Battle for the Paddle Challenge West Bank Bridge Park, Luling. The annual gumbo and jambalaya cookoff benefits the United Way of St. Charles Parish, 4-7:30. Admission is $5 (all-you-can-eat), free for children younger than 12. Call (985) 331-9063.
Cooking Demonstrations & Events Crescent City Farmers Market 200 Broadway. The Palace Cafe prepares the green plate special for Oct. Hours 9 a.m.-1. Call 861-5898, www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org.
Nunez Community College History Lecture Nunez Auditorium, 3710 Paris Road, Chalmette. The lecture series begins with a talk by former WWL news anchor Garland Robinette, 7, preceded by a reception, at 6:30. Free. Call 278-7422.
Race for the Cure Roosevelt Mall Boulevard, City Park. The 1-mile and 5K run/walk benefits The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 9 a.m. Day-of-race registration begins, 7:45 a.m. Post-race activities include refreshments, children's entertainment and music by a DJ. Entry fee is $25. Call 455-7310, www.KomenNewOrleans.com.
OktoberFest Deutsches Haus, 200 S. Galvez St. The annual fall party was canceled last year due to the hurricane. Deutsches Haus celebrates the reopening of the restored house with German food, desserts, beers, dancing and music by Prost and Hofkapelle, 5-midnight (and weekends in October).
America's Spirits Sports Bar 70117 Louisiana 59, Abita Springs. (985) 898-0557. Big Daddy 'O', 3:30 Sun; Open-mike blues jam with Frank Fairbanks, 8 Wed.
As rock bands blasted and tailgate parties served up barbecue and brew, thousands of people poured into the streets Monday night, hoping to forget about Hurricane Katrina during a Mardi Gras-like celebration of the Saints' first home game — a 23-3 victory — since the storm.
NEW ORLEANS - As rock bands blasted and tailgate parties served up barbecue and brew, thousands of people poured into the streets Monday night, hoping to forget about Hurricane Katrina during a Mardi Gras-like celebration of the Saints' first home game since the storm.Crowds swamped the area around the Louisiana Superdome in a human sea, creating a huge traffic jam for the team's emotional return
As rock bands blasted and tailgate parties served up barbecue and brew, thousands of people poured into the streets Monday night, hoping to forget about Hurricane Katrina during a Mardi Gras-like celebration of the Saints' first home game since the storm.