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Bent's RV expands Louisiana inventory with new 2025 and 2026 campers
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Bent’s RV is featuring new travel trailers and fifth wheels at its Albany and Boutte, Louisiana locations, with 2025 and 2026 models from Keystone, Forest River and Prime Time. The lineup gives shoppers more options to compare floor plans, towing…
Chopin Law Firm attorneys lead New Orleans Bar Association CLE on workers' comp claims
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The Chopin Law Firm’s Leah R. Rhodes and John C. Wegmann spoke at a New Orleans Bar Association CLE on July 15, 2026, focused on workers’ compensation and third-party liability claims.
Industry groups to unveil new global meetings initiative in New Orleans
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Prevue Meetings + Incentives and Caesars Entertainment will announce a new industry-wide effort in New Orleans on Aug. 3 aimed at recognizing the professionals behind meetings and events worldwide.
Luggage can change which vehicle works for group travel
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Group transportation planners in New Orleans are being urged to factor in luggage, not just passenger count, when choosing vehicles for airport transfers, cruise trips, conventions and other group travel.
Slow swamp boat tours reveal Louisiana wetland wildlife
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Slow-moving boat tours in Louisiana wetlands are helping visitors notice wildlife, plants and habitat details that are easy to miss at higher speed.
Louisiana cypress trees remain vital to swamp ecology and culture
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Louisiana’s cypress swamps are doing more than shaping iconic scenery.
Group transportation becomes a key logistics tool for New Orleans events
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As Greater New Orleans hosts weddings, conventions, festivals, sporting events and airport arrivals, organized group transportation is helping organizers manage traffic, parking and timing.
Her Game, Her Future Fest brings 153 young women to LSU New Orleans
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The Marc and Kiki Barnes Foundation drew more than 153 high school and college-aged young women to LSU New Orleans for its inaugural career fest focused on sports, business, media and leadership.
McKernan, Cottrell plan second annual New Orleans backpack giveaway
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Gordon McKernan and Keyala Cottrell will give away 432 backpacks and school supply kits to New Orleans students on July 25 at the Treme Recreation Community Center.
Advance reservations can ease New Orleans event travel
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New Orleans’ packed calendar of festivals, conventions, games, parades and cruises is driving higher transportation demand across the city.
Women to Gather for Live Jazz Sound Bath in New Orleans Church
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A women-focused sound bath will bring live New Orleans jazz and sound healing to a restored 19th-century church in the Marigny on Friday, July 3, during Independence Day weekend.
Party bus transportation stays in demand for New Orleans group events
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Party bus services remain a common choice for weddings, birthdays, corporate outings and festivals across the Greater New Orleans area as groups look for simpler logistics and coordinated travel.
LumiNicole returns to Hyatt Regency New Orleans for Essence Festival weekend
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LumiNicole is back as the official beauty partner at Hyatt Regency New Orleans for Essence Festival weekend, expanding its guest activation with founder meet-and-greets, product sampling and a VIP relaxation lounge.
Valerie Sassyfras plans July 3 birthday concert in New Orleans
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Valerie Sassyfras will mark her birthday July 3 with a late-night live music event at Gasa Gasa in New Orleans.
Swamp tours remain a tourism driver around New Orleans
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Swamp tours are continuing to support regional tourism in Southeast Louisiana by pairing wildlife viewing and environmental education with New Orleans travel itineraries.
Brett Louis Thomas releases New Orleans country anthem Bourbon Street Rain
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New Orleans singer-songwriter Brett Louis Thomas has released “Bourbon Street Rain,” a country single inspired by Bourbon Street, rainstorms, and the city’s hard-to-break spirit.
Louisiana swamps remain a defining force in the state’s identity
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Louisiana’s swamps continue to shape the state’s ecology, history and tourism economy as restoration and education efforts grow across the Gulf Coast.
DAA Media + Marketing pledges $50K scholarship to LSU Manship School
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DAA Media + Marketing is committing $50,000 to an advertising scholarship at Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication, with the first awards expected this fall.
Essence Festival returns to New Orleans July 3-5, 2026
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The 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture is set for New Orleans over Fourth of July weekend, with concerts at the Caesars Superdome and daytime programming at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
BMF marks 100 years in New Orleans
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Beuerman Miller Fitzgerald, Inc. launched a centennial campaign to mark 100 years of branding, advertising and crisis work from New Orleans.
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