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Location of Orleans Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, which is consolidated with the city of New Orleans.
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
New Orleans is also home to the Fair Grounds Race Course, the nation's third-oldest thoroughbred track. The city's Lakefront Arena has also been home to sporting events. Each year New Orleans plays host to the Sugar Bowl, the New Orleans Bowl, the Bayou Classic, and the Zurich Classic, a golf tournament on the PGA Tour.
Confederate Memorial Hall was established in 1891 by New Orleans philanthropist Frank T. Howard, to house the historical collections of the Louisiana Historical Association. [4] The museum quickly accumulated a vast collection of Civil War items, mostly in the form of personal donations by veterans.
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The Cabildo was the site of the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremonies late in 1803, and continued to be used by the New Orleans city council until the mid-1850s. The building's main hall, the Sala Capitular ("Meeting Room"), was originally utilized as a courtroom .
The annual fair has been a staple in Centre County for nearly 150 years. The nine-day event will stretch from Aug. 19 to 27 and bring along plenty of live entertainment, rides, games and vendors ...
At the end of Elysian Fields where it meets the lake. Lakeshore Drive runs along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. It is a recreational park space along the lake used for sun bathing, running, swimming (Swimming is allowed only by the Seabrook Bridge and you can only swim to a certain point), fishing and crabbing on the seawall steps, and leisurely walks, etc.