NEW ORLEANS – Curtis Doucette Jr. unlocked the front door of a long-vacant building in New Orleans' Central City neighborhood. Covered in plywood and a crumbling brick veneer, it looked like so many ...

New Orleans’ Dew Drop Inn has reopened after nearly two decades since shuttering its doors following Hurricane Katrina. Originally opened in 1939 by Frank Painia, the 17-room NOLA landmark has been ...

Irma Thomas headlined the lovingly restored Dew Drop Inn’s opening night on Friday, March 1. In a glittering outfit, the delightful soul queen of New Orleans ruled from the venue’s stage on a ...

NEW ORLEANS — A piece of music history is coming back to life. Friday night, the newly-renovated Dew Drop Inn will kick off a three-day series of shows after being closed for more than 50 years.

The Dew Drop Inn was New Orleans‘ leading Black music entertainment venue and a mainstay in the local blues, R&B and early rock ‘n’ roll music scene during the Jim Crow era. National artists such as ...

The Dew Drop Inn was the place to be in New Orleans nightlife in the late 1940s and ’50s. At the combined hotel, music club and barber shop, local and touring musicians performed and socialized, often ...

Much of the magic of New Orleans is tied to its history. The streets and neighborhoods are full of stories offering insight into Black art, civil rights and ultimately American innovation and ...