New Orleans holidays
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Hurricane Katrina: 10 Years On A tour of abandoned New Orleans, 10 years after Katrina - in pictures
A decade after Hurricane Katrina flooded huge areas of New Orleans, some neighbourhoods remain blighted by abandoned homes, schools and factories. Photographer Seph Lawless, who specialises in documenting the ruins of forgotten America, paid a visit
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With your foot on the bar’s brass rail you can breathe the same air as generations of crabbers and oystermen and maybe even imbibe some of Mad Dog’s wisdom
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A city of books as much as a capital of music and culture, our round-up of the best literature about the Big Easy has been filled out with readers’ recommendations. Here are some of the best
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To mark the Tennessee Williams New Orleans literary festival, Susan Larson walks us through the essential literature to understand the city – from classics to accounts of life after Katrina
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The New Orleans-based celebration takes in an off-kilter schedule of works focusing on everything from Hurricane Katrina to Jerry Lee Lewis
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New Orleans’ Mardi Gras parades are in full swing right now but buskers keep the city’s streets alive with music all year round: from kids drumming on plastic buckets to full-on bands, as Instagrammer Brendan van Son’s images reveal
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In the first of our ongoing dispatches from New Orleans, Jim Gabour recounts a fleeting encounter that stirred memories long forgotten
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The concierge of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel came to New Orleans to help rebuild the city after Katrina, fell in love with the place and never left. He shares his tips on New Orleanian food and music, and explains why everyone should expect a Spanish Inquisition at the next Mardi Gras
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We asked DJ Bob Rodrigue, aka Old Man River of New Orleans' fabulous WWOZ radio station, for his playlist to the city. Given Nola's unique musical heritage it was quite a task selecting just 10 tracks, but the selection gives a real taste of the Crescent City
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New Orleans photographer Sophie T Lvoff is a member of the 9th Ward Marching Band, so we asked her for an insider's view of this year's Mardi Gras, capturing the characters, the chaos and the krewes behind one of the world's biggest parties
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Forbes named New Orleans the fastest-growing city since the recession – which is maybe why it's regarded as an up-and-coming arts powerhouse with a buzzing underground scene, says Elizabeth Beller
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No other city in America has a history as rich and intriguing as New Orleans. And it's a tale that's far from dry – in fact you can follow it through the city's food, drink and music, says Christopher Tidmore
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Eating on a budget in New Orleans isn't all about the famous po' boys, though they can be great. Check out fast-food restaurants serving Vietnamese and soul food delights, says Gwendolyn Knapp
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Friendly people, the finest food in the US, some of the world's best music … and a post-Katrina comeback in full swing. How could Gavin McOwan not fall in love with New Orleans?
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'Free' or pay-what-you-want tours have become a popular way to see cities in recent years. Vicky Baker looks at the rise of the homespun phenomenon and selects six from around the world
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Drinks:Cafe brulot is a citrus and booze-infused coffee that will transport you to the jazz bars of New Orleans
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With Mardi Gras kicking off this weekend, we asked five of New Orleans' top performers to handpick their favourite places to watch live music and party during the carnival
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New Orleans is supposed to be a grownups' party town, but Sarah Hughes finds the sunshine, bright lights and loud jazz make for a perfect family Christmas
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Treme, the new show from the creator of The Wire, is a bluesy, boozy tribute to New Orleans's most gutsy district
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Some said it would be slow, boring and expensive, but spending 15 days covering 6,511 miles on an epic Amtrak journey across America's heartland was "soul calming"
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Rent a white Dodge Sedan and head out west – and if you pick up a hitcher, make sure it's not John Goodman
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Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
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Can New Orleans's great culinary tradition survive the fallout of Hurricane Katrina? Oh yes
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New Orleans is back on the celluloid map in a big way, thanks mainly to Louisiana's huge tax breaks, writes Catherine Shoard
Hurricane Katrina: 10 Years On What’s new in New Orleans? The city’s post-Katrina highlights