Louisiana

New Orleans

Bourbon Street is the decoy; Frenchmen Street, ten minutes' walk into the Marigny, is where the brass bands, funk outfits and jazz trios actually live, rolling from The Spotted Cat to d.b.a.

Best forNightlife
Approx. flying time~3h 45m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportNew Orleans (MSY)

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Why go

Bourbon Street is the decoy; Frenchmen Street, ten minutes' walk into the Marigny, is where the brass bands, funk outfits and jazz trios actually live, rolling from The Spotted Cat to d.b.a. until late. Preservation Hall's short acoustic sets are worth the queue — arrive forty-five minutes early, no drinks, all reverence. On Sundays, ask around about second line parades: a moving street party with a band at its head.

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Daytime highs run from about 17°C in January to 32°C in August. Driest in October and November; wettest in July, with rain on about 23 days.

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August32° · rain 17 daysHot and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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