CBS Sunday Morningâs design issue, in which the popular TV newsmagazine profiles the culture of a different locale each year, heads down to The Big Easy for their 2025 installment. The special edition episode will unpack the role of aesthetics in the ever-vibrant New Orleans for viewers tuning into the hour-long program on Sunday, May 18, at 9 am EST. âBy Design: A Weekend in New Orleans,â will explore a wide range of topics that all play a part in the Crescent Cityâs lively atmosphere, including arts, fashion, design, music, food, entertainment, and history. Ahead of the broadcast, AD got the inside scoop on all the spots legendary Sunday Morning anchor Jane Pauley visited this year.
Among the venues she delves into on the episode are Longue Vue House and Gardens, Edgar and Edith Sternâs 1942 estate (known for its Neoclassical architecture and expansive landscape); and Jackson Square Park in the heart of the cityâs bustling French Quarter. The CBS anchor also popped by Cafe Beignet, which specializes in the famous New Orleansâstyle pastry. Other NOLA hubs featured in the episode include the famed Garden District, Audubon Park and Zoo, St. Louis Cathedral, and the New Orleans Museum of Art Sculpture Garden.
âNew Orleans has a long history of drama, beauty, scandal, [and] resilience,â Pauley told AD in an exclusive video, emphasizing how the âcolor and the unique flavor the culture is imbued withâ has influenced the design scene beyond its city limits in a massive way. She teases plenty of eye candy for design lovers to indulge in, from the historic, Creole-inspired architecture of the city to a key component of New Orleans living: porches, which remain an integral feature of social life there, signaling that New Orleanians âvalue the community, the passersby⦠life is not all interior. Itâs public, and cities are a public place.â