Good afternoon my darling family and friends. I hope you all welcomed 2023 with your family and friends as I did.
Today, Monday, January 2, I hope you all enjoyed seeing the Louisiana’s Feed Your Soul float or the Louisiana Celebration Riverboat at the 134th Rose Parade and 109th Rose Bowl Game
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Every Monday morning is like a new painting with a completely fresh blank canvas. You are the painter who chooses the colors for it, so, don’t lose focus! Bright colors on it will make it bright and colorful, darling! I wish you a beautiful and inspiring Monday and the rest of the week!
Darlings, please put in your calendar and RSVP The spectacular Round Table Luncheon Saluting the 2023 Carnival Season on Friday, January 27 at noon at Briquette’s is going to be unforgettable . The photos below were from the fabulous 2022 RTL at Briquette’s and 2021 at Andrea's .Costumes are encouraged, and prizes will be given to the best decorated table and person in costume. Expect great entertainment and only a few speakers.
Please RSVP by sending $75 via Zelle, Venmo or by check ASAP to Margarita Bergen at 811 Marigny Street, Unit C, New Orléans, La 70117.
Darlings, on Friday, January 13, I will be crowned along with Bonnie Broel, Gerri Fernadez Valene, Triness Kuhn, Anita Matamoros Oubre, as one of the FIVE Queens of the Krewe of Stars at Krewe of Stars' Show Ball JANUARY 13th - 7pm at Chateau Country Club Grand Ballroom,3600 Chateau Blvd. Kenner LA 70065. I want to make sure you will not be left out, so I am reserving a few tables. It is $125 per person, and you could RSVP with payment to Margarita Bergen via Zelle, Venmo or a check to 811 Marigny Street, Unit C, New Orleans 70117. If sending a check, please call me at 504-495-9181 ASAP.
Hurry and go to
KreweOfStars.com and get your
5th Year Anniversary “Mardi Gras Masquerade”
Show Ball seat purchased…
A unique Mardi Gras experience, as only our one-of-a-kind Krewe can do it. The Krewe Of Stars is the original “ball for all”.
Dress in your best red carpet ready, celebrity sparkle and shine… like the “star” you are.
Live Music, Dinner Served, the Royal Tableau, The Show Ball, and DJ Kenny takes us Dancing til Midnight.
| Mili Demir, 10, of Greenville, South Carolina, waves a sparkler on Algiers Point to watch a New Year's Eve fireworks show over the Mississippi River Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. www.nola.com |
By Sean Fazende
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Take One: Happy New Year, Saints
The Saints sure opened 2023 with a bang. They came into a stadium they haven’t won in three straight visits, against the team with the best record in football and put forth a total team effort where they never trailed to earn a well-deserved 20-10 win over the Eagles.
Finishing has been a theme for this team. They struggled with it throughout this season. Many thought after that Monday night meltdown in Tampa, they were finished. Yet, they stuck together and earned every bit of their three-game win streak.
Let’s not try to spin this into something that it isn’t. There will be no postseason for the Saints this year, which they have only themselves to blame for that. In the grand scheme of things, no one is going to view this season as a success. But maybe the team can take some pride in knowing that they played their best ball to close out the season when things could have gotten really ugly.
