New York City The biggest and best, of course, is the annual Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks display. This year again,
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