Hello New Orleans! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning. In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: Louis Armstrong lectures, a video game truck, and Hot Wheels monster trucks live glow-n-fire + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
New growth strategy unfolds: Mayor Helena Moreno on Monday announced a new economic development leadership team focused on bringing long-term growth to New Orleans East, signaling City Hall’s strategy to attract development -- read the full announcement.
Celebrating a jazz legacy: Returning Aug. 1-2, Satchmo SummerFest will fill New Orleans Jazz Museum with Louis Armstrong lectures, debuts, and Jazz Mass at St. Augustine Church for the first time since Hurricane Ida -- see the jazz festival lineup.
Relief and oversight planned: New Orleans will launch a grant program to help French Quarter businesses hurt by construction, and add cameras monitoring work, as owners weigh lawsuits against the Sewerage and Water Board -- check the relief program plan.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Your leafy reset button: Whether you need a breezy 1.8-mile loop, kid energy burn, or just time beneath those live oaks, Audubon Park delivers. Mix in a picturesque lagoon with Bird Island wildlife, playgrounds, tennis, and a multi-use path for walkers, runners, and cyclists... then call it your midweek reset.
Go native, NOLA: Whether your porch is more shade-thicket or sun-baked slab, Delta Flora Native Plants will set you up with locally adapted beauties that actually like our climate. Their biodiversity garden starter packs and consults make it easy to attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and native bees, then watch your yard turn into tiny habitat.
Press start, NOLA: Trade doomscrolling for joysticks at Sea Cave, a Bywater spot with multi-game cabinets, console screens, and modern PC setups plus a legit full bar. Neighborhood vibes, high-score energy... a tidy little reset with friends when you need fun without the fuss.
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05 — The event calendar Fun for the famOur favorite upcoming kid and family-friendly events. All events are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
🎮 NOLA Games on Wheels Video Game Truck @ North Kenner Library | Thursday (6/25) at 2:00 PM – A video game truck is rolling up to North Kenner Library, giving tweens and teens, ages 9 to 18, big screens, new titles, and instant bragging rights. You get to say we’re going to the library, they get button-mashing bliss. First come, first served.
💃 NOLA Line Dance Fest @ Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel | Thursday (6/25) at 4:00 PM – NOLA Line Dance Fest turns 15 with Lady D, celebrating with four days of dancing at Astor Crowne Plaza, three ballrooms peeking over Bourbon Street. DJs, workshops, a Mardi Gras dinner, and afterparties, all without leaving hotel, so your knees get rhythm, not cobblestones.
⚾ Privateers Baseball Kids Camp @ Maestri Field at Privateer Park | Monday (6/29) at 9:00 AM – Got a kid who thinks every backyard is Maestri Field? UNO’s Privateers Baseball Kids Camp pairs Division I coaching with real drills for ages 6–13, all skill levels. Full day $275, half day $225, and code “nola” knocks 20 bucks off.
🎆 Independence Day Celebration @ Ogden Museum of Southern Art | Saturday (7/4) at 1:00 PM – Over at the Ogden, the New Orleans Concert Band swaps gallery hush for Sousa, Gershwin, and a salute to our armed forces, plus a few curveballs. Free show, refreshments for purchase, first-come seating with only 200 chairs, which tells you everything.
🎆 Dat Dog's 3rd Annual Fourth of July Fest @ Dat Dog - Magazine Street | Saturday (7/4) at 4:00 PM – This Fourth of July, Dat Dog on Magazine salutes America’s pastime, hot dogs, with live music, samples, and a Son of a Saint dog design reveal that supports local boys. Then the hot dog eating contest, $500, charity bragging rights, and inevitable heartburn.
🚢 Go 4th on the Mississippi River @ Steamboat Natchez | Saturday (7/4) at 6:00 PM – Trade the lawn chair for a steamboat seat and let the Mississippi do the driving this Fourth. You get a calliope serenade at boarding, the Grammy-nominated Dukes of Dixieland on deck, and dueling fireworks from the water, no neck craning, no crowd chaos.
🚚 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire @ Smoothie King Center | Saturday (7/18) at 11:30 AM – Craving wholesome chaos kids or grandkids can brag about and you can hear from the parking lot? The Glow-N-Fire tour rolls in with Bigfoot, Bone Shaker, FMX daredevils, and a fire-breathing, car-crushing dino, plus new bruiser Rhinomite. Bring earplugs, patience, and a clear bag.
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07 — The New Orleans report Weather forecastToday — High: 91°F — Low: 78°F — Precip: 30%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tomorrow — High: 92°F — Low: 79°F — Precip: 31%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Later: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. This house is wildThis 1935 European-inspired stucco stunner in Country Club Gardens spans over 3,000 square feet and was fully reimagined in 2025. With 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, it pairs Palladian windows, vaulted primary suite ceilings, and curated color throughout. Ivy-covered walls, private courtyards, and manicured grounds create a secluded, refined retreat in one of New Orleans’ most coveted neighborhoods.
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