The Cat's Meow has ordered 25 to 30% more alcohol for Super Bowl weekend. See how preparations are coming along.

Streetcar lines roll to Uptown, Mid-City or City Park. A ferry crosses the Mississippi River to Algiers Point. By car, it’s easy to reach Esplanade Ridge; the shops and eateries on Magazine Street or Metairie Road; and seafood spots in Bucktown, along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. The Lakeview neighborhood is where you’ll find chef Susan Spicer.

Given the excitement over the Super Bowl’s return to New Orleans, it can be tough to imagine the controversy surrounding the Superdome when it was under construction in the 1970s. Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved the dome’s construction in a statewide referendum in 1966.