ST. PATRICK'S DAY

St. Patrick's Day kicks off a worldwide celebration also known as the Feast of St. Patrick. On March 17th, many will wear green in honor of the Irish and decorate with shamrocks. According to lore, the wearing of the green tradition dates back to a story written about St. Patrick in 1726. St. Patrick (c. AD 385–461) used the shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity and worn green clothing. And while the story is unlikely to be true, many will revel in the Irish heritage and eat traditional Irish fare, too. 

In the United States, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated since before the country was formed. At times, the holiday has been a bit more of a rowdy one, with green beer, parades, and talk of leprechauns. However, in Ireland, St. Patrick's Day takes on a more solemn mood. It wasn't until events in the United States broadcast in Ireland that some of the Yankee ways spread across the pond. One Irish-American tradition not common to Ireland is corned beef and cabbage. 

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The time has come once again for Catholics to honor the Patron Saint of Sicily, St. Joseph, with an altar offering love, labor and sacrifice.

An assortment of harvested foods, baked treats, flowers, candles and trinkets are placed on what is known as the “St. Joseph Altar” or “St. Joseph Table” as a thank you for relieving hunger during a period of drought and famine.

St. Joseph’s Day first began in 1880 when Sicilian immigrants first settled in New Orleans. It’s celebrated on the 19th day of every March, which is the day believed to be the date of St. Joseph’s death.

In celebration of the day, altars will be built in churches, schools and establishments in and around New Orleans for the public to donate, pray and be fed in good spirits.

The public can visit any of the following alters:

ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE HIGH SCHOOL

• 8800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, gym
• March 18, blessing at 12 p.m. followed by viewing until 8 p.m. with the rosary at 7 p.m.
• March 19, viewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Tupa Tupa at 12 p.m., then lunch
• Rosary and altar candles will be available

ASCENSION OF OUR LORD

• 1900 Greenwood Drive, LaPlace
• March 17, after all Masses
• March 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Piovan Parish Hall, accessible from the church parking lot
• St. Joseph candles, lucky beans, and cookies for a donation

BLESSED SEELOS PARISH

• 3037 Dauphine St., New Orleans
• March 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. viewing; March 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., blessing at 12 p.m. followed by meals to go

BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL

• 4401 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, James B. Branton Chapel
• March 18, blessing at 2 p.m. Open to the public until 8 p.m.
• March 19, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Blessed bags and candles are available in exchange for a donation
• Altar donations are dedicated to the Brothers of the Sacred Heart Missions in the U.S. and worldwide

CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL

• 3400 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, Sacred Heart Chapel
• March 16, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. viewing
• March 17, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with meals beginning at 12 p.m.

DE La Salle

• 5300 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, school lobby
• March 19, 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

DIVINE MERCY PARISH and ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON SCHOOL

• 4337 Sal Lentini Parkway, Kenner, in the church narthex
• Public viewing on St. Joseph’s Feast Day March 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with altar blessing at 10 a.m.

HOLY CROSS SCHOOL

• 5500 Paris Ave., New Orleans, administration building
• March 19, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with blessing at 10:15 a.m.

HOLY FAMILY

• 1220 14th Avenue, Franklinton, in the Parish Hall
• March 19, 10 a.m. Mass of St. Joseph, followed by blessing and serving of the Holy Family Public serving follows until 1 p.m.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

• 130 Baronne St., New Orleans, in the church
• March 17, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• March 18, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• March 19, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Blessing before 12 p.m. Mass, meal served at 12:30 p.m.

JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL

• 4133 Banks Street, New Orleans, Chapel of the North American Martyrs
• March 17, blessing at 1 p.m., public viewing from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS

• Danna Student Center
• March 19, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., blessing at 12:30 p.m. 

MARY QUEEN OF PEACE

• 1501 West Causeway Approach, Mandeville, open for public viewing
• March 15, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a Knights of Columbus fish fry
• March 16, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., in the Parish Center

METAIRIE MANOR

• 4929 York St., Metairie, dining hall
• March 19, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• March 18 at 9:30 a.m.
• Donations will be accepted for cookies

MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY

• 7027 Milne Blvd., New Orleans, in Café Campbell (enter on Milne Boulevard)
• March 19, 8 a.m. with viewing until 5 p.m.

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE/ST. JUDE SHRINE

• 411 N Rampart St., New Orleans, in the church
• March 18, 5 p.m. altar blessing, followed by Tupa Tupa Holy Family feeding, with altar closing at 6 p.m.
• March 19, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., viewing only, no food served

 OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS

• 6851 River Road, Waggaman, in the parish hall
• March 18, blessing at 6 p.m.
• Open to the public March 19, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., with Tupa Tupa at 11 a.m.
• Meals will be served from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKE

• 312 Lafitte St., Mandeville, in the cafeteria
• Viewing: March 16, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• March 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tupa Tupa 9:30 a.m.
• Meals will be served on March 17, 10 a.m. until the food runs out

OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY

• 1 Rectory Lane, Hahnville, in church
• March 16, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a blessing at 10 a.m. followed by Tupa Tupa and refreshments in the rectory office
• March 17, viewing in the church between Masses and until 4 p.m.
• Cookies, memorial candles, blessed candles, oil, and holy water will be available in exchange for a donation, which supports the work of the Friends of St. Joseph, apostolate to the needy

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

• 1324 Moss St., New Orleans
• March 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• March 19, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• March 18, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES

• 400 Westchester Blvd., Slidell, in the gym
• March 16, public viewing from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Food will be served with bags of cookies, prayer cards and beans until 5 p.m. 

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL LATIN MASS COMMUNITY

• 2031 Ronald Reagan Highway, Covington (American Legion Hall)
• March 16, public viewing and meals will be served from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

• 1908 Short St., Kenner, in the Larose Center
• March 16, altar blessing at 3:45 p.m., before 4 p.m. Mass, with viewing after Mass until 6 p.m.
• March 17, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• March 19, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with food served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR CHURCH AND SCHOOL

• 531 Avenue A, Westwego, school cafeteria
• March 19, blessing immediately following 8 a.m. Mass
• Meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA

• 1835 St. Roch Ave., New Orleans
• March 16, blessing at 3:30 p.m. and viewing for an hour after the 4 p.m. Mass
• March 17, viewing for one hour after 10 a.m. Mass
• March 18 to March 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL

• 1901 Jaguar Drive, Slidell
• March 19, 10:40 a.m. Mass with altar blessing at 12:30 p.m.
• Meals will be served at 12 p.m. 

