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The Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival returned to the area around Lafitte's Barataria Museum and Wetland Trace. The festival celebrated the Town of Jean Lafitte, seafood and music.

The French Market hosted the 40th annual Creole Tomato Festival, drawing locals and visitors together to celebrate one of Louisiana’s signature summer crops. Fresh Creole tomatoes and tomato-inspired dishes were offered to crowds.

The 18th annual World Naked Bike Ride New Orleans rolled through Bywater, Marigny and the French Quarter to bring more attention to the vulnerability of bicyclists.

For the most part, the players whom the New Orleans Saints held out during organized team activities had a similar workload for the team’s two-day mandatory minicamp that wrapped up

Dwayne White poses in front of his home that was damaged by weather associated with Tropical Storm Arthur in Avondale, La., Thursday, June 18, 2026. White, a public bus driver,

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A small tornado passed through portions of Arabi on Friday evening, damaging homes and closing some streets, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office.

Michael Chalona III and Louie Spera pick up boxes provided by Home Depot the day after a tornado hit, in Arabi, La., Saturday, June 20, 2026. Spera, who was there

A memorial second-line procession honored Preservation Hall trombonist Ronell Johnson. The second line began at Tuba Fats Square in the Treme neighborhood and made its way to Preservation Hall in the French Quarter, where a large painting of Johnson was unveiled on the balcony as musicians performed. Johnson died at 49 from complications following a heart attack in April.

Musicians perform on the balcony of Preservation Hall during a memorial second line for Preservation Hall trombonist Ronell Johnson in New Orleans, Monday, June 22, 2026. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New