Legendary Cities : New Orleans And its French heritage
New Orleans, Louisiana: the home of Mardi Gras, and the musical and cultural hotbed of the southern United States. The city’s culture derived itself from a blend of French, Spanish, African-American, Creole and Native American roots. We explore her streets lined with French colonial-style buildings, and resonate with her vibrant atmosphere, along the promenades full of revelry and street music.
Featuring aerial footage of this city of revelry along the Mississipi, an inside look at landmarks such as the “Napoleon’s House”, the St Louis Cathedral, and more, we get a taste of Louisiana’s colorful history. Under French colonial rule it was a place where France sent their prostitutes, smugglers, counterfeiters and other petty criminals to start new lives. It became a haven and the beating heart of a vibrant, longstanding African-American community with deep roots. And even after the city’s destruction during Hurricane Katrina, the city dances on, celebrating life…
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New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture. It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.[8] New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz),[9][10] and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras, dating to French colonial times. The city is often referred to as the most unique[11] in the United States.
Economy
New Orleans has one of the largest and busiest ports in the world, and metropolitan New Orleans is a center of maritime industry. The New Orleans region also accounts for a significant portion of the nation's oil refining and petrochemical production, and serves as a white-collar corporate base for onshore and offshore petroleum and natural gas production.
Tourism
New Orleans has many visitor attractions, from the world-renowned French Quarter; to St. Charles Avenue, (home of Tulane and Loyola Universities, the historic Pontchartrain Hotel, and many 19th-century mansions); to Magazine Street, with its boutique stores and antique shops. According to current travel guides, New Orleans is one of the top ten most-visited cities in the United States; 10.1 million visitors came to New Orleans in 2004.
A 2009 Travel + Leisure poll of America's Favorite Cities ranked New Orleans first in ten categories, the most first-place rankings of the 30 cities included. According to the poll, New Orleans is the best U.S. city as a spring break destination and for wild weekends, stylish boutique hotels, cocktail hours, singles/bar scenes, live music/concerts and bands, antique and vintage shops, cafés/coffee bars, neighborhood restaurants, and people watching.
The French Quarter (known locally as the Quarter or Vieux Carré), which was the colonial-era city and is bounded by the Mississippi River, Rampart Street, Canal Street, and Esplanade Avenue, contains many popular hotels, bars, and nightclubs. Notable tourist attractions in the Quarter include Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the French Market (including Café du Monde, famous for café au lait and beignets), and Preservation Hall.
Entertainment and Performing Arts
The New Orleans area is home to numerous celebrations, the most popular of which is Carnival, often referred to as Mardi Gras. Carnival officially begins on the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as the Twelfth Night. Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday), the final and grandest day of festivities, is the last Tuesday before the Catholic liturgical season of Lent, which commences on Ash Wednesday.
Food
New Orleans is world-famous for its food. The indigenous cuisine is distinctive and influential. From centuries of amalgamation of the local Creole, haute Creole, and New Orleans French cuisines, New Orleans food has developed. Local ingredients, French, Spanish, Italian, African, Native American, Cajun, Chinese, and a hint of Cuban traditions combine to produce a truly unique and easily recognizable Louisiana flavor.
Sports
New Orleans' professional sports teams include the 2009 Super Bowl XLIV champion New Orleans Saints (NFL), the New Orleans Pelicans (NBA), and the New Orleans Zephyrs (PCL). The Mercedes-Benz Superdome is the home of the Saints, the Sugar Bowl, and other prominent events. Each year New Orleans plays host to the Sugar Bowl, the New Orleans Bowl and the Zurich Classic, a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. In addition, it has often hosted major sporting events that have no permanent home, such as the Super Bowl, ArenaBowl, NBA All-Star Game, BCS National Championship Game, and the NCAA Final Four. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon and the Crescent City Classic are two road running events held annually in the city.
Streetcars
New Orleans has four active streetcar lines:
St. Charles Streetcar Line
Riverfront Streetcar Line
Canal Streetcar Line
Loyola-UPT Streetcar Line
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New Orleans FOOD TOUR: come on a journey you won't regret!
New Orleans is a fabulous city located all the way South of the United-States. Known for its unique cajun food and festive spirit - we sure we heading to a good time.
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Touring The Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 In The Historic Garden District Of New Orleans A NOLA Must-See
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Touring The Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 In The Historic Garden District Of New Orleans A NOLA Must-See.
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is a must-see for anyone interested in the history of New Orleans. Its' crypts and graves tell the story of Old, as well as present-day, New Orleans, starting in 1833 and continuing on until now, as it is still an active burial site. An interesting aspect of Lafayette Cemetery is that the inscriptions on the grave sites often will tell how the people died. We read of deaths from Yellow Fever, cholera, drowning, and the Civil War. It's also known as the Most-filmed cemetery in New Orleans, having been featured in several movies and TV shows. Among those are the movie, Double Jeopardy, and the TV shows, NCIS: New Orleans, and, The Originals. It has also been featured in a book by author Anne Rice, Interview With The Vampire. The cemetery is undergoing constant repairs to the tombs, conducted for the most part by the local, Save Our Cemetaries, organization. This is a very big undertaking, so as you walk around, don't be surprised if you see some tombs/crypts in different stages of disrepair. The Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 may not be something that everyone will want to see, but we found it a very interesting, historical, and sobering experience.
