The original Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel was built in 1893 by Louis Grunewald, a German immigrant, as the Grunewald Hotel. In 1908, it was expanded with a fourteen-story 400-room annex.

A hotel can be old, but it certainly shouldn't look old.Case in point: The historic Roosevelt, a classic among the lodging offerings of New Orleans, had begun to show a little wear before ...

First, the Grunewald. While the hotel is a massive presence that exudes permanence, it hasn’t been in New Orleans forever, it wasn’t always so imposing, and its original name wasn’t Roosevelt.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Roosevelt New ...

The historic Roosevelt Hotel reopened in New Orleans last month nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina left 10 feet of water in its basement. The $145 million renovation is seen as a bright ...

The original Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel was built by Louis Grunewald, a German immigrant, as the Grunewald Hotel. In 1908, it was expanded with a 14-story, 400-room annex.

NEW ORLEANS — The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans held its annual Lobby Lighting ceremony Tuesday. The lobby of the hotel was illuminated with more than 112,000 lights, 1,600 feet of garland and ...

Elected governor in 1928, Huey P. Long had several pet projects, and one was building Airline Highway from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Touted as a sign of a progressive and modern Louisiana, it ...

The Roosevelt New Orleans, a Waldorf Astoria hotel, is hosting a contest in celebration of its 125th anniversary — and it's going to take a true thief to rake in the $15,000 prize. So how do you ...

Roosevelt Hotel 130 Roosevelt Way, 504.648.1200 The fourth-floor rooftop pool is restricted to guests with just a couple of exceptions: those with spa appointments and those renting cabanas.

When Vicki Oster was growing up in New Orleans, the Roosevelt Hotel’s elegant Blue Room was a favorite destination for dress-up family celebrations, with Leon Kelner’s orchestra providing ...