SACRED HEART OF JESUS

• 28088 Main St., Lacombe, at Rouquette Hall
• March 19, viewing from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with blessing at 4 p.m., followed by meal serving

ST. ALPHONSUS/ST. MARY’S ASSUMPTION CHURCH

• 923 Josephine St. (at Constance Street), New Orleans
• March 19, blessing and viewing at 11 a.m., Mass at 12 p.m.
• March 24, meal served to the public in the garden after 10:30 a.m. Mass

ST. ANGELA MERICI

• Corner of Pomona Street and Beverly Garden Drive, Metairie, in the gym
• March 18, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with candlelight rosary at 7 p.m.
• March 19, opens at 10 a.m. with blessing and Tupa Tupa at 10:30 a.m., and meals from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

ST. ANN

• 3601 Transcontinental Dr., Metairie, in the parish ministry center
• March 17, blessing at 9 a.m. Public viewing at 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• March 18, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• March 19, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Meal will be served on March 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA

• 234 Angus Drive, Luling, Community Activities Building
• March 17, blessing following 11 a.m. Mass, then viewing 12 p.m, to 6 p.m.
• Meals will be served from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• March 19, viewing 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. with meals served 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ST. BENILDE

• 1901 Division St., Metairie, in the church
• Open March 16 to the 19 surrounding the parish Mass schedule

ST. CHARLES BORROMEO

• 13396 River Road, Destrehan, in the Borromeo Room
• March 17 with a blessing at 8:30 a.m. and viewing until 1:30 p.m.
• March 19, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. viewing.
• Cookies, bread, candles, and other items will be available by donation

ST. CLETUS

• 3600 Claire Ave., Gretna, St. Jerome Hall
• March 18, blessing at 6 p.m., with viewing until 8 p.m.
• March 19, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. or until food runs out

ST. DOMINIC

• 775 Harrison Ave., New Orleans
• Solemn Mass honoring St. Joseph on March 15, 5:30 p.m., with the blessing of the altar to follow
• The altar will be open to the public on March 16 and March 19, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

• 215 Betz Place, Metairie, in the auditorium
• March 18, viewing 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• March 19, 8 a.m. Mass honoring St. Joseph, followed by Tupa Tupa, and viewing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a public meal from 11 a.m. until 1,500 lunches run out
• Enter either from Betz Place or through the parking lot on Metairie Road

ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL

• 5029 Louisa St., New Orleans
• Blessing March 16 at 3 p.m. (before 4 p.m. Mass)
• March 17, open to the public 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• March 18 and 19, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Blessed food from the altar will be donated to a local homeless shelter.

 ST. GENEVIEVE

• 58203 Highway 433, Slidell
• March 19, 10 a.m. Mass followed by a blessing of the altar
• Meals will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ST. JAMES MAJOR

• 3736 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans
• March 16, blessing at 9 a.m. with viewing until 4 p.m.
• March 17, viewing after 10 a.m. Mass
• March 19, rosary recitation at 8 a.m., Mass at 8:30 a.m., followed by viewing until 5 p.m.
• Followed by a faith formation talk on St. Joseph

ST. JANE DE CHANTAL

• 72040 Maple St., Abita Springs, St. Jane Hall
• March 19, altar blessing and Tupa Tupa after 8 a.m.
• Mass followed by viewing at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Meals are served beginning at 12 p.m. until they run out

ST. JOAN OF ARC

• 529 West 5th St., LaPlace, in the Family Life Center
• March 19, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. viewing
• Meals 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Donations welcome

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

• 1345 St. John Church Road, Folsom, Jonathan Hall
• Public viewing March 16, 4 to 6 p.m. with a blessing at 5:30 p.m.
• March 17, viewing 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. with meals served at 12 p.m. 

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

• 1139 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans
• March 19, blessing at 9 a.m., with viewing until 4 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH

• 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, in church
• March 19, viewing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with St. Joseph Feast Day Mass and blessing at 12 p.m.
• Meals will be served after Mass
• Donations will benefit various organizations in need.

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH AND SHRINE

• Gym, corner of 7th and Newton streets, Gretna
• March 18, prayer service and rosary at 5 p.m. around the altar followed by altar viewing until 7 p.m.
• March 19, 10 a.m. Mass in church, followed by altar blessing and Tupa Tupa
• Meals from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. (or until runs out).

ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST

• 910 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell, Family Life Center
• Viewing March 16 and 17 for 30 minutes following all Masses
• March 19 altar blessing after the 8:45 a.m. Mass with viewing until 12 p.m.
• Cookies will be pre-blessed and available by donation on March 19
• No meal will be provided

ST. PATRICK

• 28698 Highway 23, Port Sulphur, in the Family Life Center
• March 17, blessing after the 10 a.m. Mass, with viewing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE

• 6828 Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, in the chapel
• Opens March 19, 8 a.m. blessing followed by viewing until 6 p.m.
• No meals will be served

ST. PETER

• 125 East 19th Ave., Covington, in St. Mary’s Hall
• March 17, viewing after all morning Masses, blessing follows 8 a.m.
• Mass with viewing until altar is broken down after 11:30 a.m. Mass

ST. PHILIP NERI

• 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie, in the parishioners’ center
• March 19, viewing 10 a.m.-7 p.m. with children’s story time at 4 p.m., a Living rosary at 4:30 p.m., community meal from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Please bring a non-perishable food item for St. Jerome’s food bank. St. Joseph candles are available by donation

STS. PETER AND PAUL

• 66192 St. Mary Drive, Pearl River, in the parish hall
• March 17, blessing at 11:10 a.m., Tupa Tupa at 11:15 a.m.
• Meals begin at 12 p.m.

ST. RITA

• 2729 Lowerline St., New Orleans, in church
• March 16 after the 8 a.m. Mass with viewing until Mass begins at 4 p.m.
• March 17, after 7 a.m. Mass and in between all Masses until 5 p.m.
• March 18 and March 19, after 7 a.m. Mass until 5 p.m.            

ST. THOMAS/ASSUMPTION MISSION

• 6951 Highway 39, Braithwaite, Assumption Mission Hall
• March 17, with Tupa Tupa at 12 p.m., followed by a blessing and a public meal

DOMENICA RESTAURANT

• St. Joseph altar display inside the Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St., New Orleans
• March 16 to March 19, with altar blessing at 11 a.m.
• Hosted by Chef Valeriano Chiella and Domenica staff

COVINGTON COUNTRY CLUB

• 200 Country Club Drive, Covington
• St. Joseph altar display March 17, with blessing at 11 a.m. by Father Damian Zablocki, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Latin Mass Chapel
• Viewing after blessing until 9:30 p.m.
• Hosted by Daniel Sinclair and the country club staff

BOWLING-BRIGHT HOUSE

• 521 Elmira Ave., New Orleans
• March 19, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. spaghetti and cookies

CREDO AND BLANCHER FAMILIES

• Mid-City Rock ‘n Bowl, 3016 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans
• March 19, 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Donations will be forwarded to Ozanam Inn

French Quarterly

March 17-20

St. Joseph's Day Altar

@ Historic BK House & Gardens

The Historic Beauregard Keyes House & Gardens honors St. Joseph's Day with an altar every year. Join us in marking this sacred Sicilian tradition, which has been celebrated in the French Quarter since Sicilian immigrants began arriving to the city in the late 19th century. The public is invited to attend

• 1113 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 523-7257

Tulane Splits Final Day of Sugar Beach Bash

Mar 16, 2024YOUNGSVILLE, La. – Tulane University beach volleyball split its final two duals at the Sugar Beach Bash on Saturday to finish the weekend with a 3-1 record and improve to 13-5 on the season. The Green Wave duos of Trinity Jackson with Savka Popovic at court two and McKenzie Cutler with Amelia Mullen at court five each went 4-0 on the weekend.

