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48 unusual facts about New Orleans


1762 in Canada

Wednesday November 3 - According to the preliminaries of peace, signed at Fontainebleau, England is to have, with certain West Indies, Florida, Louisiana, to the Mississippi River (without New Orleans), Canada, Acadia, Cape Breton Island and its dependencies, and the fisheries, subject to certain French interests.

1824: The Arkansas War

(This is referred to later as the "Algiers incident".) Shortly afterwards, Crowell and the Iron Battalion moved to Arkansas.

Abdiel Crossman

Crossman died in New Orleans and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

All These People

The lyrics were inspired by the suffering Connick witnessed when he visited New Orleans in the days immediately following Hurricane Katrina.

Black Benny

Benny was in and out of jails all his life, and once shot a bystander during a march on Canal Street, and reportedly was shot by a jealous woman.

Bourbon Street

This changed in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when the Storyville Red Light district was constructed on Basin Street adjacent to the French Quarter .

Bywater

Bywater, New Orleans, a neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Captain William Parker Jackson House

The farmland included cattle and orange groves; and Jackson piloted passenger and mail ships from Cedar Key to New Orleans and from Tampa to Cuba.

Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes

She also adapted the Joseph Holt Ingraham novel Lafitte, The Pirate of the Gulf, about the French Gulf of Mexico pirate Jean Lafitte who helped win the Battle of New Orleans.

Chef Menteur Pass

The Venetian Isles neighborhood of New Orleans is to the west of the Pass.

Dave Bartholomew

He left Imperial in the mid-1960s and moved between several labels, including his own Broadmoor Records (named for his neighborhood of New Orleans, Broadmoor).

Fire We Make

The music video for "Fire We Make" was filmed by American director Chris Robinson in New Orleans, Louisiana in April 2013, with parts of the video shot inside a boarding house in the Garden District and the French Quarter neighborhoods respectively.

Guantánamo Province

Guantánamo also has a high number of immigrants from Jamaica, meaning that many buildings are comparable to those of the French Quarter of New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

Healthcare in New Orleans

Healthcare in New Orleans includes a combination of hospitals, clinics, and other organization for the residents of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Hermann Kohlmeyer

Dr. Hermann Kohlmeyer (1814 – 1883) was the rabbi of Congregation Shangarai Chasset in New Orleans, Louisiana.

History of the Ursulines in New Orleans

The nuns moved to newer quarters on Nashville Avenue in Uptown New Orleans, where they are still located.

This second building was completed in 1751 (main article: Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans).

Illinois Waterway

Primary cargoes are coal to powerplants, chemicals and petroleum upstream and corn and soybeans downstream primarily for export through New Orleans.

Independence, Louisiana

Originally named "Uncle Sam", Independence had begun in 1852 when the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad began operating through the area.

Jack Maple

The New Orleans Police Foundation, a group concerned about crime and police ineffectiveness in New Orleans, hired Maple and Linder for $1 million in consulting fees.

Johnson City sessions

In addition to the Johnson City sessions, Frank Buckley Walker (Oct. 24, 1889 - Oct. 15, 1963) scheduled recording sessions in Atlanta (1925 – 1932), New Orleans (1925-1927), Memphis (1928), and Dallas (1927-1929) to search out musical talent throughout the southern United States.

Julius Jacob von Haynau

In 1862, during the American Civil War, the Union General Benjamin Butler commanded federal forces occupying New Orleans, Louisiana.

Larry Bagneris, Jr.

Due to a U.S. Federal program of "Urban Renewal" of the 1960s, the Bagneris Family relocated to the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans.

Lonely Train

Additionally, a music video in black and white, giving the video a dark and gloomy feeling in combination with the aggressive manner of the song, was directed for "Lonely Train", which features the band members playing in a warehouse in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, which the band thought was an appropriate setting to reflect the song's anti-war statement.

Magazine Street

After several miles of residential and commercial neighborhoods, it cuts through Audubon Park, with Audubon Zoo on the river side of the street.

From Canal through the Central Business District and Lower Garden District, Magazine Street is one-way in the upriver direction; downriver traffic forks to join Camp Street, the next street away from the river.

