Antique hunter’s paradise

Houston Designers’ Favorite Place to Go Antiquing? New Orleans.

Make it a vacation as you shop for French mirrors, Sicilian ceramics, and irresistible finds in the Crescent City.

12/08/2025 By Diane Cowen

20 Years Later

When the Cowbell Rang: How Houston Helped Katrina Survivors Find Family

Houston’s shelters turned chaos into connection, creating a blueprint for disaster relief the federal government couldn’t deliver.

08/29/2025 By Erica Cheng and Brittany Britto Garley

The Big Easy

This Year, You Can Find Us in New Orleans

What we need right now is a big party, and our special neighbor to the east always delivers.

03/21/2025 By Emma Balter Photography by Cedric Angeles

Bad News

This Crawfish Season Will Be Scarce—and Expensive

As Houston food lovers gear up for their favorite time of year, they’re in for a rude awakening.

02/06/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Gulf Coast Soul

What We're Looking Forward to at Redbull SoundClash Tonight

It's the first time Houston hosts the music competition event, featuring The Suffers

12/02/2021 By Sofia Gonzalez

Rolling On

As a Hurricane Approaches Louisiana, Houston Hospitality Pros Are at the Ready

Downtown business owners are feeding folks impacted by the season's storms and are seeking support as Delta arrives.

10/08/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Pay it forward

Local Celebrities Are Organizing a Citywide Hurricane Laura Donations Drive

Mattress Mack, Trae Tha Truth, and more are coming together to help out.

09/01/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Bayou City Beer Club

Beer Reviews: Copperhead Has a Superior Belgian on Tap

And what do we think of the great Ghost in the Machine?

08/21/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Gulf Coast Vacations

It's a Shore Thing: 15 Amazing Gulf Coast Vacations

These beach destinations are all within a day's drive from Houston.

04/25/2019 By Houstonia Staff

Gulf Coast Vacations

You Don't Have to Be an Angler to Visit Grand Isle

Hiking and birdwatching on Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island.

04/25/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Day Trips

Discover the World of Chimps, Just Three Hours from Houston

In Louisiana, the nonprofit Chimp Haven is growing fast.

11/14/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

The Show Geauxs On

After Years of Promises, Louisiana-Influenced Eunice Will Open Monday

Drake Leonards's Houston debut presses on.

09/28/2018 By Timothy Malcolm

Let the Good Clothes Roll

Want/Love/Need: Mardi Gras Edition

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me, “What should I wear to Mardi Gras?” ...

02/08/2018 By Laura Furr Mericas

The Drawl

The Houstonian's Guide to Mardi Gras in Louisiana

Wait. You don't celebrate Mardi Gras by climbing a greased pole to retrieve a guinea hen? You do now.

01/30/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

The Road Ahead

20 Long Weekend Trips to Take in 2018

2018 stretches before us, Houston, and so does the highway, beckoning us out of town for a long weekend away.

12/29/2017 By Houstonia Staff

Long Weekend Trips

Encounter Both Gators and Gambling in Lake Charles

Welcome to Swamp Vegas.

12/29/2017 By Morgan Kinney

The Crawfish Guide

The History of Crawfish in Houston

Cajun crawfish didn’t take off in the Bayou City until 1976, but Houstonians' appetite for crawfish has exploded since then.

02/20/2017 By Robb Walsh

Travel

6 Sensational Hotels to Seek Out in New Orleans

A trip to the Big Easy calls for larger-than-life lodging.

09/29/2016 By Bill Wiatrak

The Big Easy

6 Fun Festivals in New Orleans That Aren't Mardi Gras

From cocktail parties to French fireworks, New Orleans has a summer soirée for every situation.

06/21/2016 By Miranda Proctor

Creole Country

The Antidote to Downtown's Chain Restaurants

Looking for a taste of home above the tunnels? Zydeco Louisiana Diner is the place.

06/20/2016 By Alice Levitt