Tulane played Stephen F. Austin for the third time this season in its first dual on Saturday. Two-set wins by Cutler and Mullen on five and Samantha Green and Skylar Ensign on four put the Green Wave in front from the start against the Lumberjacks. The Wave cruised to victory over Stephen F. Austin by wins from Jackson and Popovic on two and Lara Torruella and Sam O'Connor on three each in two sets. Tulane ultimately won 4-1 for the third win over the Lumberjacks this season all coming by a score of 4-1.

In its final dual of the weekend the Wave faced Boise State for the first time since 2021. Cutler and Mullen battled for a two-set win on five to put Tulane on the board before the Broncos evened the score winning at four in three sets. The paring of Jackson and Popovic picked up their second win of the day in two sets at two, but Boise State claimed the final two points as Tulane lost 3-2.

Up next, Tulane will travel west for the PCH Open hosted by Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. The Green Wave will compete against Colorado Mesa, Pepperdine, and Loyola Marymount twice on March 23-24.

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Join us for Sunday Brunch on St. Patrick's Day

 March 17th

This week's menu features our green eggs & ham omelet, corned beef hash & smothered cabbage alongside all our brunch classics!

You may want to make reservations for this one, but walk-ins are always welcome!

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Lenten Special: Scramuzza's Seafood over Nor-Joe's Cheese Wheel pasta. We are proud to partner with Scramuzza's Seafood to present two great food products together; Crawfish tails and Cheese Wheel Pasta.

Scramuzza has always provided New Orleans with some of the best seafood, procured from their local Louisana farmers. These tails are peeled in a Louisiana "peel plant" and packaged for sale in Scramuzza's Seafood market in Kenner.

Throughout Lent, we will feature Scramuzza's seafood on our Cheese Wheel Pasta. Stay tuned for more great toppings to come!

• 505 Frisco Ave, Metairie, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 833-9240

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No. 2 LSU Logs Ninth Shutout of Season with Series-Opening 3-0 Decision Versus Ole Miss

Pitcher Kelley Lynch struck out four batters in her third complete game shutout to help lead LSU to its ninth shutout of the season.

Sun.

Mar 17

VS.

OLE MISS

Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Park)

Game Two of the LSU-Ole Miss series has been pushed back to 7 p.m. CT and will now be televised on ESPNU.

Mon.

Mar 18

VS.

OLE MISS

Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Park)

6:00 PM CT

The Stella Shouting Contest Kicks Off This Year’s Tennessee Williams

and New Orleans Literary Festival 

NEW ORLEANS—On Sunday, March 17 at 2 pm, the beloved Stella Shouting Contest will take place in Jackson Square.

The Stella Shouting Contest replays the iconic scene where Stanley yells up to Stella in the play, A Streetcar Named Desire. Actors Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus) and Leslie Castay (both currently filming Mayfair Witches) will be there to judge, with Bryan Batt hosting and Errol Laborde as contest emcee. Acting duo Beth Bartley d’Amour and Todd d’Amour will portray Stella and Stanley. The event is sponsored by a generous grant from The Goldring Family Foundation.

The contest will be a fundraiser for the New Orleans Family Justice Center, a network of agencies assisting anyone affected by domestic violence. The Festival is happy to partner with the NOFJC as the beneficiary of the fundraiser, as well as to promote the new suicide hotline, 9-8-8, to bring attention to services available to people experiencing domestic violence or a mental health crisis.

The Stella Shouting Contest is free and open to the public. Those interested in participating in the contest should arrive 15 minutes early and sign up.

The Stella Shouting Contest kicks off The Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival, which is in its 38th year of celebrating contemporary literature, theatre, New Orleans culture, and, of course, Tennessee Williams. Festival dates are March 20 - 24.

Speakers include Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Cunningham, National Book Award-winner Justin Torres, and multi-award winning novelist Colm Tóibín. Visit the Festival website at www.tennesseewilliams.net for the full speaker roster of award-winning writers, fresh new voices on the literary scene, and many New Orleans authors.

Also during the Festival weekend, March 22-24, Saints and Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival (SAS) celebrates its 21st year of writer’s craft sessions, author readings, literary panels, and special events. Visit sasfest.org for more details.

Festival Tickets are on sale now. VIP Passes and LitPasses to the panels are available, as well as individual event tickets. Prices for most individual events range from $10 to $45. For more information, visit tennesseewilliams.net. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @TWFestNOLA.

METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — The Metairie Road St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been rescheduled for April amid the threat of severe weather this Sunday.

Stormy weather is expected to affect our area this St. Patrick’s Day. That’s why the parade has been moved to 12 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, according to Jefferson Parish leaders.

The parish reported the St. Patrick’s Day Classic will happen this Sunday, but the start time has been moved to 9 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Super Sunday Festival that was supposed to happen this St. Patrick’s Day has been rescheduled due to the threat of severe weather this weekend.

Stormy weather is expected to affect our area this Sunday. And according to Mike Farley with the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians Council, that’s why the event has been moved to 12 p.m. on Sunday, March 24.

The streets of Central City will echo with the rattle of tambourines, shouts of greeting and age-old chants as scores of Black Masking Indians march in the 2024 Uptown Super Sunday procession

The day kicks off at noon with Super Sunday Festival in A.L. Davis Park (2600 Lasalle St.), featuring music, food, and craft vendors, plus displays and performances. Then, at 2 p.m., the participants assemble and begin their annual trek that returns to the starting point at 4 p.m.

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NATIONAL CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DAY

On March 17th National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day coincide with St. Patrick’s Day in the United States.

To “corn” something is simply to preserve it in a salty brine (the term corn refers to the coarse grains of salt used for curing).

Corned beef is a salt-cured beef product. Traditional Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage recipes used salt pork or a bacon joint instead of corned beef. However, sometime in the mid-1800s when the Irish immigrated to America, they found Jewish corned beef very similar in texture to the bacon joint (pork). As a result, they used corned beef as a replacement for the bacon when preparing corned beef and cabbage meals. Soon after, Irish-Americans began having Corned Beef and Cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day.

Corned beef and cabbage remains a popular food in many areas of the United States.

In Ireland today, the serving of corned beef is geared toward tourist consumption. Most Irish in Ireland do not identify it as native cuisine.

