New Orleans is a busy city all year round. There are various events that you can join in the field of architecture, dance, culinary arts, film, literature, music, theater and visual arts. Festival and events in the Crescent city speaks a lot about their culture and the talent of the locales.

Tours:

If you want to see New Orleans in a new light, you can join the WYES St. Charles Mansions, Monuments and Memories Streetcar tour which is on its 175th anniversary. St. Charles Avenue is the oldest operating railway in the world. You can also join the Heart of the Gardens Tour in the French Quarter to explore the fauna of New Orleans.

Theater:

For lovers of theatre art, you can head on to the different theaters scattered all over New Orleans to catch their upcoming events. Some of the must see sites where you can catch great acts are in Ashe Cultural Arts Center, Le Chat Noir, Actor's Theatre of New Orleans, Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts, Rivertown Repertory Theater, Westwego Performing Arts Theater and Southern Repertory Theater.

Culinary:

Food and wine lovers will love visiting New Orleans because it often holds food events and tasting in different restaurants in the city. Wine Lovers can catch social club events at Emeril's Delmonico or attend a track and tasting night at the New Orleans Fairgrounds.

Visual Arts:

Art critics can frequent various galleries and museums in New Orleans for the latest events and exhibits that they host. On your list of must see sites should include the Newcomb Art Gallery, Black Star Books & Cafe, Martine Chaisson Gallery, Carol Robinson Gallery, and Coup d' oeil Art Consortium, among others.

Coupons are a good way of attracting customers and travel companies, hotels, and airlines regularly issue promotional codes and discount coupons to promote their business.

Widely available through all types of media, there are also plenty of coupons available online. You are likely to find one in a New Orleans travel guide too.

If you want to save some money and still indulge in a nice hotel or spa in the city, then go ahead and grab hold of some coupons. Expedia (http://www.expedia.com) and Travelocity (http://www.travelocity.com) offer travel coupons that could save you a lot of money. These include hotel and attraction coupons as well.

Neworleansonline (http://www.neworleansonline.com/tools/coupons.html) has a printable page with coupons for B&B's, hotels, restaurants, shopping, and much more. Coupons are issued for a limited period so make sure that they coincide with your travel plans.

Wouldn't it be great to relax in a nice room, use the spa or jump into a pool at the hotel at a discounted price. For the 'coupon mum' there are plenty of them available at Kidcents™( http://www.kidcentscouponbook.com). You can fill in on all the shopping for your kids at various stores in New Orleans. There are also coupons for food, entertainment, and party services among other categories.

In the aftermath of Katrina, several French Quarter businesses went without adequate doors and locks resulting in those establishments getting looted. Being small shops and most of them uninsured, they had to wind up for good. While the threats from the back alley thugs may have been washed away with the Katrina, the jobless wanderers and the pot smoking panhandlers can be a bother when you are out in the French Quarter area particularly at night. A more detailed account of the dangers that lurk around and precautions needed can be found here:

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Louisiana/New_Orleans-793014/Warnings_or_Dangers-New_Orleans-Night_Safety-BR-1.html

Every society has its good and bad elements, and it would be foolhardy to believe that any part of the world is pristine from a personal security perspective. Wearing casual clothes, avoiding expensive jewelry and a generally unassuming demeanor is ideal whenever you are away from your home environs. Yet another resource point concerning your personal safety and security in New Orleans is:

http://www.pubclub.com/neworleans/preparty.htm.

If you read through any New Orleans travel guide, the security concerns are seldom highlighted. One reason for this is that the situation out there cannot be categorized as alarming. Inebriation is often the cause of trouble. Even when you are sober, if the other individual is far from it, trouble can brew. Petty thefts and pick pocketing are common maladies in almost every city frequented by tourists and New Orleans is no exception. Yet another useful website on this subject is:

http://www.neworleanscvb.com/static/index.cfm/contentID/448/sectionID/3/subsectionID/448

Be judicious in handling your ATM transactions and whenever you have a trace of suspicion insist on solitude or simply move to another machine for your job. If you are visiting the Uptown area during night, staying within the safe limits of St. Charles Street is ideal. Girls in small groups should be particularly wary.