Brittany Fowler ’06
New Orleans

Brittany Fowler and her family started going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras regularly in 2007. Her mother attended Louisiana State University, so they had plenty of friends in the area. After those trips, they had even more.  

“Coming down for Mardi Gras, you see the flash, the glitz, all of that,” she says. “But you also get to know people that are friends with the people that you're hanging out with. It is a very community-focused event. You get to meet neighbors. You get to meet people whose families have always stood in these spots because of X, Y and Z reason. And so you build your community.”

Fowler majored in communication with a concentration in strategic public relations and integrated communication at TU. She loved her TU experience and calls the university a “natural fit.”  

She moved to the Big Easy in 2019, and she’s been reveling in the city’s culture and way of life ever since. She lives in the Lower Garden District, not too far from Tulane University, where she works as the communications manager at the School of Liberal Arts. Her neighborhood, the Irish Channel, reminds her of Canton in Baltimore.  

“It used to be very industrial,” she says. “Young people started moving in and families started. It's a really good mix of people who have lived there for a very long time and newer people. I'm on a block where I know my neighbors. I walk my dog every day. So she's friends with other dogs. It’s a cute little area.”

Sometimes she brings her pooch to one of her favorite outdoor spots in the city, Audubon Park.

“It’s gorgeous. They have an area called the Fly, which is a big open space where you can take a blanket or chairs and watch the Mississippi River and the boats go by. I ride horses, and the stable that I ride at is in Audubon Park. And I also play bocce there.” 

For music... if anybody asks, I always send them to Frenchmen Street.

Brittany Fowler ’06

From her home, Fowler can walk to all kinds of bars and restaurants, of which there are no shortage in New Orleans. Her favorite spot for a po boy (she gets shrimp), Parkway Bakery and Tavern, isn’t within walking distance, but it’s worth the short drive. For a more formal, quintessential New Orleans meal she recommends Commander’s Palace and Galatoire’s.  

Living in New Orleans, she gets no shortage of visitors.  

“Usually when friends come into town, I take people to walk on Bourbon Street and kind of watch them take it all in,” she says. “For music, though, if anybody asks, I always send them to Frenchmen Street.” 

Live music—jazz, funk, folk, rock—pulsates throughout the city. Fowler’s favorite spots are The Spotted Cat and DBA. They’re both located on a small stretch of Frenchman Street, just outside the French Quarter, that’s become famous for its music clubs. They’re small, sweaty, and offer an unequaled opportunity to see some of the world’s best musicians up close and personal.  

“There are times when you're standing right in front of the band, and you have to watch out because the trombone player’s slide could be coming for your face.”