• In the United States, corned beef is often purchased ready to eat in delicatessens.
• Smoking corned beef and adding spice mixes produces a smoked meat such as pastrami.
• Corned beef can also be found sold in minced forms and cans.
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On Deck for March 17, 2024

National Days

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DAY

On Deck for March 18, 2024

National Days

NATIONAL SLOPPY JOE DAY

NATIONAL SUPREME SACRIFICE DAY

NATIONAL AWKWARD MOMENTS DAY

NATIONAL LACY OATMEAL COOKIE DAY

NATIONAL BIODIESEL DAY

March 17th Celebrated History

1910

Luther Halsey Gulick, M.D., and his wife, Charlotte Gulick found the Camp Fire Girls.

1933

D. Appleton and Company publishes Human Nature by Edith Wharton.

1946

Warming up. Jackie Robinson takes the field for the first time for the Brooklyn Dodgers in an exhibition game in Daytona Beach, Florida.

1969

Israel elects Golda Meir as its first female prime minister.

2008

New York state elected David Paterson as its first African American Governor.

March 17th Celebrated History

Bobby Jones - 1902

In 1934 the amateur golfer co-founded the Augusta National Invitation Tournament, known today as the Masters Tournament.

Nat King Cole - 1919

The jazz recording artist, songwriter, and pianist left a legacy of hit songs in his wake and a career full of internationally loved songs. Some of his most notable songs include "The Very Thought of You," "Unforgettable," "When I Fall in Love," and "Smile."

Myrlie Evers-Williams - 1933

on June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers died at the hand of an assassin. For 31 years and through two hung juries, his wife and fellow civil rights activist Myrlie Evers Williams persevered. She remained active in civil rights, advanced her education, was named the first African American woman to serve as commissioner for the Los Angeles, California Board of Public works, and served as chairperson for the NAACP in the 1990s. In 1993, Byron De La Beckwith was found guilty.

Robin Knox-Johnston - 1939

The British yachtsman became the first person to solo circumnavigate the globe non-stop. The 29-year-old Robin Knox Johnston departed from Falmouth, England, on June 14, 1968, in his yacht the Suhaili. His journey took 312 days and was completed on April 22, 1969. Queen Elizabeth knighted Johnston in 1995. In 2007, Sir Johnston once again circled the globe when he joined the Velux 5 Oceans around the world solo yacht race. At the age of 68, he became the oldest person to complete the journey.

Gary Sinise - 1955

The American actor, known for roles in television and film such as CSI: NY, Apollo 13, The Green Mile, and The Stand, also leads The Lt. Dan Band named after his Forest Gump character. Throughout his career, Sinise has been a fierce supporter of the military and first responders. In 2011, he founded The Gary Sinise Foundation to further support our country’s heroes.

Mia Hamm - 1970

The American professional soccer player was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 17 years earning two FIFA Women's World Championships and two Olympic gold medals.



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French Quarter - New Orleans

Royal Street - Colorized (1935)

Photo by: Library of Congress

Keith Pop EvansAin't There (dere) No More - New Orlean 

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Every occasion called for these delicacies.

Derby Gisclair

Liverpool & London Building

Six smaller buildings at 160 – 170 Common Street that included a variety of small businesses such as Denegre & Villere and A. Lambert, both wholesale dealers in coal, but heavily damaged in the fire that destroyed the St. Charles Hotel, and these buildings were removed to make way for a new building.

Trade between Liverpool and London and the city of New Orleans is seen as early as 1820 and the insurance company soon followed, insuring both maritime interests as well as residential dwellings. In July 1894, architect Thomas Sully received the permits to begin construction on the new offices for the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance on the corner of Carondelet and Common Streets. It was located across the street from the recently completed Heenan Building.

It was estimated to cost $250,000 to construct (approximately $7.2 million today) the seven-story building with a grey pressed brick exterior with chocolate terra cotta trimmings and a roof of red German tile. Construction was substantially completed such that tenants could begin moving in in mid-September 1895. Among the early tenants were the law offices of W.S. Parkerson and Joseph N. Wolfson, medical offices for Dr. Will B. Harnan, and the New Orleans Board of Health.

Of course, the offices of the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company were also at the new building whose primary address was now at 204 Carondelet and shown below in 1924. The company relocated to the Canal Bank building and sold the building in 1928 for $936,000 to John Legier, president of the new American Bank and Trust Company who announced plans to tear down the 7-story building. Plans were drawn up in 1929 for the new 23-story American Bank Building, estimated to cost $2.8 million ($42.7 million today).

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Derby Gisclair 

Street Repairs

Since the earliest days of the city, the streets of New Orleans are always in need of some form of repair or maintenance. The photograph below dates from the 1950s and shows a work crew from Boh Brothers working to repair a section of Jackson Avenue. A gentleman is observing the work from the second floor balcony as a handful of onlookers stand street-side.

The Jackson Grill was located at 2200 Magazine Street on the corner of Jackson Avenue. On the far left, a back-hoe operator is removing dirt and wooden beams. The dark vehicle on the far right of the image is the front of a dump truck that belonged to C.N. Brunet whose business was at 2232 Painters Street who had the contract to haul the excavated dirt.

The signs on the side of the Jackson Grill are for Jax beer and Coca-Cola as well as for Betsy Ross bread. That corner is now occupied by a new building that houses Deanie’s Sea Food Kitchen.

Historic New Orleans Collection

By: Amelia Hervey

HNOC'S NEWEST EXHIBIT

A new exhibit titled A Mystic Brotherhood: Fraternal Orders of New Orleans will be debuted by The Historic New Orleans Collection . until May 10, 2024. Admission will be free with a ticket reservation.

[Provided by Gambel Communications]

This exhibit will explore fraternal organizations such as the Freemasons and Odd Fellows, whose history has often been hidden, and highlight how they have shaped today's city. Visitors will recognize many familiar New Orleans names within the exhibit, including William C. C. Claiborne, Oscar J. Dunn, and Homer Plessy. It will also be possible to learn about the numerous landmarks around the city where certain historical events took place.

The exhibit will be a companion to Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellow Folk Art, which is a traveling exhibition running until May 10, 2024. Organized by the American Folk Museum in New York, from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection, this exhibition is toured by International Art & Artists from Washington, DC.

Louisiana State Archives

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The #LouisianaStateArchives is excited to announce our highly anticipated new exhibition, “America’s Last Fair: The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition”, opening Monday, March 4, and on display through Friday, December 13, 2024.

