Events

Win tickets to The Rat Pack Tribute Show With Michael In The Morning

Win tickets to The Rat Pack Las Vegas tribute show with Michael in the Morning all this week. Winners will have dinner at legendary Rocky & Carlos on the TIX table with the Rat Pack and Krewe of TIX this Friday night. The show is this Saturday night at the St. Bernard Civic Center in Chalmette. Benefit show presented by the Shriners.

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WTIX Summer Concerts @ Porch & Patio – Triple Threat

The Summer Concert Series for this Wednesday, July 17th, it’s Triple Threat. It’s free Wednesday concerts at Porch & Patio in Kenner’s Rivertown with great local bands. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy good food, cold drinks, friends and music all summer.

Please, no outside food or drink. But the Porch & Patio has a full menu that is available.

The Porch & Patio is located right next to the train tracks in Rivertown. (Map)

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Barry Makes Landfall

Hurricane Barry made landfall this morning on the Louisiana coast near Marsh Island South of Abbeville. Barry is moving Northwest at 6 mph. That’s more West than predicted, good news for metro New Orleans. Maximum sustained winds 75 mph, gusts at 90 mph. Little rain fell over metro New Orleans overnight. Baton Rouge and Lafayette could still see anywhere from 10″ to 15″ of rain today. The Mandeville lakefront is now experiencing flooding and areas outside the levee protection area are experiencing coastal flooding.

Tropical conditions with off and on bands of showers and gusty winds are forecasted for the New Orleans area through today. With up to 6″ of rain possible we could still see some street flooding. It’s recommended not to drive too far away from home today.

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Rolling Stones postpone Superdome concert to Monday because of Barry.

The tropical weather in the Gulf has caused the Rolling Stones No Filter Tour to be rescheduled for Monday in the Superdome. Current tickets will be honored for the Monday show. The Stones in a tweet were concerned about the uncertainty of the weather for their fans.