Nametag Nation: A Conventioneer’s Guide to Escaping the Conference Crowd

If you’re in New Orleans on business, sometimes you might feel the overwhelming need to escape your coworkers. Nothing personal, but after spending three consecutive days in a hotel conference room or sprawling convention floor, sometimes you would just like to escape the familiar throngs, be [...]

Beware the Counterfeit Cajun. Lean Creole instead.

Despite what you’ve been told, New Orleans isn’t the place where you want to track down true Cajun food. Unfortunately for the city-bound, true Cajun food comes from the smaller communities in the rural part of the state.

Sure, you’ll find plenty of “CAJUN STYLE” dishes on local menus [...]