The exhibition showcases the creative engineering and artistic talent of countless Louisianans who entertained visitors from May 12-November 12, 1984. We look forward to sharing memories from the ‘84 Expo with you, so mark your calendars for a date with the Archives! #americaslastfair #worldsfairs #neworleanshistory #seymoredfair

Artists unidentified, Independent Order of Odd Fellows Heart in Hands Staffs (detail), 1850–1900, Paint and gold leaf on wood, American Folk Art Museum, Gift of Kendra and Allen Daniel, Pho

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More than 80 objects that will help unravel the histories of fraternal orders are part of "MYSTERY AND BENEVOLENCE: MASONIC AND ODD FELLOWS FOLK ART" on display at The Historic New Orleans Collection Friday through May 10. "Mystery and Benevolence" was curated by the American Folk Art Museum in New York and looks at a variety of artifacts, ceremonial regalia and more. The exhibit will be in the center's Tricentennial Wing at 520 Royal St. in the French Quarter. Admission is free, reservations recommended.

Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art

February 16, 2024 to May 10, 2024

Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

520 Royal Street, Tricentennial Wing, 3rd Floor

Free ticketed admission

https://www.hnoc.org/mystery-and-benevolence

St Marys Assumption Church of St Alphonsus Parish New Orleans

Please join us for a 3-day Parish Lenten Mission with Fr. Aaron Meszaros, C.Ss.R., as he guides us on a walk to Meet Jesus Again.

All are welcome! Please invite your family, friends and neighbors!

In Person Classes in New Orleans

Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm

"Shimmer" Bellydance Basics

For all levels. Ongoing

$60 per month or $18 drop in.

10 classes, used within 10 wk., $120

At: "The Movement Collective"

3921 St. Claude Ave, (Bywater)

New Orleans

 Tamalyn Dallal

Movement Collective - New Orleans

Public 

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Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm

Come and dance...

Bring veils, zils, and your hips to do lots of shimmies.

$18 per class, $60 per month

10 classes for $120

www.tamalyndallal.net

Comedy House New Orleans

The most unique comedy show in New Orleans is The Open Mic From Hell, hosted by Chris Trew (as seen on MTV, Comedy Central, America's Got Talent)

CHNO ( Comedy house New Orleans)

609-610 Fulton St

New Orleans, LA 70130

Mon, Mar 1

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

(Entry at 7:30 pm)

The Open Mic From Hell is the most unique night of comedy in New Orleans.

Everything about the show is chaotic and unpredictable in the most beautifully hilarious way. 

The list of performers? A total mystery. 

The jokes they’ll tell? Nobody knows, not even them. 

How does it work? Comedians sign-up on the list an hour before showtime. At least 13 names get pulled out of the bucket. 

When a name gets pulled they come on stage and make a choice - do they do an entirely new set based on words from the audience, or a special challenge set. 

Past challenges have had comics doing their set outside on the street, with noise canceling headphones on, and with a designated heckler in the crowd. We are always adding new, improved, and ridiculous challenges to the show. 

Derby Gisclair

I will be making a presentation of the history of lighting in the French Quarter, Canal Street, and the New Orleans waterfront at the East Bank Regional Library at 4747 West Napoleon Avenue in Metairie at 6:00pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. I think you will find it interesting and hope to see you there!

• 6711 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA, United States, Louisiana

(504) 733-2248

Longue Vue House and Gardens

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Mark your calendars for our next FREE DAYS at Longue Vue!

Join us for Free Family Community Day on March 19th, both from 10:00AM-5:00pm.

PLUS, enjoy half-off house tours on these special days. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in beauty and history!

We can't wait to have you!

WEDNESDAY AT THE SQUARE

What: YLC Wednesday at the Square, a free concert series running from Mar 6, 2024 until May 8, 2024

5:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.

Where: Lafayette Square (500 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans LA)

Why: Proceeds from the food and beverage sales benefit the Young Leadership Council’s community projects, designed to improve the quality of life in the Greater New Orleans area and foster leadership skills in young professionals.

The 2024 dates and lineup are:

March 13: Brass-A-Holics + Flagboy Giz

March 20: Flow Tribe + SaxKixAve

March 27: RAM de Haiti + Trumpet Mafia

April 3: TBC Brass Band ft. Jelly Joseph + Jamal Batiste Band

April 10: Erica Falls & Vintage Soul + Slugger

April 17: glbl wrmng + Grace Gibson

April 24: New Orleans Suspects + J & The Causeways

May 1: Ivan Neville & Friends + LeTrainiump

May 8: Lost Bayou Ramblers + Victor Campbell y la Timba Swamp. 

Rain date is May 15

Philip Melancon

Gennifer Flowers' Kelsto Club

Wednesday Speakeasy at 7 …

720 St Louis, Across from Antoine’s

. . . No Cover

Cochon King BBQ is at Cochon King BBQ.

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We are excited to announce that every Friday in Lent we are offering fried fish plates Come see us at 5321 Franklin Ave or order on Uber Eats!

Event by Four Unplugged

Columbia Street Tap Room

Join us at the Columbia Street Tap Room (inside) for the first "Columbia Street Block Party" of 2024! Hope to see you there!

(the block party is a week early due to Good Friday.)

• 434 N Columbia St, Covington, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (985) 898-0899

8:30pm

Divine Mercy Parish 

Come by for the best lenten fish fry in town from 11am-7pm every Friday of Lent (excluding Good Friday)! Our Drive-Thru is located in front of the PCC (north of the Sanctuary) at 4337 Sal Lentini Parkway, Kenner, LA 70065

Menu for Mar 1st, Mar 8th, & Mar 15th:

8oz. Fried Fish, Boiled Potatoes, Corn on the Cob, and a Roll ($12- Cash & Credit Card available)

Thank you to our Knights of Columbus for cooking!

Menu for Mar 22nd:

Choice of Fried Shrimp or Fried Fish Plates with French Fries and Corn on the Cob ($12)

Thank you to our Men's Club for cooking!

ASCENSION OF OUR LORD, 799 Fairway Drive, LaPlace. Each Friday in Lent, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Drive-thru. Fried or grilled fish, Cajun-boiled corn, potatoes, $13 ($10 child’s plate). (504) 388-2452.

BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS, 3037 Dauphine St., New Orleans. Drive-thru 5-7 p.m., Feb. 16 and 23; March 8, 15 and 22.

BLESSED SACRAMENT-ST. JOAN OF ARC, 919 Cambronne St., New Orleans in parish hall. Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $15 plates include fish, mac and cheese, peas, potato salad and a drink.

CHRIST THE KING, 535 Deerfield Road, Terrytown, 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the cafeteria, Feb. 23, March 1, 8, 15 and 22. Fried fish, fries, coleslaw and roll, $10. Gumbo, coleslaw and roll, $10, Fried fish, fries, coleslaw, small gumbo and roll, $15. Fried shrimp po-boy, $12; with fries, $14.

GOOD SHEPHERD (Basilica of St. Stephen), on General Pershing Street behind the church. Feb. 23, March 1, 15 and 22, 5-7 p.m. Drive-thru only. $12 plates include fried fish, French fries, corn, coleslaw. (504) 239-1297.

HOLY FAMILY, 1220 14th Ave., Frankinton. 4-7 p.m. Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22. $12 fish plate, $15 shrimp or combo plate, with fries, mixed vegetables, dessert. (985) 839-4040.

