Get into the swing of local music culture by attending one of these great music festivals.

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Founded during the evacuation of Hurricane Katrina, the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo is an annual community festival.

Films and television programmes filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Louisiana city's annual carnival is a riot of colour and music.

This annual festival is a celebration of Louisiana's best music and food.

Take a journey back in time aboard the American Queen - the largest steamboat ever built.

The resilient city of New Orleans defies the weather and turns the music back on at its annual jazz festival, writes Paul Gurney.