Brooks School New Orleans 2026
January 18, 2026
We arrived to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport mid-afternoon and were met by our guides Maren Scribner and Anthony Smooth who took us to a local specialty “hot dog” restaurant called Dat Dog where options included crawfish sausage, duck sausage, and alligator sausage. After our late lunch, we ventured into the historic neighborhood Treme where we walked through Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park, and took note of a number of sculptures honoring legendary local musicians. Adjacent to the Park is Congo Square where enslaved people would meet on Sundays to play music as a community. Today, musicians continue to gather on the square, although we unfortunately did not see anyone out playing music, likely due to the unusually cold temperature today, 40 degrees Fahrenheit, likely kept the musicians away. We had some more local cuisine for dinner at Frankie & Johnny’s where dishes included Po’boys and other Cajun-Creole fare. Our night on the town wrapped up with a trip to a Frozen Yogurt store…what else would New Englanders order for dessert on a cold night in the winter? It took a bit of searching for keys to our cabins at Bayou Segnette State Park, our home for the next few nights, but the group remained in good spirits and then, looking out for alligators, headed off to bed to get a good night’s rest for tomorrow’s adventures!
