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1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Kevin Belton

   Fall in New Orleans is when the city comes alive. Here's what September means. (opens the original)

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   There's a particular magic that settles over New Orleans when September arrives, even if the thermometer hasn't quite gotten the memo. Fall in the Crescent City isn't marked by changing leaves or crisp autumn air, at least not right away. But there’s a palpable shift in energy that pulses through every neighborhood, from the Garden District to the 9th Ward. As school bells start ringing again, one finds the educational tapestry of the city at work. The boys in their white shirts and khaki pant

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2. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Kevin Belton

   A love letter to parents surviving a New Orleans summer. 'We can do this.' (opens the original)

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   There's a particular kind of exhaustion that settles into your bones around mid-August in New Orleans. It's not just the humidity that wraps around you like a wet blanket the moment you step outside, or the way the air conditioning bill makes you weep quietly over your bank statement. It's the bone-deep weariness that comes from three months of being everything to everyone — camp counselor, short-order cook, referee, entertainment director and somehow still expected to maintain your actual job

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