Manis Jacobs

Manis (Morris) Jacobs (1782, Amsterdam, Netherlands - September 28, 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana) was the founder, first president and although unordained, the first rabbi of Congregation Shangarai Chasset of New Orleans.

Manton, Kentucky

In the springtime these waters would flood, providing a waterway which lead first to the Salt River, then to the Ohio River and thence by flatboat the boatsmen could make their way to New Orleans.

Marguerite P. Justice

Marguerite P. Justice was born Marguerite P. Lecesne in New Orleans in July 1921.

Martin de Villamil

Martin de Villamil, brother of the Ecuadorian independence hero José de Villamil, was born in New Orleans in 1783, son of a trader and administrator (mayor-domo) of the hospital of the city.

Mishkenot Sha'ananim

Mishkenot Sha'anim was built by British Jewish banker and philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore in 1860 as an almshouse, paid for by the estate of an American Jewish businessman from New Orleans, Judah Touro.

My Jerusalem

My Jerusalem is an Indie Rock band that formed in the New Orleans, Louisiana area and now resides in Austin, Texas.

New Orleans Zen Temple

The New Orleans Zen Temple is a dojo of the Soto Zen tradition in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Quartiere

The English word "quarter" to mean a neighbourhood (e.g. the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana) is derived from the cognate old French word "quartier".

River Defense Fleet

The conversion process for the cottonclads reached completion in the month of 16 March to 17 April 1862, which was coincidentally just the time that the Union fleet under Flag Officer David Glasgow Farragut began its buildup in the lower river, as they prepared for the attack on New Orleans.

The River Defense Fleet was a set of fourteen vessels in Confederate service, intended to assist in the defense of New Orleans in the early days of the American Civil War.

They also had to consider the threat posed by Union General-in-Chief Winfield Scott's Anaconda plan, which envisioned a thrust down the Mississippi that would culminate in the conquest of New Orleans.

Ron Forman

The Institute runs not only the Audubon Zoo, but also Audubon Park, the Aquarium of the Americas, and the newest Audubon Insectarium housed in the U.S. Custom House Federal Building on Canal St.

Saint Patrick's Day in the United States

Major parades include the Irish Channel parade, the Downtown Irish Parade starting in the Bywater neighborhood, multiple parades in the French Quarter, and a combined Irish-Italian Parade celebrating both Saint Patrick's Day and Saint Joseph's Day.

Samuel Henry Kress

Some of the most well-known Kress locations included New York City's Fifth Avenue, Canal Street, New Orleans, and one at Hollywood's Hollywood Boulevard.

Sliver By The River

It includes parts or all of the Bywater, Faubourg Marigny, French Quarter, Warehouse District, Garden District, Uptown and Carrollton areas of New Orleans.

Society of Saint Anne

Known for the very elaborate and beautiful costumes of its members, the core group gathers in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans each Mardi Gras morning, with the Storyville Stompers brass band providing the music.

The Bucktown Five

The band's name is linked with New Orleans, as Bucktown was a Chicago neighborhood, but also the name of the settlement that grew up on the shore of Lake Ponchartrain after the close of Storyville.

The Hong Kong

The Hong Kong originally formed in New Orleans, but became more established after regrouping in Brooklyn.

Tulane Medical Center

The location of the Tulane Medical School was once the New Orleans Chinatown.

Wesley Barrow Stadium

Wesley Barrow Stadium is a 650-seat baseball stadium located in the Pontchartrain Park section of New Orleans, Louisiana.

WYES-TV

It broadcasts on virtual channel 12, with studios located on Navarre Avenue in the Navarre neighborhood.

X-Men Fairy Tales

Pulling upon some fairy tales that originated in New Orleans, the love between Gambit and Rogue is re-created, though the roles are reversed, with Rogue/Anna as the ghost-communicating thief and Gambit on the side of the law with his partner, Bishop.


Animal Cops: Houston

The Houston SPCA served as the coordinator of relief efforts for animals trapped in New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

Vargas Llosa's novel was later adapted as a Hollywood feature film, Tune in Tomorrow, in which the setting was moved from Lima to New Orleans.

