Most hotels have rooms with little, well, …room in them. Most of the room is taken up by the bed. La Belle Esplanade is an all-suite hotel in New Orleans, a small artisanal hotel where personalized service and personalized recommendations are what we are most proud of. That, and our crafted hotel suites, that is. […]
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New Orleans is a city full of traditions and mysterious ways. Mardi Gras in New Orleans can be overwhelming. It is nothing like you imagine. It is nothing like you see on TV. Mardi Gras is a family holiday, a community holiday; the whole city pitches in and celebrates life. When you live in New
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If you are the kind of person who subscribes to YouTube channels, you should subscribe to “New Orleans State of Mind” on YouTube. Some people say the New Orleans Answer Man is the most interesting man in New Orleans. I disagree. He is a pip, though. He knows a lot about New Orleans, too. Your
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If you live in New Orleans the name Evangeline will conjure all sorts of pictures in your mind. Evangeline was a Cajun. A Cajun is not a Creole. The difference between Creole and Cajun isn’t overly complicated but it does have some nuance. Has New Orleans always been the way it is now? Pretty much.
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If you watch YouTube videos, I encourage you to subscribe to the New Orleans State of Mind Channel. I started this channel a few months ago but didn’t really have anything I wanted to do with it until last week. As a New Orleans goodwill ambassador, I am busier than I seem to be. I am
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My heart knows what the wild goose knows and my heart goes where the wild goose goes. Wild goose, brother goose, which is best? A wandering fool or a heart at rest? You can go wild in New Orleans but you can also rest easy in the Big Easy. Set yourself free. Sleep the sleep
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Summer in New Orleans. It’s hurricane season, which doesn’t bother New Orleanians much. We are used to it. We live here. Despite what you see on the Weather Channel, the streets flood here 2-3 times a year. We take it in stride. It’s raining in New Orleans. In summer it rains just about every day,
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If you haven’t been to New Orleans before, you should visit. Why? Because a life without even a little bit of New Orleans in it is a life without flavor. I’m not exaggerating. New Orleans is tasty, not just in a culinary sense but in a spiritual sense, too. Get your head screwed on straight
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Don’t just get your self to New Orleans. Use your better intuition and get your good self down to New Orleans. You’ll find magic and the scent of crawfish in the air. There will be music in the air. I walk out my front door every Saturday night and I can hear one or two
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In a New Orleans state of mind, even angels dream of spending a few nights on Esplanade Avenue in the bright orange house with blue shutters. Who can blame them? If there is anywhere on earth that is close to Heaven, it is New Orleans. The best part of New Orleans can be found in
