All things New
Orleans
The suffering of the City of New Orleans
Edgar Degas, 1865
Basics
* Founded around 1718 by La Salle for the French, essentially as a military
outpost.
* Largest city in Louisiana. Population around 1/2 million.
A cool million if you count the suburbs.
* The city covers roughly 4200 square miles, and includes pieces of the
parishes
(that's counties, Louisiana style) of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard,
St. Charles,
St. Tammany, and St. John.
* In the summer, the mercury hovers between 70 and 90. In the winter,
44-65. These are
rough estimates. Best to just learn the old Southern phrase, "Hot
enough for ya?"
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| In New Orleans, the dead rest
above ground. If you dig a hole deep enough for a grave, it will
fill up with water. Click the image to learn more about the Cities
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This was taken by Nikita. Click
to see her blog with more well-done black-and-whites of New Orleans
cemetaries.
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Other Nicknames
Crescent City
City of Jazz
Home of Jazz
America's Most Haunted City
City that Care Forgot
Birthplace of the Blues (Likely disputed by Memphis, St. Louis, and Chicago,
to name a few.)
The Big Easy (No other city disputes this one.)
Official tourist sight
http://www.neworleansonline.com/
Coolest thing to do when you visit
http://www.hauntedhistorytours.com/
Best Website about New Orleans hauntings
I love this website, and its eerie pictures!
http://www.ghoststudies.com/ghoststudies/madam_lalaurie%20page.htm
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| Photo by Andy Frazer,
Used With Permission
The French Quarter at Night |
Lestat's Mom
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Famous and Infamous Residents
Annie Rice, Writer
Bryant and Greg Gumbel, TV Guys
Jean Lafitte, Pirate, Slave Trader, and War Hero
Louis Armstrong, aka "Satchmo, Legendary Jazz Musician
Mahalia Jackson, Renowned Gospel Singer
Henry Byrd, Pioneer Jazz Muscian
Terrence Blanchard, Modern Jazz Musician
Are you catching the musical trend?
Dr. John, Musician and Singer
Andrew "Fats" Domino, Well-Known Musician/Pianist, Singer, Performer
Neville Brothers, Modern Musicians and Grammy Winner
Lestat, Vampire--oh, wait. He's fictional. Isn't he?
Andrew Young, Former Mayor of Atlanta, US Ambassador
Mayfair Witches--oh, wait. They're fictional, too. Riiiiight...
Marie Laveau, Renowned Practitioner of Voudon
Neville Brothers, Modern Musicians, Grammy Winners
Know some more? Send them! I'll put 'em up.
The French Quarter
The French Quarter, where Rusty and friends meet their fates, is a six
by thirteen block area originally designed in 1722 by Bienville and a
couple of French engineers, was one of America's first "planned" cities. It's built around Jackson Square. For more information, check
out this site.
http://www.frenchquarter.com/_php/_history.php
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| Photo by Andy Frazer,
Used With Permission There's nothing like New Orleans at night.
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French Quarter Colors
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Is the St. Ann/Marie Antoinette real,
or did you make it up?
The French Quarter hotel where Rusty & Co stayed is real!
See some pics at http://www.hotelstmarie.com/
Colleges in and around New Orleans
From university-directory.org:
Centenary College of Louisiana
DeVry University Business, Management Degrees
Dillard University
Grambling State University
ITT Technical Institute Computer & Technology Degrees
Louisiana College
Louisiana State University System
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Eunice
Shreveport
University of New Orleans
Louisiana Tech University
Loyola University New Orleans
McNeese State University
Nicholls State University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Our Lady of the Lake College
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southern University System
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Tulane University
University of Louisiana System
Monroe
Lafayette
University of Phoenix Business, Technology, Healthcare Degrees
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans Paper
The Times-Picayune
What on earth does "picayune"
mean?
According to Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English
Language, which by my scales weighs approximately 9.5 pounds, the most
common definition is "of little value or account; small; trifling."
I'm thinking that's not the newspaper's intended definition. Ditto definition
number 2: "petty, carping, or prejudiced." Fun adjective, yes?
Anyway, I'm thinking definition number 3 is probably the winner: "(formerly,
in Louisiana, Florida, etc.) a coin equal to half a Spanish real,"
or number 4: "any small coin, as a five-cent piece." Just an
educated guess. Maybe they'll write and tell us someday? Of note, Picayune
is also a small town in southeast Mississippi, with a population around
10,361 when my 9.5 pound dictionary was published back in 1996.
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