The carnival season officially started on January 6th with the Joan d’Arc parade, but the action really heats up in New Orleans on February 15th. Here is a list of the parades for 2014: February 15th: Krewe du Vieux rolls its naughty self through the Read More »Read More

Mardi Gras is a celebration with ancient roots. Some say that it’s associated with the Roman Saturnalia celebration, and was adopted by the early church fathers to entice the new converts. From there, the practices spread to Europe, where some other pieces of the Mardi Read More »Read More

The third annual Louisiana Marathon will be held in Baton Rouge on January 19th, 2014, but you don’t have to wait until then to get into the fun of the “Running Festival”! The festivities start on Friday the 17th at the Baton Rouge River Center, Read More »Read More

Are you looking for some great music and a good time?  You should definitely check out New Orleans’ own Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘N’ Bowl!  This place has it all!  What began as a local bowling alley featuring once a week Zydeco music has exploded into Read More »Read More

Looking for a new way to explore the delightful food and drinks available in New Orleans?  Check out the New Orleans PubCrawl!  For visitors to 1896 O’Malley House Bed & Breakfast, may we recommend the Historic Sightseeing Crawl? This crawl takes you to three stops Read More »Read More