The Importance Of Living In New Orleans

The year 1959 was a year that New Orleans, Louisiana advanced in growth and population. At this time, New Orleans started becoming more Americanized with the impression of growing, suburban areas. After the Caucasians and the African Americans integrated, the culture of New Orleans expanded even more. Also, the crime rate in the city was so minor; it was nothing like the way it is today. Families all over thought that New Orleans would be a considerable place to live safely, earn an education, be successful, and happily live their lives. Most households from around the world chose to live in New Orleans to get away from where they were raised. They wanted to live in a peaceful, friendly, and an inspiring place. Since the city was rapidly expanding, road
I felt as though life was so easy. Life was much slower because people lived more in the moment. There wasn’t as much crime either. I remember being able to catch the bus in second grade without any thought of being harmed. I would take the bus from Nashville Ave. all the way to Jackson Ave. New Orleans had jobs for everybody. The cost of living was also a lot more affordable for families. I felt like everything was so cheap because the value of a dollar was a lot more then. My uncle used to give me one dollar and I felt like it would last me forever, even though I would just buy bags of candy.
What New Orleans food did you adapt to? I only ate traditional New Orleans food at St. Alphonsus School on Constance St, which is where I attended school. We cooked mostly Honduran food at home. Back then, the Catholic schools had their own kitchens and the school’s cooks made everything homemade. My Absolute favorite dish they made was red beans and rice with the freshly baked bun. I thought it was out of this world. I also loved beignets with cup of coffee from Café Du Monde. Sometimes for dinner we would get muffulettas and shrimp po’boy’s from Frankie & Johnny’s on Arabella St.