Biff Rose

Born in New Orleans, Rose moved to Hollywood where he found a job working as a comedy sketch writer with George Carlin working sometimes on the Mort Sahl show.

Bob French

Robert "Bob" French (c. 1938 – November 12, 2012) was a United States jazz drummer and radio show host at WWOZ, from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Charles Gayarré

Charles Étienne Arthur Gayarré (January 9, 1805 – February 11, 1895) was an American historian, attorney and politician born to a French Creole planter's family in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Cheryl Benard

Cheryl Benard (born in 1953 in New Orleans, United States) is an adjunct researcher with the RAND Corporation and President of ARCH International, a DC-based non-profit research and advocacy organization dedicated to the support of cultural activism in all situations of post-conflict.

Coushatta massacre

The Coushatta massacre was followed shortly by a large White League insurrection in New Orleans, where they hoped to install the Democrat John McEnery as governor.

Creole sauce

Creole sauce, also referred to as "red gravy", creole tomato sauce, and sauce piquant in New Orleans, is a Creole cuisine, Bahamian cuisine and New Orleans cuisine sauce made by sauteeing vegetables in butter and olive oil.

DC Comics Super Hero Adventures

DC Comics Super Hero Adventures is a themed area found at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Delaware Air National Guard

Over a dozen C-130 transport missions brought Civil Engineers from the 166 Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), communications specialists, ground and air medical personnel, fire fighters (166CES) and other skilled personnel who contributed to relief efforts in almost a dozen cities in Mississippi as well as Louisiana in the city of New Orleans, in areas north of Lake Pontchartrain such as the towns of Slidell and Hammond.

Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Chief of Police Eddie Compass ordered police and National Guard units to confiscate firearms from citizens who remained in the area.

EZ Communications

Stations which used the easy listening format to find profitability in emerging FM markets were WEZC (FM) 104.7 MHz in Charlotte, North Carolina, and WEZB (FM) 97.1 MHz in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Gonzo journalism

Another speculation is that the word may have been inspired by the 1960 hit song "Gonzo" by New Orleans rhythm and blues pianist James Booker.

H. Lawrence Gibbs

According to Richard Carlton Haney in his book Canceled Due to Racism, the impetus for Gibbs's bill was probably the preceding Sugar Bowl game in New Orleans in January 1956, when the University of Pittsburgh brought a black fullback, Bobby Grier, for the game with Georgia Tech of Atlanta, Georgia.

Harry Darby

The plant built one craft a day and floated them more than 1,000 miles down the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans, Louisiana prompting their "Prairie Ships" nickname.

Hotels in Meridian, Mississippi

A New Orleans-based firm named Historic Renovation, Inc. (HRI) took up the project in 2009, but the partnership was terminated late that year after mayor Cheri Barry was elected, forcing the city to pay $1 million in reimbursement fees.

Hurricane Katrina: We Gon Bounce Back

Released less than three months after Hurricane Katrina, which impacted the group's hometown of New Orleans, this album was dedicated to the victims of the disaster.

International Association of Culinary Professionals

Since 1990, the association sponsored conferences in New Orleans, Philadelphia, Chicago, Portland, Providence, Baltimore, Dallas, and Seattle.

Jess Roden

It was recorded at Olympic and Basing St Studios in London as well as at Sea Saint Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, and included contributions from Allen Toussaint and The Meters from the US sessions and in London, "Rabbit" John Bundrick and Mick Weaver (keyboards), Steve Webb (guitar), Richard Bailey and Simon Kirke (drums).

Jessica Miriam Reeves

Then she met with David Talbot, the head of the order, who told her that vampires were real, and he sent her to New Orleans.

John Bachmann

In 1849 and 1850, he created and published a series of American views, including views of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Havana.

John Mosca

John Mosca (pronounced "Mohsca") (May 6, 1925 Chicago Heights, Illinois - July 13, 2011, Harahan, Louisiana) was an American restauranteur and owner (and co-founder) of the famed Mosca's, a Louisiana Creole and Italian restaurant located in Avondale, Louisiana, near New Orleans.

