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When Debbie Fagnano sets to work, all of downtown New Orleans knows it. Fagnano is the calliope player aboard the Steamboat Natchez, which has been navigating the Mississippi River since 1975. “My ...

NEW ORLEANS – Clarke C. "Doc" Hawley was there as the captain barking out orders on a megaphone 40 years ago when the Natchez steamboat first launched its maiden voyage on April 13, 1975. "I thought, ...

On Feb. 25, "Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp" closed, after three months on view at sites throughout New Orleans. The most anticipated artwork, a steam-powered calliope designed by artist ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY) — The iconic calliope aboard the Steamboat Natchez has long been a staple of the waterfront and the French Quarter, but it has fallen silent since the COVID-19 crisis began.

NEW ORLEANS – Mark Twain's writings often centered on a fascination with Mississippi River steamboats, which is the reason British tourist Nicola Collins recently took a voyage on the Natchez, one of ...

Debbie Fagnano, the calliope player for the riverboat Natchez, plays a 15-minute hymn and gospel medley, Friday, April 3, 2020 as a tribute to jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis, who died ...

Clarke C. "Doc" Hawley was there as the captain barking out orders on a megaphone 40 years ago when the Natchez steamboat launched its maiden voyage on April 13, 1975. "I thought, hell, this would be ...

Re: "Pipe down on the calliope,'' Your Opinions, April 23. As the calliope player on the Steamboat Natchez for over 22 years, I'd like to respond to the disgruntled, April 23rd visitor to the ...

NEW ORLEANS – When Debbie Fagnano sets to work, all of downtown New Orleans knows it. Fagnano is the calliope player aboard the Steamboat Natchez, which has been navigating the Mississippi River since ...