Saturday is High Fest, as 20 stages are available for listening pleasure in the French Quarter. Any stroll through the Vieux Carre is sure to tantalize the aural inclinations. Once again, April Siese mines the schedule for a handful of French Quarter Fest gems:

by Daniel Paschall

Just like on Mardi Gras, New Orleans didn't let a little severe weather alert get in the way of one of the local biggest parties of the year on Thursday. French Quarter Fest's locals lagniappe day went on despite the heavy afternoon downpour. After the sun shined through, photographer Daniel Paschall was there to capture the good times rolling. Click through to view the results:

More than 100 Spaniards from Talavera de la Reina gathered on the second floor of the Cabildo this afternoon to present the city with four new street signs that will replace the weathered, ceramic tiles that have decorated Jackson Square since Spanish rule.  

Galatoire’s gains a steakhouse, and this one takes reservations.

A new French Quarter restaurant has a plan to share the wealth of fine ingredients throughout its menu. 

Update 9:05 p.m.

One section of the of the riverside park that is set to extend from the French Quarter through the Bywater hit another delay recently. The Mandeville Shed section of the Crescent Park was initially slated to be up and running by spring 2013. However, the section is now not slated to open until 2014. That's because a crossing at the section has undergone a redesign, according to the City.

Things will be hopping in the French Quarter on Sunday as a trio of parades are ready to roll with horse drawn carriages, convertibles, floats, walking bunnies and throws of Easter treasure.  

by Katherine McGuire

New Orleans continues its hot-bunny boy filled romp of an Easter Parade in the French Quarter with this year’s 14th Annual Gay Easter Parade, which hops on Sunday, March 31, at 4:30 pm.

Tujague's Not T-Shirts has become a rallying cry around New Orleans lately, as the recent death of longtime manager Steven Latter has left a question mark around the famed French Quarter eatery's future. Latter's son Mark, currently runs the restaurant, which was opened on Decatur St. in 1856. Latter's brother, Stanford Latter, owns the building. Rumors are circulating that Stanford Latter has plans to sell the building and turn it into a T-shirt shop and fried chicken joint. Like many New Orleanians, Tales of the Cocktail's Ann Tuennerman doesn't want to see that happen. Click through for her thoughts.

The iPhone snatchers returned to the French Quarter early Monday morning, this time with a less nimble approach than the grab-and-go strategy to which police have become accustomed. About 3:05 a.m., three men approached the victim as he walked in the 1000 block of Ursulines Street.