Law Enforcement Detachments

In the 1990s, the individual LEDETs were consolidated under three Tactical Law Enforcement Teams (TACELTs): Tactical Law Enforcement Team North (TACLET North) based in Chesapeake, Virginia, Tactical Law Enforcement Team Gulf (TACLET Gulf) based in New Orleans, Louisiana, Tactical Law Enforcement Team South (TACLET South), based in Opa-locka, Florida, and the Pacific Area Tactical Law Enforcement Team (PACTACLET) based in San Diego, California.

Lorenzo Latham

Lorenzo Latham (died 1860 in New Orleans) was during his senior year at Hamilton College a founding member of Alpha Delta Phi (ΑΔΦ), now an international literary fraternity, with Samuel Eells and John Curtiss Underwood, who were also seniors, and two juniors, Oliver Andrew Morse and Henry Lemuel Storrs.

Marcelo Branco

Among other successes, he was the winner of World Team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, and World Open pairs Championship in New Orleans 1978 and Geneva 1990.

Marie Christine

Set in 1890s New Orleans and then 5 years later in Chicago; the story is loosely based on the Greek play Medea, and uses elements of voodoo rituals and practices.

Military career of Stonewall Jackson

On July 5, Company K was ordered to depart Mexico and by July 20 the unit was in New Orleans.

MV Freedom Star

As well as recovering the Space Shuttle SRB's Freedom Star has since 1998 been used to tow the Space Shuttle external fuel tanks from their assembly plant at Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Roark Bradford

Roark Whitney Wickliffe Bradford (August 21, 1896 Lauderdale County, Tennessee — November 13, 1948 New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American short story writer and novelist.

Robert Kennicott

Kennicott was born in New Orleans and grew up in "West Northfield" (now Glenview), Illinois, a town in the prairie north of the then nascent city of Chicago.

Rony Flores

After playing in New Orleans, he traveled to Uruguay and was hired by the Bella Vista.

Shannon Powell

The sounds of the city of New Orleans and the Tremé neighborhood played an important role in Shannon Powell’s development, as did the multitude of musicians surrounding him but none more than Danny Barker.

Silver Lake USD 372

The band usually attends southern competitions, such as in Miami, Atlanta, or New Orleans.

Sliver By The River

The Sliver by the River is a nickname for the area of New Orleans, Louisiana closest to the Mississippi River that escaped major flooding after Hurricane Katrina hit the city on August 29, 2005.

Steve Van Buren

Van Buren was born in La Ceiba, Honduras but, after he was orphaned as a boy, he was sent to live with relatives in New Orleans.

Sugar Busters!

The original Sugar Busters! Cut Sugar to Trim Fat was self-published by the authors in 1995 and became a local hit in their hometown of New Orleans, after which Ballantine Books republished the book nationally.

The Medicine Men

He grew up in the Melpomene Projects, and then moved into a house on Parkway Avenue in Uptown New Orleans.

Tulane/Gravier, New Orleans

A subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Louis Street to the north, North Claiborne Avenue, Iberville Street, North and South Derbigny Street, Cleveland Street, South Claiborne Avenue to the east, the Pontchartrain Expressway to the south and South Broad Street to the west.

Tyree Scott Freedom School

The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond was founded in 1980 by two long-time community organizers, Ron Chisom of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Jim Dunn of Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Wallace, Louisiana

Wallace was the birthplace of New Orleans jazz musician Ernest "Doc" Paulin (1907–2007) and blues singer Joe Pleasant aka Pleasant Joe and Cousin Joe (1907-1989).

Young Entrepreneur Council

The bill’s authors worked with Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-New Orleans, LA), who proposed in 2011 creating an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship at the Small Business Administration.

Zue Robertson

Zue (C. Alvin) Robertson (March 7, 1891–c. 1943) was an American early jazz trombonist from New Orleans, LA, highly regarded by his contemporaries and credited by music historian Orrin Keepnews as the trombonist who set the standard for all trombonists who followed.