Cigar Libre

    New Orleans is a city known for its fine cuisine, eccentric culture and boisterous celebrations. So it’s no shock that you’ll find plenty of places that not only allow cigar smoking, but encourage it. And while it’s no Havana, New Orleans does produce its own, handcrafted cigars. The New Orleans Cigar Factory (415 [...]

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin returned from a trip to Cuba this past October where he learned how the Communist country prepares for and copes with natural disasters. The Mayor is hoping to apply those evacuation lessons to the emergency preparedness plan for New Orleans, which has not yet recovered fully from Hurricane Katrina’s battering [...]