https://www.nola.com/sports/lsu/lsu-purdue-tigers-end-season-with-dominant-citrus-bowl-win/article_79a50394-8ad9-11ed-9165-5b873c2081f4.html | ORLANDO, Fla. — LSU quickly built a massive lead and throttled Purdue 63-7 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl to finish with 10 wins in coach Brian Kelly’s first season. www.nola.com |
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I was so sad to learn that my longtime friend Leon Galatoire has passed away. He was a lot of fun, and I will always cherish the memories of hanging around with both Leon Galatoire and Roy Guste. May their sous RIP
| Leon Rene Galatoire, former chef and manager of the renowned French Quarter restaurant Galatoire’s, has died at age 68. www.nola.com |
LaFete News 1-2-23
| You asked for it... and we got it!! CertifiKID is thrilled to bring you this EXCLUSIVE opportunity for the whole family to experience the hottest new trend in immersive entertainment with Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience! Experience Vincent Van Gogh's famed masterpieces in a whole new way and be a part of the art with Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, on view now through January 2, 2023 at ... myemail.constantcontact.com |
| Feast of the Epiphany Revue. RAM of Haiti headlines a Carnival celebration at Cafe Istanbul.RAM was a leader in the mizik rasin, or roots music, movement in Port-au-Prince in the 1990s. www.nola.com |
| | Pat Jolly's Silly Hat Birthday Pot-Lucky Festivity Tuesday, January 3, 2023 7pm Cafe Istanbul 2372 St Claude Avenue, Faubourg Marigny New Orleans
Pat Jolly's Silly Hat Birthday Festivity Jollyllama's Pot Lucky * Y'ALL COME for the Funtrepreneur's Folicking Fun Tuesday, January 3, 2023 7pm til Café Istanbul 2372 St Claude Avenue, Faubourg Marigny New Orleans in the back of the New Orleans Healing Center 2 parking lots and back door entrance on N. Rampart Street
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| KING CAKE HUB 2023
King Cake Hub Returns 1/6/23
Contact: Jennifer Samuels, King Cake Hub (504) 616-6739 (cell) JennSamuels@gmail.com
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Calling all King Cake Enthusiasts. Jennifer Samuels, owner of King Cake Hub, announced multiple parties to celebrate the beginning of the 2023 Carnival season.
King Cake Hub and Zony Mash will host the first ever King Cake Monarch Pageant which will be part of our Countdown to Carnival Party and held in the tap room at 3940 Thalia Street. The party will be on Thursday, January 5, 2023 from 9pm until midnight when our newly crowned monarch will cut and share the first slices of king cake with all their royal subjects. The pageant will be emceed by our long time friends Prof. Carl Nivale and Grand Marshal Marty Graw and will also feature appearances by several dance krewes including El Lucha Krewe, Sassyracs and Voulez Krewe. Zony Mash will be releasing the 2023 King Cake Stout. We’ll also have Southerns food truck onsite because what goes better with king cake and beer than fried chicken! Soul Project will be onstage playing Carnival and New Orleans music to help get us all in the mood for that first slice of king cake and all the fun that is Carnival!
The King Cake Monarch will also be invited back to celebrate the opening of the main King Cake Hub location at 1464 S. Broad. The party starts again at 8:30am on Friday, January 6th with the opening of the main location, Josh Paxton playing Carnival favorites in the beer garden as well as Hey Cafe selling coffee and a new addition to the hub line up Paw Paws Donuts serving their amazing king cake donuts.
Back by popular demand The Shop at Historic New Orleans Collection at 520 Royal Street will serve the French Quarter with a rotating selection of kings cakes. The Shop will host a kick off party on January 6th starting at 9:30am with DJ Eureka Starfish. The pop-up location will be open Tues-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm and Sunday10:30am-4:30pm.
This will be King Cake Hub’s fifth year selling a wide assortment of the best king cakes you have ever and never tasted and will include a variety of more than 70 cakes from Bittersweet, Breads on Oak, Brennan’s, Bywater Bakery, Caludas’s, Cannata’s, Caywood and Randazzo Bakery, Hi Do Bakery, Gracious, Joe Gambino’s Bakery, NOCCA/Cake Cafe, Sugar Love, Nolita, Mad Matter Bakery, Waffles on Maple, Marguerite’s King Cakes as well as a number of king cake related sweets and other merchandise.
Many purists blame people eating king cake out of season for all kinds of calamities from hurricanes to dreary Saints seasons. While our extensive research can’t substantiate those claims we can conclusively say that king cake causes maximum joy when shared during the festivities of the Carnival season. So much so that we can’t wait a minute longer that necessary to start eating and sharing with all our fans.
King Cake Hub will be open daily from 8:30am until 6:00pm beginning January 6 through Lundi Gras. Delivery will be available through D’livery.
1464 S Broad Street, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana |
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| January 6 Joan of Arc Parade Held on Twelfth Night, this medieval-style procession through the French Quarter is set in Joan’s time, 1400s France, with medieval costumes and music, characters on horseback, jugglers, knights, stilt walkers, giant puppets, king cake and handmade medieval throws.
