new orleans is a Louisiana city on the mississippi river‚ near the Gulf of Mexico. New Orleans is a mix of the culture and history of French‚ African and American. Mardi Gras‚ the unique festival that adapts from French culture celebrating public and parades on the street that only happens in New Orleans and the culture and seafood that bring many visitors to the city. But New Orleans was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina‚ because of its proximity to the coast and low elevation the city was completely
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On Tuesday night “NCIS: New Orleans” fans watched as Agent Dwayne Pride’s team made some personal sacrifices to bring a kidnapped petty officer home. With a twist that most fans didn’t see coming‚ the murder at the beginning of the episode was one of two crimes that the team needed to solve. Unfortunately‚ the decorated petty officer was only trying to help when he got killed saving another military service member. Hoping to stop the kidnappers and offering a personal favor to the get a location
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Communication between the people of New Orleans and the city government was a reason why there was so many casualties. During any natural disaster‚ winds can harm any communication systems‚ especially a storm like Hurricane Katrina. Most of modern day communication tools rely on obstacles that are built on land‚ such as radio antennas and cellphone towers. Katrina’s fast winds knocked down a 400 foot antenna that was built to last through winds that would blow up to 150 mile-per-hour. Weakening communication
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Expanding Disney Parks and Resorts to New Orleans The City of New Orleans is an amazing city and has great potential for expansion. Our city has always been defined by the French Quarter and we are so much more than just a “party city.” I believe there is a need to represent New Orleans as more “family friendly”‚ with numerous attractions beyond Bourbon St. My plan is to propose development in a cautious and fiscally responsible manner‚ while offering a glimpse of the extraordinarily exciting
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at a joke someone had made‚ my youth minister called. He asked if I would like to go on a mission trip to New Orleans this summer. Just like any other teenager‚ I jumped at the chance to go somewhere new‚ especially New Orleans. Therefore‚ I told my youth minister that I would love to go and to let me know the dates so I could take a week or so off work. I was so excited to go to New Orleans‚ but little did I know‚ I would have one of the greatest spiritual experiences of my life. “Mom‚ we have
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Security for Super Bowl XLVII On February 3‚ 2013‚ the biggest‚ grandest‚ most-watched single event in American sports is coming to New Orleans. (Tourism) New Orleans as celebrated plenty of milestones on its slow road to recovery from Hurricane Katrina‚ but arguably none is bigger than hosting its first Super Bowl since the 2005 storm left the city in shambles. (Kunzelman) As fans prepare to travel to cheer for their favorite teams‚ the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens arrive in the
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Taking back the streets of New Orleans Man gunned down in the streets of New Orleans is the typical news headline in New Orleans. Crime has increased so drastically that citizens have moved to different parishes just to feel safe. The crime rate has increase and New Orleans has been labeled the “Murder Capital of the World”. There are undoubtedly many factors contributing to crime but the focus should be those connected to the root of the problem. The systems in New Orleans have failed our kids
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will be talking about cuisine from New Orleans specifically‚ as La Louisiane was a large area of land. The territory was broken into regions‚ which is seen in the differences of food preferences in the area. For this reason‚ only one city is being chosen for this analysis. New Orleans was‚ and continues to be‚ a major port city in the French colony of Louisiana‚ filled with people from all walks of life. Most of the people in the city were forced to go to New Orleans by the government‚ often for committing
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24‚ 1814‚ but the news of it did not reach either the British or the American troops in the Louisiana southwest. General Major Andrew Jackson had the entire battle thought and planned out‚ it was all ready for action‚ and the soldiers all waited. A few days earlier the British and American forces had engaged in a battle about nine miles away from New Orleans. This was only a part of the plan in order to draw the British forces to Chalmette Plantation. The Battle of New Orleans was an important battle
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The move wasn’t that difficult for me. Sure‚ I was sad to leave all of my friends and my great grandmother‚ but there was a whole new world waiting for me up there. In 2008‚ we drove 12 hours‚ leaving New Orleans‚ Louisiana behind and entering our new home‚ Charlotte‚ North Carolina. New Orleans only had one season: hot and humid. During what everyone else called “the winter”‚ it was just a little less hot and humid. During what they called “the summer”‚ it was extra hot and humid. But‚ no matter
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