The Nola Files

Doing Good - Featuring the great organizations we have had the pleasure to work with, those of us helping New Orleans tackle it's many issues / Curious Tourist - Some common questions about the city we hear from visitors / Interviews - Our chance to talk to interesting follks in hte community / The Index - This is a rolling A-Z of topics that have shaped the city / The Dirt - Our own ramblings, experiences and opinions

Put Ya Foot In It : Café Reconcile - Dirty Coast
Doing Good

Put Ya Foot In It : Café Reconcile

In 1996, Rev. Harry Tompson, S.J., then pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish Church, joined forces with concerned community members Craig Cuccia and Tim Falcon. The trio sought to address the sy...

Doing GoodNew Orleans Musician's Clinic - Dirty Coast

New Orleans Musician's Clinic

Photo by Marc Pagani This organization is one of our partners at ScreensforGood.com. Keep Your Body In Tune! The New Orleans Musician's Clinic (NOMC)  is a multifaceted, musician's advocacy org...

Doing GoodThe LA/SPCA - Dirty Coast

The LA/SPCA

It started with a horse. The Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (LA/SPCA) was originally founded in 1888 to care for the horses that pulled carriages around the French Quart...

Doing GoodThe Eagle Saloon Initiative - Dirty Coast

The Eagle Saloon Initiative

The Eagle Saloon Initiative was established in 2016 to generate funds for the restoration of the Eagle Saloon building, located at 401 South Rampart Street in Downtown New Orleans. The Eagle Salo...

The DirtIt's Not The Heat, It's The People. - Dirty Coast

It's Not The Heat, It's The People.

Another reflection on the past 10 years.

The IndexHansens - Dirty Coast

Hansens

Hansens, like all of the best things in New Orleans, is historic, a little bit sinful, and always open to innovation. 

The IndexBig Chief Bo Dollis - Dirty Coast

Big Chief Bo Dollis

The elder Bo Dollis spent five decades leading the Wild Magnolia tribe, a role he used to help guide the city’s entire Mardi Gras Indian culture into a new, more peaceful era and enable the spread...

The DirtCan You Be A New Orleanian Wherever You Are? - Dirty Coast

Can You Be A New Orleanian Wherever You Are?

Richard Campanella gives us his take on our slogan and what it means to be a New Orleanian.

The DirtDon't Call Me Cher - Part 2 - Dirty Coast

Don't Call Me Cher - Part 2

More films to try and capture the Nola spirit on celluloid.

The DirtDon't Call Me Cher - Part 1 - Dirty Coast

Don't Call Me Cher - Part 1

The unofficial and utterly un-definitive list of times that Hollywood has gotten us right, and sometimes terribly wrong. 

The DirtOur Neighborhood Bars - Dirty Coast

Our Neighborhood Bars

Our neighborhood bars have a special something to them.

The DirtBe A New Orleanian Wherever You Are - Dirty Coast

Be A New Orleanian Wherever You Are

Just what does it mean?

The Journal

Here we share things we find interesting about New Orleans and the Gulf South, organizations and people that deserve more attention and answer some questions about the area.

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