The New Orleans Saints play the St Louis Rams in this NFL game at the Louisiana Superdome.

The New Orleans Saints play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in this NFL game at the Louisiana Superdome.

The New Orleans Saints play the Arizona Cardinals in this NFL game at the Louisiana Superdome.

The New Orleans Saints play the Philadelphia Eagles in this NFL game at the Louisiana Superdome.

New Orleans is a city which uses any excuse to throw a party so on St Patricks Day the city takes on a distinctly Irish flavour. Hot on the heels of Mardi Gras, New Orleans hosts a uniquely…

Merengue! Visual Rhythms, at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum, presents 47 works by classical and contemporary artists which capture the spirit and rhythm of the pulsating dance and music…

Clinic are on tour coinciding with the release of new album, Do It!. This date at Spanish Moon in Tucson has a BBQ.

From Andy Warhol to Roy Lichtenstein, all 40 artists featured in this exhibit at the Louisiana State University Museum of Art, which spans the early 20th century through to present times…

In a city obsessed with good food, it comes as no surprise that three days in June are devoted to a stock ingredient. This tomato festival is held at the market in New Orleans' French Quarter.

Jim Henson (1936-1990) created Sesame Street, The Muppets and many more. The Louisiana Art and Science Museum documents his career with over 100 original works of art, including puppets…

Independent filmmakers, musicians and artists are at the centre of the annual three-day Ozone Film Festival held at various venues in beautiful Covington. The juried festival includes film…

Houmas was one of the most successful plantations in the New Orleans area during its heyday, producing over 20 million pounds of sugar cane per year from its 20,000 acres. It is now open to…

The mysteries of Voodoo live on in New Orleans, in part due to the efforts and interest created by the Historic Voodoo Museum.

Garyville's plantation home, which was restored in the 1970s, is one of the few remaining Creole-built structures. Dubbed "Steamboat Gothic" by novelist Frances Parkinson Keyes, it's a mix of…

Fast becoming a nationwide mainstay, House of Blues offers nightly music and visual arts.

The Creoles lived in a society apart from the Anglo-American - in terms of family, architecture, music, food, society and lifestyle - for nearly 200 years. New Orleans' Laura Plantation…

A potpourri of funk, fashion, antiques shops, galleries, coffee houses and cafes, the Magazine Street shops have been around a long time. Fleur de lis jeweller/designer Mignon Fagot has a…

The contemporary art community thrives in New Orleans' Warehouse District, especially on Julia Street at venues like Gallery Bienvenu and Arthur Roger Gallery, or at the Contemporary Arts…

The US$16 million Irene W Pennington Planetarium is considered one of the most sophisticated multimedia presentation facilities in the country and is home to the ExxonMobil Space Theater, a…

The Louisiana Art and Science Museum has a diverse series of collections covering disciplines from Egyptology to Photography. It also hosts travelling exhibitions, workshops and special…