Tucked just across the Mississippi River from the jazz-filled streets of New Orleans, Gretna, Louisiana, is the kind of town travelers stumble upon and immediately fall in love with—without the crowds,

MEANWHILE, BACK HERE AT HOME IN NEW ORLEANS, 87 DEGREES, A TAD BIT COOLER THAN WHAT WE WERE YESTERDAY. MAYBE NOT COOLER, BUT LESS WARM IN THE MID 80S. EVERYWHERE ELSE 79 DOWN THERE IN GRAND ISLE, ALREADY 84 IN LAKEFRONT,

October is in full swing and that means a bunch of fun things happening in the Crescent City, especially when it comes to a big time at Deutsches Haus. Prost! German beer, food and music are celebrated at the Deutsches Haus's annual Oktoberfest along Bayou St.

A down-ballot race for New Orleans clerk of criminal court has turned contentious as candidate Calvin Duncan faces attacks over whether he was truly exonerated for murder.