Many people are doing a double take at a picture going viral from last week's snowfall, wondering if it is from the 1800s. It shows a woman walking in the French Quarter as snow blanketed the area.

First designed in 1721 and surveyed after a hurricane the next year had destroyed existing structures, the square block bounded by Bourbon, Conti (Conty on early maps), Royal (Royalle), and ...

Download the French Quarter Fest app for iOS or Android here. This map also shows the location of every stage, special event, restroom, first aid station, parking lot, and more. To access the ...

Centuries before the advent of fluorescent green plastic “hand grenade” receptacles, New Orleanians discarded different debris in the French Quarter. Porcelain plates and cups. Clay smoking pipes.