📍 New Orleans, Louisiana
📅 Thursday, October 22nd – Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
Return of Da Native Son!
A soulful six-day New Orleans cultural journey through music, history, HBCUs and cuisine, funding FA-MLI youth programs.
Thursday, October 22 to Tuesday, October 27, 2026. $2,800 per person.
Itinerary
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 — WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS
Arrival • Check-in • Opening Night Welcome Dinner
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 — HISTORY & HERITAGE
French Quarter Experience • French Market • Shopping & Exploring
Afternoon: Whitney Plantation Tour — Exploring the history and experiences of enslaved Africans and their descendants in Louisiana
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 — NEW ORLEANS EXPERIENCE
Horse & Buggy Tour • Free Time • Shopping & Sightseeing
Evening: Mississippi Riverboat Dinner Cruise
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 — DA SOUL OF NEW ORLEANS
Second Line Experience • Congo Square • Music • Culture • Community
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 — EXPLORE NEW ORLEANS
Free Day to Experience the City • Local Dining • Shopping • Sightseeing
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 — LAGNIAPPE & FAREWELL
Breakfast • Last-Minute Shopping & Sightseeing • Check-out • Return to Los Angeles
Six Days of History • Culture • Music • Community • Celebration
Included in the price
- Round-trip airfare from Los Angeles
- Four nights hotel accommodations (double occupancy)
- Ground transportation for scheduled group activities
- Mississippi River cruise
- Whitney Plantation
- African American and cultural museums
- The French Quarter, Treme, Congo Square and historic neighborhoods
- Black-owned restaurants, music and cultural experiences
- Selected live music or concert
- FA-MLI educational and cultural programming
- Tour T-shirt and gift bag
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