1. 'Coolinary" menus and other three-course meals at local restaurants
2. Free Louisiana festivals
3. Barbecueing at the river or Lake Pontchartrain
4. Cheap breakfasts at Bluebird Cafe
5. Sitting outside and enjoying $2 pitchers of Abita Amber at Reginelli's on Tuesdays
6. Walking around the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at City Park, which has no admission fee
7. Karaoke and 3-for-1 drinks at Cat's Meow
8. Wit's Inn's $5 Pizza Night on Thursdays