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Heart of Louisiana

Accordion virtuoso Amede Ardoin, memorialized with this bronze statue near Opelousas, recorded...

Heart of Louisiana: Amede Ardoin

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Dave McNamara
Accordion virtuoso Amede Ardoin recorded a series of songs between 1929-34

Special Reports

Kyle Burks, Audubon Nature Institute Chief Operating Officer, demonstrates a digital screen...

Get a sneak peek at the new Audubon Insectarium and Aquarium

Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 6:50 AM CDT
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By John Snell
A $41 million renovation reimagines New Orleans riverfront attractions

Sponsored

New Orleans Greek Fest

New Orleans Greek Festival returns to celebrate food, culture during Memorial Day weekend

Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 12:44 PM CDT
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By NOLA Weekend Staff
The 48th annual Greek Festival returns to bring a taste of Greece along the banks of Bayou St. John on the grounds of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral.

Heart of Louisiana

Some of Louisiana's most-skilled duck carvers will be selling their creations and competing for...

Heart of Louisiana: Cajun Heritage Festival

Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
Duck carvers will sell their creations and compete for prizes in Lockport

Entertainment

Diamond Rio to headline 2023 Tangipahoa Parish Fair

Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 8:41 AM CDT
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By Jesse Brooks
The Tangipahoa Parish Fair in a social media post on Sunday (May 21) night announced that Nashville recording veterans Diamond Rio will headline their music schedule on Friday, Oct. 6.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Cammie Henry

Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 12:18 AM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
Henry, who died in 1948, was a longtime owner of the Melrose Plantation in Central Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Atchafalaya Basin Swamp

Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
The swamp is home to around 300 species of wildlife

Community

2023 Graduates

Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 11:40 AM CDT
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By Joshua Boyd
Submit your 2023 graduate photos!

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: The town of Bunkie

Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 10:10 PM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
A child's endearing mispronunciation led to a town's unique name

Events

Jazz Fest Food: New food items to try in 2023, where to find them

Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 2:26 PM CDT
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By Shan Bailey
Once again, festival-goers should bring their appetite to Jazz Fest but look out for several menu changes at this year’s fest.
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Music

Drake, 21 Savage rescheduling New Orleans ‘It’s All a Blur’ tour date to Sept. 20

Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 7:37 AM CDT
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By Shan Bailey
Grammy Award-winning rapper Drake will make New Orleans his first stop on his upcoming “It’s All A Blur” tour with 21 Savage at the Smoothie King Center on June 16.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Colfax memorial

Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 3:21 PM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
White supremacists in 1873 slaughtered 100 Black citizens in Colfax, La.

Events

French Quarter Festival expects big crowds for 40th anniversary

Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 9:17 AM CDT
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By Verite Staff
There will be more than 20 stages of performances throughout the French Quarter from the foot of Canal Street down to Esplanade Avenue, and on Royal and Bourbon Streets.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Valentine Lake

Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 10:02 PM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
Valentine Lake is a hidden gem in Central Louisiana, located about 20 miles west of Alexandria

Sports

Thousands hit streets of New Orleans for Crescent City Classic 10K

Updated: Apr. 8, 2023 at 9:46 AM CDT
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By FOX 8 Staff
The annual Easter weekend race started in 1979 with 902 participants

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Bird Fest

Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 10:19 PM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
A 58-acre strip of coastal forest on Grand Isle is ground zero for birdwatching

Events

Stevie Nicks cancels postponed New Orleans tour date

Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 3:44 PM CDT
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By Shan Bailey
Nicks has canceled her upcoming concert originally delayed until April 15.

Contests

2023 St. Jude Dream Home tickets are sold out

Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 9:47 AM CDT
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By FOX 8 Staff
This year’s grand prize is a 2,650 sq ft house valued at an estimated $700,000.

Food

2 New Orleans chefs and an iconic bakery are 2023 James Beard Award finalists

Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 11:57 AM CDT
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By FOX 8 Staff
The James Beard Foundation named the finalists Wednesday for its 2023 awards - the equivalent of the Oscars of the restaurant world.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: The lost art of letter-writing

Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:09 PM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
Naturalist John James Audubon lived at the Oakley House in St. Francisville during some of 1821

Events

Jazz Fest going cashless, releases schedule cubes

Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 11:43 AM CDT
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By FOX 8 Staff
Organizers of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival released the schedule cubes for the upcoming event on Tuesday

Top Story

Family of slain Lyft driver raises enough money to send his body back to Honduras

Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 3:14 PM CDT
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By Andrés Fuentes
The family of a New Orleans Lyft driver killed by his passenger is passing on their thanks to the community for raising enough money to send their loved one’s body home to Honduras.

Community

Hundreds turn out Sunday for race through Metairie cemetery

Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 10:58 PM CDT
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By Josh Roberson
The Rolling Elvi and Pussyfooters were on hand to cheer runners on through the unusual race course

Events

Louisiana Crawfish Festival, Gretna Italian-Irish Parade among things to do this weekend, March 24 - 26

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 1:50 PM CDT
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By Shan Bailey
Here’s a list of events happening in New Orleans and the surrounding areas this weekend from March 24 to March 26.

