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At the time of Louis Moreau Gottschalk's birth in 1829, 'Caribbean' was perhaps the best word to describe the musical atmosphere of New Orleans. Although the inspiration for Gottschalk's compositions, such as "Bamboula" and "The Banjo", has often been attributed to childhood visits to Congo Square, no documentation exists for any such visits, and it is more likely that he learned the Creole ...
The culture of New Orleans is unique among, and distinct from, that of other cities in the United States, including other Southern cities. New Orleans has been called the "northernmost Caribbean city" [1] and "perhaps the most hedonistic city in the United States". [2] Over the years, New Orleans has had a dominant influence on American and ...
Silas Green from New Orleans was an African-American owned and run variety tent show that, in various forms, toured the Southern States from about 1904 through 1957. Part-revue, part-musicomedy, part-minstrel show, the show told the adventures of short, "coal-black" Silas Green and tall, "tannish" Lilas Bean.
The Times-Picayune in 175 years – 1984: New Orleans plays host to the world's fair; ExpoMuseum's 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Section Archived February 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; Video to promote attendance of the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair; Exposición Internacional 1984 Nueva Orleans [permanent dead link
Nearly 200,000 tickets were sold for Taylor Swift’s three shows over the weekend in New Orleans, and according to Greater New Orleans Inc., that’s 65,000 tickets sold per night.
Three swift trials were conducted, one in St. John the Baptist Parish, one at Destrehan Plantation (St. Charles Parish), and the third in New Orleans (Orleans Parish). Local justice was yet based on the traditional French system, which did not provide for a fair and impartial trial or an opportunity for appeal of a court's ruling.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds love to watch Taylor Swift be bejeweled on The Eras Tour, and the Friday, October 25, stop in New Orleans was no exception. Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, were ...
Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms also refer to various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. Additionally, sometimes the use of one or more additional words is optional. Notable examples are cheeses, cat breeds, dog breeds, and horse breeds.