Photographer Jason Kruppa photographed the looks below at the Martine Chaisson Gallery during during NOLA Fashion Week, produced by the NOLA Fashion Council. The event is taking place March 3-10, and features runway shows, workshops and a marketplace.
Once you’ve enjoyed the city’s cutting-edge trends, find out about the past 200 years of fashion, with art writer Brianna Smyk’s take on Louisiana looks over the history of the state, this year celebrating its bicentennial.
NOLAbeings Multimedia artist Claire Bangser created NOLAbeings as a portrait-based story project that marries... 
Voodoo in New Orleans: Reviving history: New Orleans fortune telling This article takes a deep dive into the history of Voodoo in New Orleans, its hybridization with Catholicism, and its present-day place in the city's culture. The author visits fortune-tellers in the French Quarter, using their guidance as a tool for introspection rather than a deterministic predictor of the future. Through her experiences in New Orleans, the author feels a mystical connection to both the past and the future. 