New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is located in the southeastern part of Louisiana.
New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana with a population of 343,829 residents (2010).
About New Orleans
New Orleans is known for its cross cultural and multilingual heritage, and for its distinct French Creole architecture. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music, the birthplace of jazz, and its annual celebrations and festivals like Mardi Gras.
To See And To Do In New Orleans
Carriage rides
Live Music
Bourbon Street
Royal Street
Jackson Square
Cabildo
New Orleans Jazz Park Visitor's Center & Headquarters
St. Louis Cathedral
Pontalba Buildings
Moon Walk
Old French Market
Lower Decatur Street
Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve
Historic New Orleans Collection
Cigar Factory New Orleans & Museum
Musee Conti Wax Museum
Mardi Gras World
Canal Street
Poydras Street
Loyola Ave
St. Charles Ave
Magazine Street
The Marigny's Frenchmen Street
Riverboat cruises
History Of New Orleans
In 1682, the French lay claim to the region. In 1699, the French Canadian Pierre D'Iberville establishes a camp called Point du Mardi Gras 60 miles below the present-day New Orleans. New Orleans was founded in 1718 by the French as La Nouvelle-Orléans. In 1722 New Orleans became the capital of Louisiana. The city was ceded to the Spanish Empire in 1763. In 1801, the French took control over New Orleans again. In 1803 Napoleon sold the territory to the United States. The Haitian Revolution of 1804 forced people to flee and many Haitian refugees settled in New Orleans. British forces try to conquer New Orleans in 1812. But in 1815, the British are defeated.
The flood of 1849 was of a more disastrous scale than any save the flooding after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The flood, known as at Sauvé's Crevasse, left 12,000 people homeless. In 1850 telegraphic communication was established and in 1851 the railroad started to be built. In 1853, almost 10,000 New Orleans citizens die from yellow fever. An electric lighting system was introduced to the city in 1886, and in 1890, much of the city's public transportation system, was electrified. In the 1960s, the Canal Streetcar Line was replaced with buses. In August 2005 New Orleans and the surrounding area was hit by hurricane Katrina and about 80% of the city flooded. Due to the hurricane Katrina, 3.000 city employees lost their jobs.
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