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MTS Oceanos was a French-built and Greek-owned cruise ship that sank in 1991 when she suffered uncontrolled flooding. Her captain, Yiannis Avranas, and some of the crew were convicted of negligence for fleeing the ship without helping the passengers, who were subsequently rescued thanks to the efforts of the ship's entertainers, who made a mayday transmission, launched lifeboats, and helped ...
UNITY of Greater New Orleans reported 1,188 homeless people after their 2018 Point-in-Time count performed in January. [25] As of 2018, New Orleans has maintained a "functional zero" in veteran homelessness for three years. Going forward, UNITY's efforts are focused on support for chronically homeless people with physical and/or mental ...
Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes (French) or Plaza de Armas (Spanish), is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.
Louisiana Creole cuisine: Dress code: Galatoire's dress code is business casual for lunch. No shorts or t-shirts. Jackets are required for gentlemen starting at 5 p.m. nightly and all day Sunday. Street address: 209 Bourbon Street: City: New Orleans: State: Louisiana: Postal/ZIP Code: 70130: Country: United States: Coordinates
Back in the French Quarter at the Bourbon House seafood restaurant, 40-year-old Chad Weaver was shucking oysters for customers and said New Orleanians wouldn't let fear alter the city's upbeat ...
Founded in 1718, New Orleans has survived fires and floods, hurricanes and the transition from French to Spanish and then American ownership. "It's been knocked down and always gotten back up. New ...
New Orleans was transferred to Spain in 1763 following the Seven Years' War. The Great New Orleans Fire of 1788 destroyed 80 percent of the city's buildings. The Spanish rebuilt many of the damaged structures, which are still standing today, so that Bourbon Street and the French Quarter display more Spanish than French influence. [6]
Federal and local authorities are urgently sweeping the French Quarter and the rest of New Orleans on the eve of one of its biggest events of the year, the Sugar Bowl college football game, to see ...