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The final teams have been announced. The Ole Miss Rebels and Oklahoma State Cowboys are headed to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year’s Day! For fans and alumni of either team, this New Year’s celebration will surely… Read More »

It’s that time of year again when the leaves are changing, the air is crisper and holiday decorations hit retail stores. Fall and winter also mean holiday cruises on the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen! This year, our Papa Noel and New… Read More »

The New Orleans Saints season will be here before you know it and Destination Management, Inc. is the go-to place for booking tickets and lodging all in one. Browse the options for home and away game tickets and accomodations at… Read More »

New look – same great service! New Orleans Tours is hitting the streets of New Orleans with brand new, state of the art motor-coaches and mini-buses with a sleek design so clients can ride in comfort and style. With over… Read More »

For newcomers to New Orleans or return visitors who missed out the first time, here is a full day-to-night plan to pack in as much culture as possible in one short trip. Get ready to soak in the best New… Read More »

The Paddlewheeler Creole Queen is excited to welcome a new house band to our nightly Dinner Jazz Cruise, Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders! Our new music director Don Vappie has a rich history as a musician in New Orleans. He grew… Read More »

Hang tight! The Paddlewheeler Creole Queen is getting top notch maintenance and cosmetic enhancements made to bring you the very best paddlewheel boat on the Mississippi River! We will be back starting with our Dinner Jazz Cruise on Thursday, March… Read More »

Just when you think the holiday haze is over and normal life has resumed – think again. January 6 marks Twelfth Night, which in New Orleans means the beginning of Carnival season. Though the holidays are very special in New… Read More »

Alabama Crimson Tide and Ohio State Bukeyes are Sugar Bowl bound! What better way to start the New Year than with the ultimate college football playoff game? The Allstate Sugar Bowl returns to New Orleans on New Year’s Day where… Read More »

New Orleans, Louisiana – Hospitality Enterprises, known online as BigEasy.com, is excited to announce that four new management level employees have been added to its team which is spread across several different New Orleans hospitality divisions. The new positions include… Read More »

The Creole Queen is still docked at the foot of Canal Street, but our business office has moved to One Canal Place. The new address is: 365 Canal Street • Suite 820 • New Orleans, LA 70130 Our phone number… Read More »

Come party with the Queens on the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen at the port of New Orleans on Sunday, July 28th. Board at 12:30 and cruise from 1 - 2:30pm. $60 per person includes entertainment, brunch & BOTTOMLESS Mimosas & Bloody… Read More »

The riverboat Creole Queen will resume it's normal business hours on Friday, August 31st. For Jean Lafitte swamp and airboat tour schedules, please call 504-529-4567. Read More »

Do to the anticipation of tropical storm Isaac, the Jean Lafitte swamp and airboat tours will be cancelled Tuesday through Friday. Both the airboat and swamp tours will remain on schedule today, Monday August 26th. Please contact us at 504-689-4186… Read More »

We are very excited to announce the launch of our NEW website all about New Orleans. Explore our site & see all the the Big Easy has to offer. Reserve your guestroom at one of our New Orleans Boutique hotels.… Read More »

The City of New Orleans used to promote Mardi Gras with the slogan "The greatest free show on earth." They meant that it was free to watch all of the parades and costumes and fun on the streets of the… Read More »

Among the strange personalities visitors can meet along the Riverfront is Patience. She's 21 years old, friendly, single and perhaps looks a tad overdressed in summer. But it goes with the territory for penguins. The African Black Footed penguin is… Read More »

"You can't have an aquarium without sharks," says John Hewitt, director of husbandry at the Aquarium of the Americas. Even 25 years after the release of Jaws, popular fascination with sharks still draws frenzied viewers to Aquariums. The thriller shed… Read More »

Master Captain Al Christian can turn the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen on a dime. Rather impressive for a 200 foot, 400 ton vessel. The massive red paddlewheel itself is 24 feet wide and 20 feet in diameter. But he doesn't always… Read More »

The image of New Orleans as an adult playland with everyone catching beads, downing Hurricanes and hitting the clubs till all hours isn't the whole story. Savvy families traveling with children give New Orleans high marks for its long list… Read More »

Think of New Orleans and jazz and Mardi Gras come to mind. And then other things like voodoo and the infamous red light district, Storyville. But New Orleans' history is full of odd footnotes. The first licensed pharmacy in the… Read More »

Whether the competition is for the next big chef, hottest restaurant or heaviest citizens, New Orleans is a top contender. That means other people are talking about the city's food as well. From the Food and Wine's Best New Chefs… Read More »

If you can imagine an art gallery opening that doesn’t just spill into the streets but fills them, then you might have an idea what goes on at White Linen (Aug. 6). The annual summer gallery-opening party is one of… Read More »

  Whether it’s art or architecture, with either a capital or lower case “A,” New Orleans has a taste for design. From the grandiose steel masterpiece that is the Louisiana Superdome to the un-ending details of a wrought iron balcony… Read More »