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| 6 FRIDAY AT 5 PM – 7 PM King Cake Soiree!617 Bienville St. New Orleans, LA, 70117 United States
Event by James Michalopoulos
Kick off Mardi Gras and join us for our 12th Night Opening on Friday January 6! We'll be unveiling James’ latest series Strolling on St. Louis, along with his long-awaited French landscapes. Stop by for your first slice of king cake then head to the Krewe of Joan of Arc parade! |
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| Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide
The 2023 MARDI GRAS GUIDES have arrived! The 47th annual edition is now on sale at Angelo Brocato's, Garden District Books, Plush Appeal, Mardi Gras World, Beads by the Dozen, Gambino's on Veterans, Jefferson Variety, TJM on Causeway Blvd in Metairie, Blue Harbor in Mandeville and Barnes & Noble—Westbank, Mandeville and Metairie. General distribution to retail outs and chain stores starts today and Internet orders have started shipping. |
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| Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr., left, Alabama defensive back Jordan Battle and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young hold the trophy during the post-game celebration of the Allstate Sugar Bowl at ... www.nola.com |
| | WYES is excited to announce the 30th anniversary of WYES SEASON OF GOOD TASTES.
This season, from January 2023 through July 2023, guests can select wine tasting dinners at eight of New Orleans’ iconic restaurants. Each dinner is specially created by the chef to pair with the wines being served that evening. In past years, some of the dinners have sold out within a matter of hours.
Reservations open on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. at wyes.org/events. Dinner prices vary from $115-$250, and include tax and gratuity.
All wine pairing menus are now online and can be viewed at wyes.org/events.
Thank you to this season’s participating restaurants.
Ralph’s on the Park — Wednesday, January 18 Carmo — Sunday, February 5 Broussard’s — Thursday, March 2 Criollo — Friday, March 3 Rosedale — Tuesday, March 21 The Pelican Club — Tuesday, June 6 Palm&Pine — Wednesday, June 21 Briquette — Friday, July 14
These dinners are made possible through the support of our generous sponsors: Caire Hotel & Restaurant Supply, Inc., Community Coffee, AJ’s Produce and Thompson Meats.
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| An auction will also be held. With an emphasis on the hits from 1978, the year Dennis Assaf founded the Jefferson arts organization, the after-party will be a disco dance affair. www.nola.com |
| The hearse carrying the body of former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu drives past two streetcars on Carrollton Avenue as the procession heads toward a cemetery on Sept. 10, 2022. www.nola.com |
| A look at inhabitable spaces for 2022 has uncovered some interesting tales about places to live….unique, unusual and sometimes quite spectacular. Some are for sale, some are not. www.nola.com |
| Earlier this year, Chef Emeril Lagasse revamped Emeril's Restaurant with a new team and menu. The result was a more upscale dining experience that highlights the New Orleans fine dining www.nola.com |
| Starting out as a part-time writer out of college, Turk spent 11 years at WWL, rising to associate producer, traffic reporter, news reporter, anchor and talk show host. www.nola.com |
| Computer courses will take place at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. in Metairie, and at the Jane O’Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library in Harvey. www.nola.com |
| A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole’s novel set in 1960s New Orleans, is one of the city’s most iconic pieces of literature, yet adaptations of the work have been www.nola.com |
| Wearing a Drew Bree's Saint's jersey near the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue and North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans on Friday, December 16, 2022. www.nola.com |