HOLY NAME OF JESUS, 6325 Cromwell Place, New Orleans (in the school cafeteria). Feb. 23, March 8, March 22, 6-8 p.m. Dine-in or take-out. $14 adult plates or $11 child plates (shrimp or catfish), $15 shrimp/fish combo plate. All served with French fries, potato salad and French bread.

LANTERN LIGHT, INC. (AT THE REBUILD CENTER), pickup inside Rebuild Center, 1803 Gravier St., New Orleans, or drive-thru in the parking lot of St. Joseph Church, 1802 Tulane. Ave. (enter from North Roman Street). March 8, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. $15 plates include choice of fried or baked fish, vegetables, coleslaw, bread, dessert and bottled water. Proceeds benefit Lantern Light’s mission of combatting hardship, hunger and homelessness.

MARY QUEEN OF PEACE, 1501 West Causeway Approach, Mandeville. Every Friday of Lent, 5-7:30 p.m. Fried fish, fried shrimp or baked fish, $12 a plate ($6 for children). “Father Cooper Seafood Extravaganza” with fried fish, fried shrimp, crab cake, onion rings, hush puppies and salad, $17.

MATER DOLOROSA, 1200 Dublin St., (church yard, corner Plum). Feb. 23; March 8, 22, from 5-8 p.m. $15 plate includes two fish filets, mac and cheese, coleslaw, garlic bread,soft drink/water. (504) 723-7521.

MOST HOLY TRINITY, 501 Holy Trinity Drive, Covington, Lenten Fridays, Feb. 16 through March 22. Drive-thru or dine-in from 4-7 p.m. Dinners $15 plates, fried catfish or shrimp or combo, with fries or baked macaroni, coleslaw, hush puppies, dessert and drink.

OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS, 6851 River Road, Waggaman. Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 11 a.m-1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Eat-in or take-out only. $15 seafood plate/$13 gumbo plate. Fried fish or blackened fish plate with Cajun boiled corn, potatoes, homemade dinner roll. Shrimp and okra gumbo with potato salad, boiled corn and homemade dinner roll. Shrimp and grits plate with green beans and homemade dinner roll.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKE, 312 Lafitte St., Mandeville, Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22 from 5-7:30 p.m. Dine-in or carry-out. $12 adult plates, $7 child plates include fried or baked fish, green beans, coleslaw, french fries, bread, dessert, drink. (985) 626-5671.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES, 345 Westchester Blvd., Slidell, gym, Feb. 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22 from 5-8 p.m. Drive-thru only. $12-14 plates include fried fish or shrimp with crab-boiled “smashed potatoes,” salad, dinner roll, dessert. New item: Grilled shrimp salad with lettuce, tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, seasoned croutons and dressing. (504) 905-8527. Sponsored by the Men’s Club.

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, 3368 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans. Feb. 23, March 1, 8, 5:30-8 p.m. in the cafeteria. Fried fish, french fries, coleslaw, green beans, $12. Drinks, desserts sold separately. (504) 488-2659.

SACRED HEART, 28088 Main St., Lacombe. Feb. 16, 4-6:30 p.m. Feb. 23, March 1, 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. Drive-thru. Plates of fried fish, potato salad and more. (985) 882-5229.

ST. AGNES, 3310 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson, 5 p.m. dinner, Feb. 23; March 8. Also, March 22, 5 p.m. dinner followed by Family Bingo at 7 p.m. $15 plates include fish, shrimp, French fries, coleslaw, bread, tea. Desserts will be sold. (504) 833-3366.

ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE, 3101 Eton St., Knights of Columbus Council 9107, Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 5-8 p.m. in Immaculata Hall. Fish, shrimp and combo platters $12 include green beans, french fries, hush puppies and coleslaw. Gumbo $6, cheese pizza slice $2, homemade desserts, drinks available. Cash and credit, dine in or carry out. www.saintandrewparish.net

ST. ANGELA MERICI, 901 Beverly Garden Drive (corner Pomona), Metairie, Msgr. Kern Center, Feb. 23; March 8, 22, 5-8 p.m. Drive-thru available. Menu: $10 child plate, $12 adult plate, $14 grilled fish or shrimp plate. Corn and shrimp soup; pizza slices. (504) 616-9501 or (504) 338-2957.

ST. ANN CHURCH AND SHRINE, 4922 Loveland St., Metairie (in school cafeteria), 6 p.m. each Lenten Friday. KC Council 3465 sponsors $12 plates on Feb. 16, March 1 (fish fry); and March 15 (crawfish etouffee); dine-in or take-out. 4921 Meadowdale St. Also, Men’s Club sponsors Feb. 23, March 8 (dine-in cafeteria or drive-thru on Meadowdale) fried fish, shrimp or combo; March 22 (drive-thru only) Shrimp Monica. $12 fried fish or shrimp plates; $14 combo plate.

ST. ANSELM, 306 St. Mary Street, Madisonville, Lenten Fridays Feb.16 through March 22 from 4-8 p.m. Drive-thru. Fried catfish, shrimp, crab cake or soft shell crab; boiled or fried shrimp Caesar salad; homemade seafood gumbo. (985) 845-7342 or stanselmparish.org.

ST. ANTHONY, 2685 Jean Lafitte Blvd., Lafitte. All Fridays of Lent except Good Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., then 4-7 p.m. Walk-in, to go or dine-in. $15 loaded plate, fried fish, shrimp or fish/shrimp/combo plates. Comes with sides (varies per week). (504) 689-2210.

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, 234 Angus Drive, Luling. Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 5-7 p.m. until sold out. $10 plates of fish or gumbo and potato salad.

ST. BENEDICT, 20370 Smith Road, Covington, Feb. 23, March 8 and 22 from 4-7 p.m. Fish or shrimp ($12 plate) with green beans, corn and bread. Sponsored by the Men’s Club. (985) 892-5202.

ST. BERNARD, 2805 Bayou Road, St. Bernard, Lenten seafood dinners 5-8 p.m., Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22. $20-28 plates with two sides. Fried fish, fried shrimp or stuffed crab with choice of shrimp fettuccine or shrimp jambalaya, baked mac n cheese, coleslaw or green bean casserole. Extras: Fish Couvillion, white beans and shrimp or crawfish pie, $5-8. Homemade desserts, $1. Dine-in or take-out. (504) 281-2267.

ST. BONAVENTURE, 329 South Jamie Blvd., Avondale, Feb. 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22 from 4-7:30 p.m. Drive-thru only. Prices vary; plates include fried fish, shrimp, fried oysters or combo, gumbo. Desserts and drinks extra. (504) 575-6619.

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA, 105 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie, cafeteria. Men’s Club sells fried fish, shrimp or combo plates, $15; soft shell crab with fries, hush puppies salad, $18; Feb. 23 and March 1. Knights of Columbus sells fried fish, shrimp or soft-shell crab dinners with mac and cheese, hush puppies and coleslaw March 8, 15, 22.

