When thinking about the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one may think of the opulent Garden District homes or the historic cemeteries where the dead are buried in above-ground mausoleums to avoid the below-sea-level ground conditions. But for most people, the thought of the Crescent City evokes images of the debauchery of Bourbon Street or the jazz musicians in Jackson Square: collectively, the French Quarter. In his book Madame Vieux Carré: The French Quarter in the Twentieth Century, Scott Ellis takes the reader on a journey through the French Quarter from its beginnings as the first settlement of what we now know as New Orleans to the beginnings of the 21st century.…
The effects of Hurricane Georges in Louisiana included $30.1 million in damage and three deaths. Forming from a tropical wave over the Atlantic Ocean, Georges attained a peak intensity of 155 mph (250 km/h) on September 20, 1998. Over the following several days, the storm tracked through the Greater Antilles and later entered the Gulf of Mexico on September 28, the Category 2 storm made landfall in Mississippi before dissipating on October 1. Before landfall, about 500,000 residents in Louisiana evacuated from low-lying areas. The mayor of New Orleans declared a state of emergency to allow federal assistance into the state. After nearly 1.5 million people were urged to evacuate coastal areas, officials described the evacuation as "probably the largest [...] we have ever achieved".[1]…
The book focuses on cities like New Orleans, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Montreal to bolster this thesis. However, this book also clarifies that this development…
In his article “Racially Disparate Views of New Orleans’s Recovery After Hurricane Katrina,” Campbell Robertson (2015) portrays the racially separate views of New Orleans’s healing process after the hurricane Katrina was hit in 2005.…
The niche of putting alcohol in food at Liquor demonstrates how anything could happen in New Orleans. If any other city were to try putting alcohol in every single food they served, it would be deemed crazy. New Orleans is just open to any sort of gimmick and is willing to try it. The fact that Liquor was able to successfully take off and stay in business goes to show how much New Orleanians love their alcohol. Even though it is…
Miami has very long and unique history making itself different from other cities. What makes Miami different from other cities is the profound affect the Cuban and Haitians immigrants had in that current time and forward. How major events like the Cold War (1947-1991) which was over the struggle of capitalism vs. communism affected the growth of Cubans and held back the Haitians in Miami. Events like these cause the Cuban people to advance while on contrast barely help the Haitians. Cubans have advance more politically than Haitians because of the “Golden Exiles” arrival, government funding, and dominating the republic party.…
The city was founded by the French and named for Phillip, Duke of Orleans in 1718, and became capital of New France in 1722. In 1803, Napoleon gave the area to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Before the Civil War, New Orleans continued to grow, becoming the largest city from the eastern seaboard. Being spared from destruction during the war, New Orleans went on to develop a rather diverse culture within the city. Being a bit more liberal towards slaves, New Orleans was known for its many "free people of color".…
“In order to understand fully the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans, it is important to assess the impact of the economic forces driving the city.” (Michael L. Dolfman, Solidelle Fortier Wasser, and Bruce Bergman, 2005).…
based on value of cargo. And the city of New Orleans is surround by body of water such as the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain and Gulf of Mexico. Access to the city by water would not be a challenge for a terrorist attack. A maritime attack towards the city could be very possible. But for the sixteen-law enforcement agencies lead by the U.S. Coast Guard and Harbor Police that are providing maritime safely. (Maritime) As security operations are in place on the lower Mississippi river and safety zone, which extends 300 feet from the East Bank of the Mississippi River from mile marker 94 to mile marker 96. (Maritime) Along with additional safety zones created for this occasion, which run along from Canal Street mile marker 94.5 to mile marker 96.5. (Maritime) These safety zones will also protect people and vessels from hazards associated with the fireworks along the river during these celebrations. (Maritime) This super Bowl will mark the first time multi-agency operation to be conducted for maritime…
Soon New Orleans became the United States third largest and wealthiest city. During this time a lot of racial separation had been going on. In 1733 Moyne, Bienville freed two slaves who had been in his care for twenty six years. Later after everyone heard that he had freed his two slaves, it became common for a lot of manumission to happen. Manumission is the freeing of slaves by their masters.…
Dubuque, Iowa V.s. Cassville, Wisconsin I have spent most of my childhood living between Dubuque, Iowa and Cassville, Wisconsin. My family always had a place set up in a small trailer park in the small town of Cassville. My parents use to take my sister and I there on the weekends. My dad always said it would be our "getaway" from Dubuque.…
New Orleans is in Louisiana, the Pelican state. It's somewhat wild, yet sightseers adore its…
Louisiana is state with a rich history and a colorful culture. To really understand the culture of Louisiana you need to understand the history of the state and the many different people who settled there. The existing culture of Louisiana was slightly altered every time a different group of people inhabited state. Each of the different nationalities that settled in Louisiana brought their own set of beliefs, customs and traditions with them and over time little bits of each were absorbed into the culture that all of the previous settlers had established. As individual nationalities settled in different parts of Louisiana each society took on their own characteristics that were specific to their culture.…
The piece in Voices of the Bayou I chose is “Love is Love” by Kelly, a woman who grew up in a small country town in Livonia, Louisiana. This piece was specifically to inform others about racism, how it affected her life growing up and how it is now still a problem in the world. Also, she goes into detail about how she chose to be her own person and stand out from the racism that went on in her family. She then further explains that she believes in equality and everyone should be treated the same no matter the color of the skin. In this piece, she shares a time in her life when she was younger and racism occurred.…
To completely understand this question, I had to look up the definition of origin, which is "the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived." Now, there are two City's that Saint Augustine talks about, the City of God and earthly cities. The City of God has a guiding power that leads the city, God. A major quote that really showed me what the origin of the City of God is is "God has founded that City for eternity" (City of God, XI.1). This quote really showed me that the City of God was founded on the concept of eternity, or never ending, with God. The other city that Saint Augustine spoke about was earthly cities and a major quote that showed me what this city was built on was "The citizens of the earthly city prefer their own gods to the founder of this Holy City" (City of God, XI.1) At first, I like to think that I do not worship other gods, like the sun god, or the water god, but then when I really think about it, there are many times when I fall into the trap of treating a lot of things in my life as a god, like technology, food, or relationships.…