Dear Subscriber,

It's starting to look a lot like Christmas around here. Holiday lights are burning on the balconies and patios of the French Quarter. Seasonal displays brighten shop windows on Royal Street. Quarter restaurants are offering traditional Reveillon menus and even Papa Noel is strolling in Jackson Square. The season calls for being merry and there's no better place in the world to make merry than the French Quarter in New Orleans.

Sincerely,

Carolyn McLellan, Publisher

The Quarter In Pictures After the Storm FrenchQuarter.com's been on the streets taking pictures of Second Lines, psychics, artists, street sweepers and assorted characters who give the French Quarter its unsinkable mojo.

French Quarter Holidays - Christmas New Orleans Style Candlelight caroling, home tours, holiday decorations, Reveillon dinners and Papa Noel light up the month of December in New Orleans.

Back In Business - Open in the French Quarter-REjazzed, REjuvenated The tally of shops, restaurants, attractions and hotels who've reopened after Katrina is getting longer and longer. The Quarter is almost back to full speed and full service.

The Beat Is Back Music again fills the air and the nights in the Quarter and Marigny. Search for your favorite musicians – lots of them are back in New Orleans and they’re playing from the heart.

Still We Rise Again Historian Sally Reeves tells us that devastation by wind, water, fire and disease is nothing new in New Orleans.

Mardi Gras 2006 or Bust!
Eight days of parades and revelry are on the calendar for Carnival 2006. City needs a break from storm-induced depression. Must hear "Throw Me Sumthin' Mistah!"

Historic French Quarter House Museums Open Doors Again
Dressed in holiday finery as they were in the 19th century, the historic Hermann-Grima House on St. Louis and Gallier House on Royal usher in December visitors.

Audubon Zoo Is Open Weekends
Upriver from the French Quarter, they all axed for you.

D-Day Museum in Warehouse Arts District Reopens December 3
Dose of Can-do spirit and resolve of World War II generation just what New Orleans needs.

Battles for New Orleans - Terrible and Brave
Historic New Orleans Collection on Royal Street mounts exhibit on the Battle of New Orleans.

Celebration in the Oaks
Holiday light extravaganza in the Botanical Garden at City Park.

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