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Pizza lovers in Carencro will soon have a big, new local dining option. The Lafayette-based Pizza Artista franchise is just days away from opening a new version of the fast-casual restaurant, which will include table service, a full bar and new additions to the menu, in a much larger space in Carencro. It’s called Pizza Amore by Pizza Artista. Pizz...

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CONSTRUCTED IN 1978, THE PIAZZA d’Italia in New Orleans’ Warehouse district has seen both boom and bust. Originally designed as part of an urban revitalization project under New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu, the entire block was reimagined, though only a portion of the plans were realized. The Piazza was completed in 1978 as a surprise space in the...

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The atmosphere was electric at Union Station. Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (a.k.a. Lombardo’s brothers: Carmen, Victor, and Lambert—the band was a family affair) were touring to New Orleans for the first time, for a two-week engagement, and on May 3, 1934, a throng of welcomers assembled in anticipation of their train’s arrival. Despite bei...

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Italian Film Festival: August 5th at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie, LA. Featured Films: “Who Killa da Chief?” Solving the murder mystery that led to the 1891 massacre of 11 Italians and the expansion of Columbus Day; “Italian-Americans: Transatlantic Aviators and Transformative Immigrants” Colonel Francesco de Pinedo’s 1927 Trans...

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A series of lectures on the early history of Italy, by Cyril M. Lagvanec, Ph.D., the curator of the American-Italian Research Library , will take place during June, July and August. Each lecture occurs at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. Each begins at 7 p.m. June 5 — In the first lecture, Lagvanec will focus on the...

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Friday, June 16 · 7 - 10pm CDT - Piazza d'Italia 377 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130. Opera in the Piazza is presented by the American Italian Cultural Center. Performances arranged and directed by Todd Simmons, former Director of the New Orleans Opera Association, and current General Manager of the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. General ad...

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A fine Italian meal doesn’t have to be at a fancy restaurant. In fact, some of the best meals you’ll ever have are found within unassuming exteriors in neighborhoods outside of the touristy areas…that’s where the good stuff is. That’s certainly the case when it comes to Anthony’s Italian Deli, one of the best Italian restaurants in Louisiana. Let’s...

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From its inception, New Orleans has been a city of cultural fusion. Centuries of being a key trading port made the city a high-traffic zone, where many different peoples intersected. People brought with them their own culinary traditions, which then made a mark on the local cuisine.  New Orleans is well known for Creole food. This style has West Af...

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The transformation of the Redding House mansion in downtown Biloxi into a fine dining Italian restaurant is about to begin. Brothers Jack and Phil Rizzutto, who own Rizzuto’s Ristorante & Chop House in New Orleans, are getting the permits and ordering equipment for their new restaurant at 770 Jackson Street near Biloxi City Hall. “We plan to open p...

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During April 25th to May 1st of 1862, the Italian Brigade of New Orleans which consisted of former Italian Soldiers was chosen to police the city of New Orleans during the transition to the Union occupation. During that week, Algiers was looted and burned. The Italian Brigade kept order in the French Quarter. The Italian Brigade of New Orleans in 1...

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