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As a New Orleanian born and raised I would have to say: plantations, the mississippi river, crawfish, oysters, copeland's, zatarain's, Mardi Gras, Decadence Festival, the oldest still operating all girls school in the US, Ursuline Academy my alma mater, the Battle of New Orleans and Andrew Jackson, the Huey P. Long bridge, jumbalaya, seafood gumbo, red beans and rice, poboys, beignets at Cafe du Monde, the French Quarter, cajuns, creoles, zydeco, Beausoleil, Riverboats, Bourbon St., Tabasco and Crystal sauce from Avery Island, remoulade sauce, the Super Dome, streetcars, John J. Audubon Society- Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aqaurium of the Americas, Audubon Park, John Besh from Restaurant August beat Iron Chef and won the US seafood competition, Jazz Fest, Swamp Fest, Essence Festival, French Quarter festival, Saints(football), Hornet (basketball), Antoine's restaurant, the city with one of the highest crime ratings, Mardi Gras museum, Madame Toussaud's wax museum, Harrah's casino, music, New Orleans Museum of Art, Bananas Foster, Katrina, St. Louis Cathedral, Tulane, Loyola, U.N.O University of New Orleans, alligators, nutria, albino alligators, moss, and the Mossman (supposed monster), Six Flags, City Park, The Botanical gardens, The Cabildo, French market, Jackson Square, Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve, Jean lafitte's buried treasure....somewhere, Mayor Ray Nagin and his "chocolate city", Governor Blanco, Congressman Jefferson who swindled funds, Lafayette square, Longue Vue House and Gardens, Al Copeland's house, John Goodman's house, Lousiana Children's museum, Marie Laveau House of Voodoo and her grave, old cemetaries, supposed ghosts and haunts, voodoo, National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, the old Ursuline Convent that saved the city from flood, fire, and hurricane, when the nuns prayed, the National Shrine of our Lady of Prompt Succor at Ursuline, New orleans Arena, New orleans Fairgrounds, National WWII museum, New orleans Jazz National Historic Park, Newcomb art gallery, Pharmacy museum, civil war battlegrounds, the 17t street canal, parades, tradition of chasing chickens for Mardi Gras, Grillades and grits, Voodoo Museum, Riverwalk, Zephyr field home of Beaudreaux the nutria (mascot), Garden District, Edgar Degas house, Pitot house/plantation, Bayou St. John, Brennan's restaurant, Dickie Brennan's steakhouse, the gumbo shop, Louis XVI restaurant, Mulate's, Acme Oyster house, Frostop cafe, Anatole restaurant, Angelo Broccato's italian gelatto store, Arnaud's restaurant, Strawberry festival, orange festival, crawfish festival, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, king cakes, mardi gras beads, mardi gras costumes, Rex and Comus' parade's balls, Jesuit High school, Rummell High school, Dominican High school, Brother Martin High School, De la Salle High school, the louisiana purchase, "Beast" Butler general, Acolapissa indians, Adai indians, Apalachee indians, Atakapa indians, Bayogoula indians, Biloxi indians, Cado indians, Chawassa indians, Chitimacha indians, Houma indians, Muskogee indians, Natchez indians, Opelousa indians, Pascagoula indians, Quapaw indians, Tangipahoa indians, Natchitoches, Lousi Armstrong international airport, jazz, the Westbank Expressway, Gulf of Mexico, parishes, movies such as the "Big Easy," "Searching for David's Heart," "Last Holiday," "A Streetcar Named Desire." PJ's coffeehouse, the NOPD (New Orleans Police Department), etc. There are many more things I could list, but my hands are cramping up. Hope this helps!!!! Geaux Saints! |
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