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New Orleans
New Orleans is a city located on the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana.
The city, which was founded in 1718 and is one of the oldest in in the United States,
is bordered to the North by Lake Pontchartrain, and to the East by the Gulf of Mexico.
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As you are probably aware, the city of New Orleans and the surrounding area was extensively damaged by
Hurricane Katrina in
2005.
As of
2007,
the city had an estimated population of 273,000, and the Greater New Orleans metropolitan
area had an estimated population of around 1.2 million. This represents a significant
fall since the pre-Katrina figures which were around 485,000 and 1.4 million, however
the population is now on an upward curve and gradually recovering.
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New Orleans is a popular tourist destination. Attractions in the city include
the city's multicultural heritage especially cuisine (including
Cajun and Creole cuisine,
as well as New Orleans French), jazz music
(which originated in the city), and of course the annual Mardi Gras festival.
Visitors can also see the New Orleans Mint (formerly a branch of the US Mint),
the National World War II Museum, and the many art museums and gardens in the city, as well
as ride on the Str. Natchez, a sternwheel steamboat.
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Here is the weather forecast for New Orleans:
By Mary Herczog
Frommers Paperback (342 pages)
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Click Here | Product Description: Frommer's New Orleans 2008 is a fully updated edition. Our author, a New Orleans resident, has chronicled the city's post-Katrina devastation and resurrection, with full information on what neighborhoods have rebounded and what establishments are open for business. With complete coverage of area hotels and transportation options, this book has everything you need to plan a trip to this slowly rebuilding city. Our author helps you find the best places now to hear jazz, blues, and zydeco, and detailed neighborhood maps help travelers find their way across town.
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By Tom Downs
Lonely Planet Paperback (320 pages)
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Click Here | Product Description: Lonely Planet New Orleans 4th ed. wins Gold! Lonely Planet s New Orleans guidebook was awarded the Gold Medal at the 2007 Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, travel journalism s highest honor!
Get back to the Big Easy, baby! Always unique, New Orleans is on the rebound with its gumbo pot of eclectic arts, legendary live music, Southern hospitality and unbeatable cuisine. Our longtime New Orleans author ladles out tips on how best to savor this essential, historic American city.
Find Your Fest someone s always celebrating in America s festival city our special Mardi Gras & Jazz Fest chapter delves into the city s biggest parties.
Stuff Your Face pack an appetite for America s most unique cuisine top tips on where to find blackened Cajun seafood, delicate Creole sauces, overstuffed muffuletta sandwiches, slithery raw oysters and powdered beignets.
Explore The City stroll French Quarter byways, browse boutiques, survey antebellum mansions, hang out at the Bywater Art Market our guide helps you choose your own New Orleans experience.
Lend A Hand help the Crescent City s recovery with our Rebuilding New Orleans charitable organization guide, or just by visiting New Orleans. Again.
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