Events

2023 New Orleans Spring Festival Schedule

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 1:47 PM CDT
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By Shan Bailey
We found more than 30 New Orleans spring festivals and major events filling the lineup kicking off this March.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Where mastodons roamed

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 10:21 PM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
A mining accident in 1980 helped unearth many fossilized remains beneath Lake Peigneur.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Saving St. Louis

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 9:48 PM CDT
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By Dave McNamara
Restoration of the fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is providing lessons on saving New Orleans' St. Louis Cathedral

Politics

First Lady Jill Biden visits La. Cancer Research Center in New Orleans

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 10:18 PM CST
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By Sabrina Wilson
First Lady Jill Biden stopped in New Orleans, La. on Friday to emphasize the importance of the fight against cancer.

Top Story

How repairing the Notre Dame Cathedral can help preserve St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:05 PM CST
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By Dave McNamara
A team of New Orleans architects was given a rare look inside the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, in hopes of using the lessons learned to help with the renovations of St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans.

Events

The Cure kicking off first North American tour in seven years in New Orleans

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:04 AM CST
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By Shan Bailey
English Rock band The Cure kicks off their first North American tour in seven years in New Orleans.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Carville family

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 10:08 PM CST
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By Dave McNamara
Carville, a former plantation site south of Baton Rouge, was a federal treatment center for patients with leprosy.

Events

Master P throwing hometown ‘birthday bash’ at Smoothie King Center in April

Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 6:04 PM CST
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By Shan Bailey
New Orleans rap legend and entrepreneur Master P plans to return for a hometown show at the Smoothie King Center on April 28.

Events

Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa headline ‘High School Reunion’ tour coming to New Orleans

Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 12:28 PM CST
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By Shan Bailey
Entertainment icon and rapper Snoop Dogg announces High School Reunion Tour with Wiz Khalifa, Too $hort, Warren G, and Berner featuring special guest DJ Drama. Produced

Events

No potatoes, lemons, or limes will be thrown at St. Patrick’s Day parade on Metairie Road

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 8:57 AM CST
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By FOX 8 Staff
Potatoes, lemons, and limes are banned from the Metairie road St. Patricks Day parade floats and trucks this year.

News

National Strawberry Day; a sign spring is one step closer

Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 9:37 AM CST
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By Jesse Brooks
From now until late April, the strawberry crop in Louisiana is peaking and the state’s trademark red and juicy berries will be distributed across the nation.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Louisiana’s meteorite crater

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 11:42 AM CST
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By Dave McNamara
The crater, more than a mile across, was discovered in a rural area of St. Helena Parish in southeastern Louisiana.

Football Friday

The real MVPs of Lutcher High’s state championship game

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 1:39 PM CST
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By Nicondra Norwood
“They probably just see Lutcher High School winning games they don’t see all the things we do. The work we put in. The friendship. The family."

Events

Second-line parade planned Wednesday to celebrate Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ tour in New Orleans

Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 12:44 PM CST
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By Shan Bailey
Beyoncé fans in New Orleans can already celebrate the singer’s upcoming ‘Renaissance’ tour with a second-line parade Wednesday.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Thibodaux Cajun Jam

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 10:33 PM CST
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By Dave McNamara
Nicholls State science professors Gary Lafleur and Quenton Fontenot organize the twice-monthly open jam at Gina's at the Legion in downtown Thibodaux

Events

Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Dead & Company, Wu-Tang Clan among 2023 Jazz Fest performers

Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 10:27 AM CST
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By FOX 8 Staff
New Orleans artists Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, The Revivalists, Big Freedia, and Irma Thomas are slated to perform.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: The Curole House

Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:51 PM CST
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By Dave McNamara
Nicholas Curole built the house from Cypress timbers in the 1800s

Entertainment

FAN EXPO weekend welcomes stars and enthusiasts to New Orleans

Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 1:45 PM CST
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By Josh Roberson
FAN EXPO New Orleans concludes Sunday, running from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Events

Battle of New Orleans reenactments Jan. 5-8 in St. Bernard Parish

Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 12:33 PM CST
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By FOX 8 Staff
St. Bernard Parish is set to observe the 208th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans on January 5-8.

Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: Bossier bees

Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 10:00 PM CST
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By Dave McNamara
Bee colonies owned by Bossier City's Billy Hummer produce 50,000 pounds of honey each year

Events

Sunrise Interview: Louisiana’s ‘Celebration Riverboat’ opportunity to promote tourism

Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 8:12 AM CST
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By Patrick Deaville
For the second year in a row, Louisiana will have a float in the prestigious Tournament of Roses Parade.

Top Story

Somebody said you’re not supposed to eat king cake until Jan. 6

Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 12:37 PM CST
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By Mykal Vincent
King cake is not a year-round pastry, allegedly.

Gulf Coast

WATCH: Joint funeral honors fallen Bay St. Louis officers Sgt. Steven Robin, Officer Branden Estorffe

Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 11:47 AM CST
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By WLOX Staff
The two officers shot and killed outside a Bay St. Louis motel December 14 were laid to rest Wednesday afternoon.

Community

Fox 8 delivers free holiday gifts with Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund

Updated: Dec. 17, 2022 at 8:06 AM CST
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By FOX 8 Staff
More than 9,000 toys for children 12 and under will be distributed while supplies last

Money

Applications open in the new year for competitive STEM summer program

Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 10:34 PM CST
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By Nicondra Norwood
GNO Inc. tapped 22 young women from across southeast Louisiana with various backgrounds for the Inaugural Women In the STEM Economy mentoring program dubbed WISE in summer 2022.

Events

Celebration in the Oaks, Christmas in the Park canceled Wednesday due to severe weather threat

Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 2:36 PM CST
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By Shan Bailey
Two popular holiday light shows in the New Orleans metro area canceled their Wednesday night events due to a severe weather threat.
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