Gretna Heritage Festival
October 2, 2009 - Kool & The Gang
October 3, 2009 - Chicago
October 4, 2009 - Jo Dee Messina
By Virgie Ott, City of Gretna Tourism Coordinator
This award-winning festival attracts 130,000 plus visitors who come to listen and enjoy the national and local entertainment, sometimes international too, offered in downtown, historic Gretna.
They take pleasure as well from eating the best diverse food offered on the West Bank of the Mississippi River across from New Orleans. The Gretna Heritage Festival continues to attract all cultures, as there is a lot of eating and dancing going on in designated cultural villages
Arts and Crafts Vendors are set up for one to purchase that special memory to take home. A Carnival attracts the youngsters with its rides and games.
Toll Free 1-888-4-GRETNA
Gretna Historical Society Museum
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There is a lot of history on this corner beginning with the Kittie Strehle House. German immigrants, Claudius Strehle and Catherine Nousz in 1840, built it. Nine children were raised in this cottag
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Holiday Dining, New Orleans-Style
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- New Orleans is captivating at this time of year, with great restaurants offering "reveillon" meals, an old Creole holiday dining custom.
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- Shop All Day, Bring the Kids
- The Louisiana Boardwalk shopping and lifestyle center, and surrounding attractions, make Shreveport-Bossier City a great holiday destination.
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