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NOLA Lifestyles: St Claude
Michael meets up with his client and new friend Rabeetah Hasnain to discuss all things regarding the New Orleans neighborhood St. Claude!
Dat Talk: New Orleans Accents
Very Local explores accents around the Crescent City.
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TOP FOODS TO EAT IN NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA | FOOD GUIDE
Dine around New Orleans Louisiana & try Jaycation's Top Foods to Eat when visiting the Big Easy. From Chargrilled Oysters, Gumbo, Shrimp Po Boys & Beignets, NOLA is the perfect Southern Foodie getaway!
Happy Mardi Gras New Orleans!
__#1 Jaycation's Choice in NOLA__
Drago's Seafood Restaurant
__Places Visited__
Mother's Restaurant
Cafe du Monde
Majoria's Commerce
Pulp & Grind
The Rum House Caribbean Taqueria
Willa Jean Bakery
Erin Rose
Three Muses (Frenchman Street)
Johnny's PoBoy's Restaurant
Cochon Cajun Southern Cooking
Acme Oyster House
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NOLA Swamp Tour 1
For the NOLA Experience 2006, incoming Tulane freshmen got a glimpse of the New Orleans culture in the Native Style track. We went on a swamp tour to catch a glimpse of some gators.
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New Orleans FOOD TOUR: come on a journey you won't regret!
Where should you eat in New Orleans? Start with brunch at trendy Willa Jean, followed by fluffy beignets at Cafe du monde: get ready to eat all the great food New Orleans has to offer.
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Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, a Garden District gem and Top Tourist Destination of the City
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Located in what now is the heart of the Garden District, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is the oldest of the seven municipal, city-operated cemeteries in New Orleans. It is a non-segregated, non-denominational cemetery. There are #immigrants from over 25 different countries and natives of 26 states as identified on the closure tablets.
First planned in 1832, the cemetery was laid out with two center aisles, a cruciform (cross) pattern, lined with trees giving it a park or garden-like appearance, and divided the cemetery into four sections.
The #cemetery was named for the City of Lafayette, which was annexed to the City of New Orleans as the Fourth District. The area of New Orleans that once was the city of #Lafayette consists of two designated historical districts, the Irish Channel and the Garden District. The residents of the Irish Channel were first-generation immigrants many from Ireland and Germany, the two largest groups of #immigrants to settle in #NewOrleans in the two decades before the Civil War. It was known as a working-class poor neighborhood, a rough and tough riverfront area. The #GardenDistrict, on the other hand, represented the new wealth of immigrants from Great Britain and the North who came and made their #fortunes as cotton factors, brokers, and merchants after the #Louisiana Purchase. They are often called #Southern Yankees.
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History of slavery in Louisiana
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The history of slavery in the territory currently known as Louisiana did not begin after its settlement by Europeans, as Native Americans also reduced captured enemies to the status of slaves.Following Robert Cavelier de La Salle establishing the French claim to the territory, and the introduction of the name Louisiana, the first settlements in the southernmost portion of Louisiana were developed at present-day Biloxi, Mississippi , Mobile, Alabama , Natchitoches, Louisiana , and New Orleans , after which point slavery was established by Europeans.The institution was maintained by the Spanish when the area was part of New Spain, by the French when they reacquired the colony , and by the United States, following the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.Due to its complex history, Louisiana has a very different pattern of slavery compared to the rest of the United States.
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St. Louis No 3 Cemetery in New Orleans
Visiting an authentic above ground cemetery in New Orleans provided an interesting tour for our family.Our guide a NOLA native explained how people are buried temporarily in their coffins and then re-buried in their permanent grave a year later as well as why the cemeteries are above ground with fences to keep the coffins and dead from floating away during floodings. For more information read our blog post
Life goes on in New Orleans French quarter
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1. Wide of Bourbon Street
2. Various tracking shots of streets in French Quarter
3. Pull out from Bourbon Street sign to police vehicles driving through street
4. Convoy of police vehicles
5. Tilt down to bar (Johnny White''s Spirits Bar and Grill) on the corner of Bourbon Street
6. Woman smoking cigar inside bar, pan to woman serving behind bar
7. Patrons sitting at bar
8. SOUNDBITE (English): Vox pop, bartender:
Q: Should anyone be surprised to find a bar open on Bourbon street?
A: (Bartender laughs) Is that good enough?
Pan to patrons laughing
9. SOUNDBITE (English): Vox pop, bartender:
Q: Have you got any plans? Are you going to stick it out here? Do you think you might leave?
A: No, I''m just trying to hustle as much money as I can out of people and then I might get out and take a vacation.
10. Drinks and candles on the bar, tilt up to patrons
11. Close up of beer bottle
12. SOUNDBITE (English): Vox pop, Diana, bar customer:
Here in New Orleans we like to keep the tradition going. We believe that we should be the last ones standing, and the tradition in Bourbon Street is to be in a bar drinking, even though I''m a native American and I do not drink. So I believe my position right now is to keep the spiritual part alive. I wake up every morning and I pray with my eagle feather - I''m a carrier of the eagle feather - and pray for the spirits of the dead ones and the animals and the people who are suffering surrounding us.
