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Brittany Fowler and her family started going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras regularly in 2007. Her mother attended Louisiana State University, so they had plenty of friends in the area. After those trips, they had even more.  

鈥淐oming down for Mardi Gras, you see the flash, the glitz, all of that,鈥� she says. 鈥淏ut you also get to know people that are friends with the people that you're hanging out with. It is a very community-focused event. You get to meet neighbors. You get to meet people whose families have always stood in these spots because of X, Y and Z reason. And so you build your community.鈥�

Fowler majored in communication with a concentration in strategic public relations and integrated communication at 撸先生. She loved her 撸先生 experience and calls the university a 鈥渘atural fit.鈥�  

She moved to the Big Easy in 2019, and she鈥檚 been reveling in the city鈥檚 culture and way of life ever since. She lives in the Lower Garden District, not too far from Tulane University, where she works as the communications manager at the School of Liberal Arts. Her neighborhood, the Irish Channel, reminds her of Canton in Baltimore.  

鈥淚t used to be very industrial,鈥� she says. 鈥淵oung people started moving in and families started. It's a really good mix of people who have lived there for a very long time and newer people. I'm on a block where I know my neighbors. I walk my dog every day. So she's friends with other dogs. It鈥檚 a cute little area.鈥�

Sometimes she brings her pooch to one of her favorite outdoor spots in the city, Audubon Park.

鈥淚t鈥檚 gorgeous. They have an area called the Fly, which is a big open space where you can take a blanket or chairs and watch the Mississippi River and the boats go by. I ride horses, and the stable that I ride at is in Audubon Park. And I also play bocce there.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

For music... if anybody asks, I always send them to Frenchmen Street.

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From her home, Fowler can walk to all kinds of bars and restaurants, of which there are no shortage in New Orleans. Her favorite spot for a po boy (she gets shrimp), Parkway Bakery and Tavern, isn鈥檛 within walking distance, but it鈥檚 worth the short drive. For a more formal, quintessential New Orleans meal she recommends Commander鈥檚 Palace and 骋补濒补迟辞颈谤别鈥檚.  

Living in New Orleans, she gets no shortage of visitors.  

鈥淯sually when friends come into town, I take people to walk on Bourbon Street and kind of watch them take it all in,鈥� she says. 鈥淔or music, though, if anybody asks, I always send them to Frenchmen Street.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

Live music鈥攋azz, funk, folk, rock鈥攑ulsates throughout the city. Fowler鈥檚 favorite spots are The Spotted Cat and DBA. They鈥檙e both located on a small stretch of Frenchman Street, just outside the French Quarter, that鈥檚 become famous for its music clubs. They鈥檙e small, sweaty, and offer an unequaled opportunity to see some of the world鈥檚 best musicians up close and personal.  

鈥淭here are times when you're standing right in front of the band, and you have to watch out because the trombone player鈥檚 slide could be coming for your face.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;