ST. CHARLES BORROMEO, 13396 River Road, Destrehan, drive-thru only by school gym. Feb. 23, March 8 or 22, 4-7 p.m. Fried fish, potatoes, green salad, corn on the cob, bread, dessert. $15. (985) 764-6383.

ST. CHRISTOPHER THE MARTYR, 3900 Derbigny St., Metairie, Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 15, 22, 6 p.m. Two drive-thru lanes (in front of school on Derbigny Street and in rear on Johnson Street). On March 22 only, Derbigny Street only and dining available in the school gym. Fish or shrimp plates, $13; fish and shrimp combo, $14. Includes potatoes, corn, bread, salad. www.stchristophermensclub.org.

ST. CLEMENT OF ROME, 4317 Richland Ave, Metairie. Feb. 23 and March 1, 5:30-8 p.m. in Parish Center. Drive-thru available. Plates of fried fish, fried shrimp, combo fish/shrimp. (504) 887-7821.

ST. CLETUS, 3600 Claire Ave., Gretna. Every Friday during Lent (except Good Friday). 5-8 p.m. KC Hall behind church. Friday menu: Fish, shrimp or oyster plates with sides; po-boys; desserts and drinks also available. Eat-in, take-out, drive-thru.

ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, 4921 West Metairie Ave., Metairie. Feb. 23 and March 15, 5-7 p.m. More info at STEAMevents.org.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie. Fish fry in the cafeteria, March 1 and 15, 6:30-8 p.m. with desserts by Daughters of Isabella. Fish plates with potatoes, coleslaw, bread. Adult fish plate $14; child plate $10; gumbo, $10; pizza slice, $2. Drinks and desserts will be available. Cash or credit card.

ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL, 1050 Piety Drive, New Orleans. Feb. 16 and 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. or until sold out. Walk-in service, dine-in optional. Two pieces of fried or baked fish, mac and cheese, green peas, salad (potato or green), bread dessert, soft drink or water, $12. Delivery available for orders of 10 or more. (504) 282-0296.

ST. GENEVIEVE, 58203 Hwy. 433, Slidell, Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Family Life Center, sponsored by Knights of Columbus. Dinners are $10 for fried fish, potato salad, green peas and a roll. Desserts and soft drinks available for purchase from other ministries.

ST. HUBERT, 176 Anthony F. Monica St., Garyville, Fried fish dinners on Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 5-6:30 p.m. or until sold out in the parish hall across from church. Stations of the Cross will be Lenten Fridays at 5 p.m. in church. (504) 628-4232.

ST. JANE DE CHANTAL, 72054 Maple St., Abita Springs. Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 4-7 p.m. Fried catfish or fried shrimp plates with fries, coleslaw, bread, side bowls of gumbo, $11; bowl of gumbo, $6; drinks and desserts extra. (985) 892-1439.

ST. JEROME, 3310 Florida Ave., Kenner. Every Friday of Lent through March 22, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Fish, shrimp and combination plates.

ST. JOACHIM, 5505 Barataria Blvd., Marrero. Drive-thru only on all Fridays in Lent except Good Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Fish plate, $10; shrimp plate, $12; combo plate, $14. Plates include fries, coleslaw and dessert. Drinks available for $1 each. (504) 341-9226.

ST. JOAN OF ARC, 346 Fir St., LaPlace, Knights of Columbus sponsors Lenten Fish Fry. Drive-thru only every Friday from Feb. 16 through March 22, 3:30-7 p.m. Cash or credit card. Plates are $13 for fish, $15 for either shrimp or combo. Served with hush puppies, corn, potatoes and cake. Cheese sticks, $5. (985) 652-9100.

ST. JOHN BOSCO, 2114 Oakmere Drive, Harvey, Friday night fish fry sponsored by Knights of Columbus. Dine-in or take-out. Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22. 4:30-8 p.m. $10 fish plate, $12 fish and shrimp plate, $13 shrimp plate, with sides of white beans, fries, corn, salad and roll. Desserts and drinks will be sold by the Women’s Society and the Women of the Salesian Cooperators.

ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS, 61030 Brier Lake Drive, Lacombe. Feb. 23; March 8, 22, 4:30-7 p.m. All dinners $12. Fried domestic catfish, wild-caught Gulf shrimp or combo plate; with smashed potatoes, hush puppies, green beans. (985) 707-6599.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, 11345 St. John Church Road, Folsom. Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 4-7 p.m., drive-thru or dine-in. $12 plates of fried catfish, potatoes, coleslaw and hush puppies, sponsored by KC Council 10176.

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH AND SHRINE ON THE WESTBANK, Seventh and Newton Streets, Gretna, at St. Joseph Gym. Dine in or take out, March 8 from 5-7 p.m. Sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. $15 a plate. Includes fried catfish, baked macaroni, salad and bread. Shrimp and grits dinner includes salad and bread. Drinks and desserts sold separately. (504) 368-1313.

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER, KPC Unit 267, 453 Pine St., Marrero (behind the church). Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Fried/baked fish (two filets), baked spaghetti, green beans, potato salad, bread. Specialty plates: shrimp stew or crawfish stew varies week to week. Assortment of homemade baked goods sold by the Junior Division. (504) 994-9975.

ST. KATHARINE DREXEL, Holy Ghost Hall, 2035 Toledano St., New Orleans, March 1 and 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $15 a plate. Two fried or blackened catfish or trout with potato salad, baked macaroni, peas, bread, dessert. Pre-orders, call (504) 250-0795 or (504) 891-3172. Delivery available for five or more plates.

ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST, 910 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell, Family Life Center. Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22. 5-8 p.m. $12 a plate for baked or fried fish, two sides (smashed potatoes, french fries or coleslaw), plus Hawaiian roll. Desserts, drinks, water sold. (985) 579-2042.

ST. MARGARET MARY, 1050 Robert Blvd., Slidell. Drive-thru or dine in/take out options, Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22 from 5-8 p.m. $12 per plate for fried or baked fish, mac and cheese, green beans, roll and butter. Kids meals ($8): fish sticks and fries with roll and butter.

ST. MARY MAGDALEN, 6425 West Metairie Ave., Metairie, drive-thru; dine in, cafeteria. Feb. 16 and March 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m. or till sold. $14 a plate, Fish, shrimp or combo. Cup of gumbo, $5; cheese pizza, $2 per slice. (504) 733-0922.

ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE, 6828 Chef Menteur Hwy., New Orleans, Lenten Fridays from Feb. 23 to March 22 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $12 a plate includes crispy fried fish, baked macaroni, green peas, potato salad, bread, dessert, and a bottle of water. (504) 242-8820.

ST. PETER, 130 Temperance St., Covington in the school cafeteria (South Theard Street). Drive-thru from 5-7 p.m. or and sit-down from 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22. Fish or shrimp and bread with choice of potato salad or coleslaw, $12; rectory@stpeterparish.com.

