New Orleans (CNN) — A bowtie is adjusted. A trombone is hoisted. On the corner of Dauphine and Toulouse, two motorcycle cops block the intersection. The opening notes of “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” ...

When one of the city’s musicians gets arrested for simply playing his instrument and bringing joy, New Orleans does not take the news sitting down. But, neither will the city be subject to protests in ...

Even with Bourbon Street bustling outside, nothing matched the buzzy energy of The Jazz Playhouse at The Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans as musicians David Shaw of the Revivalists and Tarriona “Tank” ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A new series “New Orleans: Soul of a City” explores the many ways the city communes with its history – through music, food, sports and tradition – revealing how, 20 years after Katrina, ...

Bettis and 3rd Degree perform “Joe Avery’s Blues” at the Algiers Music and Artist Studio in New Orleans on Saturday, August 2, 2025. The band performed the traditional second line parade song at ...

With hundreds of performances out at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, it's hard to know where to start. So Gambit has some suggestion for bands and musicians to see on the first Sunday at the ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — If you’re an up-and-coming musician in Louisiana, New Orleans may be your next stop. The city has been ranked among the top five cities for musicians in 2025. The report ...

At around 3:17 a.m. on New Year's Day, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck through crowds of revelers on Bourbon ...

NEW ORLEANS — Police cars are lined up in the narrow streets. Officers toting large firearms stand at alert. Barriers block many entrances to Bourbon Street. Behind two squad cars parked horizontally ...

A security review commissioned in the wake of the deadly New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans recommends closing off a majority of the ...

The Barnett, a 234-room hotel at 600 Carondelet Street in New Orleans’ Warehouse Arts District, has completed a comprehensive ...