It’s the perfect season for another celebration. Our annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a springtime event in the Big Easy with friends enjoying a day outdoors. It seems as if the entire city is on the street with picnic baskets, umbrellas, and fun…enjoying one of the biggest street parties of the year! Walking groups from various clubs in the city dress in costumes of green give out flowers and beads to lucky parade goers along the route. Music adds to the festivities with bands and walking groups dancing down the street…only stopping to award their beautiful beads and flowers to the lucky parade goers along the route.
Floats and truck floats respond to the call, “Throw me something, Mister!” Historically, the parades most famous throws, are cabbages, carrots, onions…and moon pies!
Here’s a list of what’s going on this year:
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Irish Channel Parade – 1 p.m.
The Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club will hold its 62nd Parade celebration on Saturday, March 14th, 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Metairie Road – 11 a.m.
The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will take place on Sunday, March 15.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Parisol’s St. Patty’s Day Party – 11 a.m.
Annual celebration in the Irish Channel. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Downtown Irish Club Parade – 6:30 p.m.
The annual downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade begins on the corner of Burgundy and Piety, proceeds roughly up Royal, across Esplanade to Decatur, up Bienville to Bourbon. The parade makes stops on its way to Bourbon St.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Louisiana Irish-Italian Parade (Metairie) – 12 Noon
The 2009 Louisiana Irish-Italian Parade will roll on March 22nd, at 12:00 noon.

Rates start at $79. Book early for great French Quarter Hotel Specials!

Natchez Riverboat French Quarter Cruise is a great way to enjoy three attractions-in-one: New Orleans cuisine, live jazz music and journey along the Mississippi past the famous French Quarter. Along the way, you’ll hear the striking music of its calliope: A musical instrument powered by steam that is atop the steamboat Natchez! Choose a daytime cruise or a dinner/jazz cruise featuring the live jazz band: Dukes of Dixieland. As the Natchez rolls past the French Quarter, down one of the world’s most dynamic ports, enjoy the magic of the mighty Mississippi River. One of a handful of true steam powered sternwheelers on the Mississippi today, the Natchez reminds us of the grand old paddle wheelers of the Gilded Age.  Come on down and stay at the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel, in the Heart of the French Quarter.  Located steps from Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and the French Market, French Quarter Inns welcomes you to our two fabulous French Quarter Hotels. Great French Quarter hotel hot rates are available!

Jazz and blues are New Orleans musical score: The New Orleans Musicians’ Village provides local musicians the opportunity to own a home in a thriving community. Conceived by Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis, the Musicians’ Village will consist of Habitat For Humanity constructed homes for the older “music masters” Jazz musicians of New Orleans.  The centerpiece will be the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, dedicated to the music education. Support Musicians’ Village and join us for all that New Orleans & the French Quarter have to offer. Steps from Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and French Market, book early for great seasonal French Quarter Hotel Specials at the Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel!

A trip to New Orleans is never complete until you taste a fresh Café Du Monde beignet along with café au late coffee and chicory. The Original Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Café Du Monde serves world famous Beignets originally brought to Louisiana by the Acadians. Today, Beignets are served in orders of three with fluffy, powdered sugar!  Café au late is a New Orleans tradition, invented here in the mid-1700’s. While enjoying your stay with us, stop in at the French Market, 800 Decatur Street, New Orleans, French Quarter. Located steps from Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and the French Market, enjoy the charm and ambience of the French Quarter at the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel. Book on-line or call 504-524-4401 or 1-800-225-4040 to make your reservation!

New Orleans welcomes the True Value Company to the French Quarter for the Fall Market Meeting 2009!  As partners in New Orleans Renaissance, we are proud to have True Value visit the mélange of cultures that makes New Orleans such a fantastic meeting destination. Historic and contemporary, bawdy and sophisticated, relaxing and energizing, educational and recreational, rustic and refined, New Orleans has so much to offer. Come on down and stay at the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel, in the Heart of the French Quarter.  We still have great early bird hotel rates available!

The Louisiana Jazz & Heritage Festival 2009 roster has been announced and will once again showcase extraordinary world class music, delicious Louisiana cuisine, and fine artisans from around the world. So come on down and enjoy the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival’s 40th Edition: April 24 through May 3, 2009. We are honored with a tremendous group of artists including Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, James Taylor, Sugarland, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Wilco, Tony Bennett, the O’Jays, and Bonnie Raitt. Of course, the Neville Brothers will join Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas along with hundreds of other Louisiana artists. Stay at the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel, in the Heart of the French Quarter, and enjoy all of the Jazz Fest fun!

Enjoy a Steamboat Natchez Riverboat Wedding Cruise and stay at the Hotel St. Pierre or Andrew Jackson Hotel for your special time! What could be more romantic than expressing your love aboard the authentic Steamboat Natchez as the sun sets on the Mighty Mississippi?  The Natchez Captains regularly perform marriages and re-affirmation ceremonies. So enjoy New Orleans food, live music and a wedding cruise down the Mississippi!  Located steps from Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and the French Market, French Quarter Inns welcomes you to our two fabulous French Quarter Hotels.  Planning a Wedding? We can help with the details for your special day–call us at 504.524.4401!

The Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are ideal locations to stay and enjoy the distinctive Louisiana Roadfood Festival. Roadfood.com and the Louisiana Culinary Trails are bringing sixteen of the state’s best restaurant cooks to the French Quarter, setting them loose to make their signature dishes for visitors to enjoy. Delight in fabled glories of the Louisiana table: Bayou Boudin sausage, Cane River meat pies, Catfish and hushpuppies, Gateau Sirop and Bourbon bread pudding, Jambalaya, crawfish pies, file gumbo, and much, much more!  Enjoy the charm and ambiance of the French Quarter at the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel.  We have bargain rate specials all the way into April.  Rates start at $79, so book early for the best availability!

Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler! Located steps from Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and French Market, French Quarter Inns welcomes our Canadian friends!  Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary…New Orleans has always been among the favorite cities for a relaxing winter or spring break…and our French Quarter Hotels, Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel, welcome you with warm Southern Hospitality, live New Orleans Jazz music, spicy Cajun & Creole cuisine and great French Quarter hotel deals! And remember, you won’t go home empty handed: Tax-free shopping is offered for international-Canada visitors, the Louisiana Tax Free Shopping Program (LTFS) celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2009! Come on down and stay at the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel, in the Heart of the French Quarter.  We still have great early bird hotel rates available!

Enjoy the fabulous French Quarter!  Located steps from Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and the French Market, French Quarter Inns welcomes you to springtime in the Big Easy! Mardi Gras was a blast this year: But really that is just the beginning of a fantastic festival season starting now and continuing through the fall. This is a great time to beat the winter doldrums and come down for some New Orleans’ sunshine! Spring Break is the best time to pick up bargain hotel rates, great deals and lots of fun in the Big Easy.  The Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel offer charming hotel accommodations and the hotel best locations in town to enjoy all the fun. Please book early for great hotel rates and popular French Quarter Springtime promotions!