13. Bourbon Street sign, zoom out to wide of bar
14. Various of patrons inside bar
15. SOUNDBITE (English): Vox pop, Diana, bar customer:
Here, as a native American, I learned from my elders that pain is temporary and pride is forever, and we are proud of New Orleans and we believe that the spirit of New Orleans will never die.
16. SOUNDBITE (English): Vox pop, bartender:
Q: You adopted the dog since Katrina?
A: Yes, the day after I think it was.
Q: So you found something good out of Katrina?
A: Yes, and so I named the dog Katrina, even though it''s a boy - Katrina.
17. Patron patting Katrina
18. Patrons outside bar
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The usually lively French Quarter in New Orleans resembled a ghost town on Saturday night.
Aside from police vehicles patrolling the area, one of the few signs of life was a bar which remained open on the corner of Bourbon Street.
A bartender at Johnny White''s Spirits Bar & Grill decided to see how much money she could make from those still left behind.
Most of the patrons were being served by candlelight, but that didn''t seem to dampen their spirits.
Here in New Orleans we like to keep the tradition going. We believe that we should be the last one standing and tradition in Bourbon Street is to be in a bar drinking, said one of the bar''s patrons.
The historic French Quarter is usually packed with residents and tourists.
People flock there for the ornate colonial architecture and to eat and drink in the many bars and restaurants.
Although the French Quarter escaped much of the flooding, all of the other businesses along Bourbon street remain closed.
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*HIDDEN* Jean Lafitte/ Indian Mound overlooking da bayou , Lafitte Louisiana
Ancient Indigenous aka [Indian] Mound overlooking the bayou. Jean Lafitte's burial place... *PICTURES INCLUDED*
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Mia X: The city cannot survive without melanin
New Orleans native and rap star Mia X says the locals put the soul in the Crescent City while addressing the media at Essence Fest.
“Louisiana – With a German Accent”
“Louisiana – With a German Accent” was produced by the Jefferson Parish Public School System TV Studio, with a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. It chronicles the German-American heritage of Louisiana, with emphasis on New Orleans and Jefferson Parish.
Don Hubbard: Conversations about African American Leadership in New Orleans
Don Hubbard, a native New Orleanian, has had a diverse career as an entrepreneur, civic leader, and champion for racial equality. He was a founder of the New Orleans chapter of The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and an organizer, with former State Rep. Sherman Copelin, of The Southern Organization for Unified Leadership (SOUL), based in the New Orleans Ninth Ward. SOUL was one of the city's major political organizations for many years after African-Americans first gained political clout in the late '60s and '70s. In the 1960s, Hubbard led efforts to desegregate New Orleans and to combat police abuses. In 1963, he organized a civil rights march on City Hall and was a key leader in activities that led to the integration of lunch counters, restaurants, department store fitting rooms and other public accommodations. In the late 1960s, as a leader of a coalition including the NAACP, the ACLU, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, several community groups and local clergy, Hubbard helped defeat a New Orleans ordinance that would have required a police-issued identity card and authorized police to stop and frisk people without reasonable suspicion. As a community organizer, he established organizations such as the Gentilly East Development Association (GEDA). In 1978, in his only try at fight promotion, he and Sherman Copelin brought the Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks heavyweight championship to the Superdome, the first, and to date, only such event in the facility’s storied history. Since 2001, Hubbard has operated The Hubbard Mansion, a bed and breakfast said to be the first African-American-owned business on St. Charles Avenue.
Lafayette Square
In the middle of the New Orleans Urban Jungle is a Square of Peace and Music.
NOLA, Texas Food and Music Festival 2016
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Ryan Sanders Entertainment (RSE) in a partnership with Cedar Park Center presents the inaugural NOLA, Texas Food and Music Festival to be held at Cedar Park Center Sunday, April 3, 2016. Besh Big Easy VIP Brunch starts at 11 a.m. and general doors open at noon.
The festival features storied musical acts such as Dr. John, Leon Russell, Asleep at the Wheel, and Cowboy Mouth. Austin legend Bob Schneider, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, and New Breed Brass Band will also rock the stage at the event aimed to bring a little New Orleans flair to Central Texas.
Crawfish King Chris “Shaggy” Davis will head up the crawfish boil, with “All-You-Can Eat Crawfish” tickets that can be purchased in advance or on the day of the Festival.
Louisiana native and New Orleans culinary expert John Besh is bringing his Nawlin’s flare to the NOLA, Texas Food and Music Festival as host of Besh Big Easy VIP Brunch. Besh is working in coordination with the culinary team at Ryan Sanders Sports Services (RS3) and their Executive Chef Ed Ebert.
Chef Besh will be assisted by Chef John Russ of Lüke San Antonio, which was the Besh Restaurant Group's first restaurant outside of Louisiana and brought Old World cuisine that incorporates a New Orleans touch to Texas.