ST. PHILIP NERI, 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie. Feb. 23, 5-8 p.m., dine-in; 5-7:30 p.m., drive-thru. Fried catfish, mac and cheese, green beans and French bread, $12 adults; $6. children.

ST. PIUS X, 6666 Spanish Fort Blvd., New Orleans. Feb. 23 and March 8, 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the cafeteria, benefitting Boy Scout Troop 100. Drive-thru and dine-in options. Fried fish, mac and cheese, salad and bread, $15. Cheese pizza, drinks and desserts available.

ST. RAYMOND-ST. LEO THE GREAT, 2916 Paris Ave., New Orleans. Knights of Columbus Council 12115 and Knights of Peter Claver Council 78 sponsor Lenten Fish Fries on Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., $14. U.S. farm-raised catfish, macaroni and cheese, green peas, potato salad, bread, dessert. (504) 945-8750.

ST. RITA, 194 Ravan Ave., Harahan. Feb. 23 and March 8, 5:30-8 p.m. Drive thru/dine in. Fried fish, fried shrimp or fish/shrimp combo plates served with boiled potatoes, corn and a brownie.

ST. ROSALIE, 600 2nd Avenue, Harvey, OJ Orgeron Lenten Friday Night Fish Fry, sponsored by Knights of Columbus Fr. Jonathan D. Parks, SDB, Council 15982. Drive-thru only every Friday from Feb. 16 through March 22, 4:30-8 p.m. $11 fried fish plate; $12 fried fish and shrimp combo plate; $13 fried shrimp plate; served with French fries, coleslaw, hush puppies. Homemade desserts available for purchase.

ST. THOMAS/ASSUMPTION MISSION, 6951 Hwy. 39, Braithwaite. Feb. 16, 23, March 1, 8, 22 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Drive-thru fish fry of $12 fish plates with baked mac or potato salad, veggie, salad and bread. (504) 682-5607.

VISITATION OF OUR LADY, 3500 Ames Blvd., Marrero (corner Barataria and Ames Blvds.) Ash Wednesday and every Friday during Lent except Good Friday, 5-8 p.m. Dine-in cafeteria or take out. $10-14 plates. Fried fish and shrimp plates, broiled fish, po-boys, etouffee kids’ plates and more. Menu: www. vol.org.

WYES New Orleans

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WYES’ longest running series INFORMED SOURCES celebrates 40 years this month!

In honor of 40 years on the air, WYES will broadcast a special retrospective of INFORMED SOURCES reflecting on the top news stories the weekly series has shared in the past four decades in politics, the economy, education and the media.

Host Marcia Kavanaugh, who created the program in 1984, is joined by longtime producer and panelist Errol Laborde for this special look back on Friday, March 22 at 7:30pm on WYES-TV.

While southeast Louisiana has undergone tremendous change over the past 40 years, INFORMED SOURCES remains a trusted and vital source with insights from local journalists.

Please join us in congratulating Marcia and Errol, the entire INFORMED SOURCES crew, and all the panelists throughout the years.

NOLA Gold Rugby 

BUY TICKETS

Mar 23

7:30PM CST

Week 4

KTXA, THE RUGBY NETWORK

Dallas Jackals

Choctaw Stadium, Arlington

NOLA Gold

New Orleans Harley-Davidson

Get ready to rev your engines and party next weekend at the New Orleans Bike Fest! ️

March 23rd-24th at the legendary New Orleans Harley-Davidson dealership, it's gonna be a weekend you won't forget!

Here's what's shakin':

Live Music to keep the party pumpin' all weekend long.

Thrilling MMA Cagefights - witness the intensity firsthand!

Fuel your fun with delicious food and drinks from a variety of vendors.

Shop 'til you drop at awesome vendor booths.

Bikini Contest - bring your shades and get ready to be dazzled!

This is gonna be a BIG event, so don't miss out! Share this post with your gearhead crew and tag who you're bringing! See you at the New Orleans Harley-Davidson!

Dog Adoption Event - TODAY

~ Every Saturday, 10am-4pm ~

Petsmart @ 1000 S Clearview Pkwy

Big dogs

Small dogs

Puppies

Seniors

Just looking to play with some pups? That's cool too! Need some volunteer opportunities? Sign up! Looking to foster! You're the best!

Hosted by Rolling River Rescue and Greta's Ark Rescue

• 830 Conti St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 577-2237

Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance - 25th Anniversary Tour

Important Event Info: Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance - 25th Anniversary Tour

Everyone, regardless of age, needs a ticket to attend the event.

DateThu • Mar 28 • 8:00 PM

VenueMahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts

New Orleans, LA

Additional Info

Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance - 25th Anniversary Tour

Everyone, regardless of age, needs a ticket to attend the event.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B005EF87E9F17B9?utm_campaign=12%2F02%2F23+-+Lord+of+the+Dance+-+New+Orleans%2C+LA+-+Code+03%2F28%2F24+Rescheduled+Date+Valentine&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid&hsa_acc=926111618398158&hsa_cam=120206453066520130&hsa_grp=120206453066570130&hsa_ad=120206453066630130&hsa_src=fb&hsa_net=facebook&hsa_ver=3&fbclid=IwAR2uYQG3EEUcZ6Hl8D2q9HCjtqaagpeI1QJd2TLZqEn9Gd96P1_Ai8WxBG8

• 2030 Constance St, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana
• (504) 522-6748

LSU Athletics is proud to announce its year-long celebration of 100 Years in Tiger Stadium, highlighted by stadium upgrades, events, storytelling initiatives, and a season-long celebration throughout the 2024 campaign.

Tiger Stadium, one of America’s most iconic sporting venues, first opened its gates on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1924. Since then, the Tigers have won 450 contests in Death Valley, which has been home to two Heisman Trophy winners, four national championship teams, and 12 SEC title-winning squads.

Included in the celebration are several upgrades to Tiger Stadium, including a new videoboard and lighting system, as well as other upgrades designed to enhance the game day experience. Other events and celebrations will be announced throughout the year.

The 2024 home schedule features several marquee matchups, including home contests against Oklahoma, UCLA, and Alabama. Information on the full 2024 schedule and season tickets will be announced in the coming weeks.

One of the most legendary stadiums in all of college football, Tiger Stadium has been called “the best place in the world to watch a sporting event” by ESPN and “the pound-for-pound king of noise in college football.”

Entering its centennial season in 2024, Tiger Stadium has been a cornerstone of LSU Athletics and the Louisiana community for almost a century, hosting numerous NFL superstars, Heisman Trophy winners, and Hall of Famers since its opening in 1924. It serves as a sporting, cultural, and commercial hub for LSU Athletics, which contributes an estimated $500 million of economic activity for the state of Louisiana annually.

Southeastern Conference 

2024 SCHEDULE

LSU Football

NFL on FOX 

WE GOT NEXT.

See you in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX on FOX