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The most-visited section of Bourbon Street is "upper Bourbon Street" toward Canal Street, an eight-block section of visitor attractions [25] including bars, restaurants, souvenir shops and strip clubs. In the 21st century, Bourbon Street is the home of New Orleans Musical Legends Park, a free, outdoor venue for live jazz performances. The park ...
Cafe Lafitte in Exile on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, opened in 1933, claims to be the oldest gay bar in the United States. Cafe Lafitte in Exile is a bar in New Orleans' French Quarter that has operated continuously since 1933.
Eyzaguirre's firing caused a huge controversy in New Orleans due to the dissatisfaction of the regular customers. The event became a social drama, and over 150 of the regular diners wrote letters against Eyzaguirre's dismissal, along with creating a website for him, and talking about it on radio talk shows.
Bourbon Street has long been party central, and little changed in the hours after Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Friday outlined the direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer ...
New Orleans police chaplain Ken DeSoto, center, leads other officers in prayer on Bourbon Street on Thursday. Rick Goldstein, 72 of Houston, said he drove four hours to celebrate and ring in 2025.
Coronavirus-related limits on access to Bourbon Street, shuttered bars and frigid weather all prevented what New Orleans usually craves at the end of Mardi Gras season — streets and businesses ...
A picture of the well known Bourbon Street in Downtown New Orleans in 1941. In New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, downtown has historically referred to neighborhoods along the Mississippi River, downriver (roughly northeast) from Canal Street – including the French Quarter, Tremé, Faubourg Marigny, Bywater, the 9th Ward, and other ...
Under their ownership, the bar gained a bohemian following, though it was not considered one of the leading bars in New Orleans. By 1869, it began being advertised under the name "the Absinthe House". [3] Around 1870, Aleix hired bartender Cayetano Ferrer, who was highly regarded for his work at the French Opera House.