| Lisa Tompkins Holden is a wife of 38 years, a mother of two daughters, a retired lawyer and a certified spiritual director. For 25 years, she coordinated a women’s retreat at the Solomon ... www.nola.com |
| Hello, 2023! The new year is a great time to take stock of what our furry friends have and may need, and to set some new goals for our pets. www.nola.com |
| Omere Robinson, 9, steps over Cani Matthews, 11, as the Perfect Gentlemen and Brasshoppers Social Aid and Pleasure clubs second-line on New Year's Day Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in New Orleans. www.nola.com |
2023 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule
Friday, Jan. 6
Krewe of Joan of ArcFrench Quarter7 p.m.Phunny Phorty PhellowsUptown (St. Charles Streetcar Line)7 p.m.Funky Uptown KreweUptown (St. Charles Streetcar Line)follows Phunny Phorty PhellowsSociété Des Champs ElyséeRampart Streetcar route (Walking parade only)8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7
Mande Kings Day ParadeMandeville2 p.m.St. John Fools of MisruleCovington6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28
Krewe of ChewbacchusMarigny7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29
Krewe of NefertitiNew Orleans East1 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3
TitansSlidell6:30 p.m.Krewe BohemeMarigny - French Quarter7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4
Krewe of BilgeSlidellNoonKrewe of PoseidonSlidell6 p.m.Krewe du VieuxFrench Quarter6:30 p.m.krewedelusionFrench Quarterfollows Krewe du Vieux
Sunday, Feb. 5
Little RascalsMetairieNoonKrewe of AntheiaSlidellTBAKrewe of Pearl River Lions ClubPearl River1 p.m.‘tit RəxMarigny4:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10
CorkFrench Quarter3 p.m.OshunUptown6 p.m.CleopatraUptown6 p.m.AllaUptown7 p.m.ExcaliburMetairie6:30 p.m.SymphonyMetairiefollows ExcaliburHerculesHouma6 p.m.OmegaHammond6:30 p.m.EveMandeville7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Paws of Olde TowneSlidell10 a.m.Push MowAbita SpringsNoonTee CaillouChauvinNoonTchefuncteMadisonville1 p.m.NemesisChalmette1 p.m.Legion of MarsUptown11:30 a.m.PontchartrainUptown1 p.m.ChoctawUptownfollows PontchartraininFreretUptownfollows ChoctawSpartaUptown5:30 p.m.PygmalionUptownfollows SpartaMad HattersMetairie5 p.m.OlympiaCovington6 p.m.AquariusHouma6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 12
Femme FataleUptown11 a.m.CarrolltonUptownNoonKing ArthurUptownfollows CarrolltonHyacinthiansHoumaNoonTitansHoumafollows HyacinthiansDionysiusSlidell1 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Culinary Queens of New OrleansWestbank6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
DruidsUptown6:15 p.m.NyxUptownfollows Druids
Thursday, Feb. 16
BabylonUptown5:30 p.m.ChaosUptownfollows BabylonMusesUptownfollows Chaos
Friday, Feb. 17
Bosom BuddiesFrench Quarter11:30 a.m.HermesUptown5:30 p.m.d’EtatUptownfollows HermesMorpheusUptownfollows d’EtatSeleneSlidell6:30 p.m.AphroditeHouma6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 18
BushBush9 a.m.NOMTOCWestbank10:45 a.m.IrisUptown11 a.m.TucksUptownfollows IrisKrewe of LulLulingNoonKrewe of TohwahpahsahReserveNoonEndymionMid-City4:15 p.m.BushBush9 a.m.IsisKenner6 p.m.Mardi GrasHouma6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 19
Du MondeLaPlace11 a.m.DagéLaPlace11 a.m.OkeanosUptown11 a.m.Mid-CityUptownfollows OkeanosThothUptownfollows Mid-CityMontegutMontegut12:30 p.m.TerreaniansHouma1:30 p.m.Des AllemandsDes Allemands1 p.m.BacchusUptown5:15 p.m.AthenaMetairie5:30 p.m.AtlasMetairiefollows Athena
Lundi Gras - Monday, Feb. 20
ProteusUptown5: 15 p.m.OrpheusUptown6 p.m.CleopatraHouma6:30 p.m.CenturionsMetairie6:30 p.m.
Mardi Gras - Tuesday, Feb. 21
ZuluUptown8 a.m.RexUptown10 a.m.Elks OrleaniansUptownfollows RexCrescent CityUptownfollows ElksArgusMetairieNoonElks JeffersonMetairiefollows ArgusJeffersonMetairiefollows JeffersonCovington Lions ClubCovington10 a.m.CovingtonCovingtonfollows Covington Lions ClubFolsomFolsom2 p.m.ChahtaLacombe1 p.m.HoumasHouma1 p.m.KajunsHoumafollows HoumasBonne TerreMontegut11 a.m.Krewe of M.A.C.Gramercy2 p.m.
Lagniappe - Saturday, Feb. 25
Krewe du PoochMandevilleNoon
Lagniappe - Sunday, Feb. 26
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