12
Mar
Chili Cookoff 2025 is set for March 22, 2025!
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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The Chili Cookoff 2025 location is changing from the river batture, which is impossible to use at this time of year, to the 600 block...
02
Oct
Gretna Fest is 30
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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The Gretna Heritage Festival slated for Oct. 4, 5 & 6 will be carrying on a 30 year tradition of celebrating in Gretna. The event is...
02
Apr
Historic Creole Cottage has GHS Roots!
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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Everyone’s excited about the upcoming Gretna Historical Society Spring Tour of Homes on Sunday, April 7. One house on this year’s tour is the...
02
Nov
Old Hook & Ladder Cemetery!
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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The Hook & Ladder Cemetery Tour is this Sat., Nov. 4. Gretna Historical Society will host the event that begins with food at the Red...
25
Oct
Chili Cookoff Coming!
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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It’s Chili Week in Gretna, with great weather expected! What wasn’t expected is a change in the location of the Cookoff. It’s still on the...
18
Oct
Shop ‘Til You Drop and more!
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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It’s a bargain shopper’s dream come true with the City of Gretna hosting the Gretna Citywide Yard Sale on Saturday, October 21 from 8 a.m....
11
Oct
Cheers in the Family!
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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There are traditions in all families, some linked with holidays, some among the children. Such is a tradition in the Cambre family, daughters and granddaughters...
04
Oct
Gretna Fest Wristbands!
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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Gretna’s biggest public event is the Gretna Heritage Festival, commonly called Gretna Fest! It’s set for October 6, 7 and 8. The weather will be...
27
Sep
The Peperone’s and the Centanni’s
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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You often hear that two brothers married two sisters, but to hear about four brothers marrying four sisters is highly unlikely and most unusual. This...
19
Sep
The Fence is Done!
by (Mary) Helen Williams
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The beautiful new solid wrought iron fence recently installed on the corner of 7th and Lavoisier Streets behind St. Joseph Church and Shrine in Gretna...