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[2] [3] The area began being called the French Quarter in 1973 when preservation efforts began for warehouse buildings on the Lodge Alley block. The name recognizes the high concentration of French merchants in the area's history. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] Chalmers Street in the French Quarter ...
According to New Orleans Police Department, gang related homicides spiked in 2007, which drove the city's homicide rate to a record high. [2] Some of the most vicious cliques, like the Dooney Boys and the 9th ward G-Strip Gang, moved to other cities and clashed with each other in violent gun battles.
K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen was a Cajun and Creole restaurant in the French Quarter owned by Paul Prudhomme that closed in 2020. [1] [2] Prudhomme and his wife Kay Hinrichs Prudhomme opened the restaurant in 1979. The restaurant is “credited with helping put New Orleans on the culinary map” and popularizing Cajun cuisine. [3]
Hurricane Katrina severely damaged the restaurant in 2005, causing it to close. [2] [4] [6] In 2007, Mr. B's Bistro was rebuilt to look the same as before the hurricane hit, and reopened. [4] [6] Cindy Brennan authored The Mr. B's Bistro Cookbook: Simply Legendary Recipes From New Orleans's Favorite French Quarter Restaurant (ISBN 0976300605). [11]
The leader of an alleged Waianae gang pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to running chicken fighting derbies and illegal gambling dens, and marketing methamphetamine. Edward Caspino, 46 ...
Members of Doreen's Jazz New Orleans band - Lawrence Ketchens II (Sousaphone), Doreen Ketchens, and Deverick Francois, perform for tourists in New Orleans' French Quarter on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
The French Quarter is the oldest section of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. French Quarter may also refer to: French Quarter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; French Quarter (Charleston, South Carolina), United States; Belden Place, sometimes called the French Quarter, San Francisco, California, United States
The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré (UK: /ˌvjɜː kəˈreɪ/; US: /vjə kəˈreɪ/; [4] French: [vjø kaʁe]), is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans ( French : Nouvelle-Orléans ) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville , the city developed around the Vieux Carré ("Old ...