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The city was founded in 1718. We have a long, colorful, and fascinating history. Here are a few links that show some of our unusual complexities and cultures.
Top Picks:
Times-Picayune Get info from the New Orleans newspaper that kept publishing all through Katrina.
WWOZ radio Local radio station, 90.7 FM, plays jazz old and new, R&B, and is the NO Jazz and Heritage Festival station. Links to help for NO Artists, NO Music Calendar, Music News. Listen online.
Tipitina's Foundation for Musician Relief Don't let our local artists leave town because of a lack of homes and resources.
University of New Orleans
Gambit Weekly Local rag, good info, goings-on about town, etc.
New Orleans & South Louisiana:
Official City of New Orleans Web site Temporarily down. Interesting history of the city seal.
New Orleans a la Net Starts up with music. Pamela Pipes' Insider's Guide, good photos & restaurant recommendations
New Orleans Jazz City Some interesting links and info
New Orleans.com Lots of ads, but some good visitors guides, traffic cams
Inside New Orleans Links to local news, music, festivals, etc.
Zydeco Cajun Prairie: Scenic Byways Links to pictures from Acadian towns like Eunice, Grand Coteau, Crowley, Mamou...
Official City of Eunice Web Page Mom's home town (ici on parle Francais)
City of Broussard's Web Page Excellent links: local food, music, genealogy, etc.
Festivals:
N.O. Jazz and Heritage Festival Homepage
Mardi Gras.com
Mardi Gras Indians
LafayetteTravel.com List of festivals in Acadiana (Acadiens, Courier de Mardi Gras, etc.)
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Culture, Music, Historical, Local:
Acadiana, Les Paroisses Acadiennes Excellent links, from Gumbo Pages
The Gumbo Pages Excellent info and links to South Louisiana info, etc.
Historic New Orleans Collection Fine and valuable holdings (exhibits, manuscripts, etc.)
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities: Cultural Vistas
Louisiana Folklife Good articles in Living Traditions; part of bigger Web site
Louisiana Division of the Arts
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
LSU Press
New Orleans, a short history by D. McNabb, L. Madere
Save Our Cemetaries Tours, preservation, etc. Wine tasting, too!
Save Our Lake/Lake Pontchatrain Basin Foundation
Yat Cat's New Orleans (How to pronounce Yat, as in "Hey, where y'at?")
Food:
Haydel's Bakery Mmmmmm, king cakes
Jack Miller's BBQ Sauce None better.
Steen's Cane Syrup Far superior to that maple stuff.
Places:
Arnaud's Uh huh. Jazz Brunch
Cafe du Monde For cafe au lait and beignets (ben-YAYs)
Louisiana State Museum They own the Presbytere, Cabildo, etc.
National D-Day Museum
New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park
Ogden Museum of Southern Art