HyperLocal News for Kenner, Louisiana

New Orleans Museum of Art: Temple of Art for Rich and PoorVisiting the New Orleans Museum of Art is a treat for the senses, inside and out. The Beaux Arts building housing the Gulf South’s premier art museum, is in City Park, one of the city’s most breathtakingly beautiful parks. Inside, NOMA has an art collection worthy of the city’s rich heritage and ranked among the country’s top 100 art museums.

Audubon Aquarium of the AmericasIn a city surrounded by water, New Orleans’ Audubon Aquarium of the Americas offers a broad and often whimsical display of more than 10,000 creatures that live in or near bodies of water.

National World War II Museum hosts 'Greatest Generation'National World War II Museum brings light to the experiences of "The Greatest Generation."

Audubon Zoo: They all asked for youNestled near an elbow of the Mississippi River in the old Garden District, on the site of of an 18th century sugar plantation is the Aududon Zoo, which has delighted natives and outsiders for generations with such unusual animals as white tigers, white alligators and the world's only urban swamp.

NEW ORLEANS: Voodoo Experience: Conjuring up Three Days of MusicThe Voodoo Festival has become a Halloween weekend musical ritual in New Orleans. More than 150 acts will be featured this year, including Eminem, Kiss, Lenny Kravitz, Jane's Addiction and Widespread Panic.

J. Gumbo’s: Low-cost Cajun cooking quickWith four locations in suburban New Orleans, J. Gumbo’s Down-Home Cajun Cookin’ provides good Cajun and Creole dishes without much wait or expense.

Galatoire's Restaurant: More than 100 years on Bourbon StreetThis French Creole spot at 209 Bourbon Street is family owned and operated and has been since 1905. The decor and the simple yet pleasing dishes will transport you back in time.

Commander's Palace: An essential stop in the Big EasyNew Orleans' Commander's Palace is an essential stop in your culinary journey.

New Orleans Bourbon House: whiskey and seafood in the French QuarterEnjoy the complete New Orleans culinary experience at the Bourbon House by slurping down a few fresh oysters, sipping a signature fine bourbon and digging into some perfectly cooked seafood in a dining room overlooking the tableau of Bourbon Street.

NEW ORLEANS: Palace Cafe is fit for a kingYou’ll eat like a Mardi Gras King at the Palace Café, operated by New Orleans culinary aristocracy on the edge of the French Quarter.

New Orleans: Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse: a grand dining experience in the French QuarterThey grill chops, sear strips, oven-roast prime rib and broil filets with loving care at Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, in the edge of the French Quarter. This is a grand dining experience, done by a family that has been in the food business for generations, in a city picky about its food.