Delgado's Community Blog

01/15/2022

A new study of one of the most impactful artists in the history of New Orleans.

10/12/2021

Irma Thomas has given her name and many years of support to the Irma Thomas Center for WISE Women at Delgado Community College. Thank you!

We are elated to announce the one and only Soul Queen of New Orleans, Mrs. Irma Thomas, will return to 726 St. Peter this Friday evening for a very special performance with her band. We couldn't be more honored to once again host a true icon of New Orleans musical joy.

Let's give her a warm welcome, friends.

Tickets are on sale now at preservationhall.com/calendar!

06/08/2021

Navy Band New Orleans ten years ago, June 6, 2011. Do you know where?

06/07/2021

05/04/2021

What to do with an abandoned airport?

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04/30/2021

Do you live in a faubourg?

This spring, Faubourg Beer will start to appear in regional stores and bars, following a decision last November by New Orleans’ oldest operating brewery, founded in 1907, to retire the

04/26/2021

Nothing is more “New Orleans” than a marching brass band.

While the brass band is not solely a New Orleans phenomenon, and the genre is not restricted to Black musicians, locally the practice has become a distinct form of Black creative expression over the last 150 years.  Following the Beat on the Street is a four-part video series that briefly explores...

04/18/2021

5 springtime walks based on 'Walking in New Orleans,' the guide to exploring on foot.

There are 33 walks in Barri Bronston's "Walking New Orleans," whose second edition is being published this year. Here are five ideas based on those routes. Note: The walking routes

03/28/2021

Welcome back to the neighborhood.

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03/22/2021

No Beta, Iota, or Zeta from now on.

The Greek alphabet will no longer be used to name tropical cyclones once we go through our regular names. Instead, there is a new supplemental list. Here are the names.

03/18/2021

Now, the Saints Organization has released a video of Brees reading his letter aloud, and it gets emotional.

03/17/2021

When it opened in 1933, it was, in a real sense, a temple to a city’s generosity.