History UsefulNotes / NewOrleans

* ''TheOriginals'', the spinoff of ''TheVampireDiaries'', is set here (and revels in its setting).

* If you ask for directions in New Orleans, don't expect to hear "North", "South", "East", or "West". [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_metropolitan_area#.22Eastbank.22_and_.22Westbank.22 Due to the Mississippi River which curves through the middle of the city]], you'll likely hear something like "Go up on Saint Charles Avenue" if you leave the French Quarter, for example, even though to outsider's eyes, Saint Charles Avenue "appears" to go south and wind back up to going north. Although it sounds complicated, it's really not that hard to figure out when you look at a map.
** Another thing to remember: "Eastbank" and "Westbank" are in reference to the location of the river. This is probably what would trip up visitors the most, since there are fragments of the East Bank that are geographically west of the West Bank, and vice-versa.

* * If you ask for directions in New Orleans, don't expect to hear "North", "South", "East", or "West". [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_metropolitan_area#.22Eastbank.22_and_.22Westbank.22 Due to the Mississippi River which curves through the middle of the city]], you'll likely hear something like "Go up on Saint Charles Avenue" if you leave the French Quarter, for example, even though to outsider's eyes, Saint Charles Avenue "appears" to go south and wind back up to going north. Although it sounds complicated, it's really not that hard to figure out when you look at a map.

* Tourists think they're cute by pronouncing it "N'awlins. To not come off as a douchebag, just go with "New-OH'rlins/Or-LEANS". Once you've lived here a couple years, your speech will naturally slur it down to "N'awlins," but don't force it.
* "The East Bank" and "The West Bank" are in reference to the location of the Mississippi River, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_metropolitan_area#.22Eastbank.22_and_.22Westbank.22 which curves through the middle of the city.]] As a result, the East Bank is actually west of the West Bank.

->''"New Orleans resembles Genoa or Marseilles, or Beirut or the Egyptian Alexandria, more than it does New York.... Like Havana and Port-au-Prince, New Orleans is within the orbit of a Hellenistic world that never touched the North Atlantic. The Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico form a homogenous, though interrupted, sea."''\\
--'''A. J. Liebling''', ''The Earl of Louisiana'' (quoted in ''AConfederacyOfDunces'')

* The JamesBond movie ''Film/LiveAndLetDie.''

* ''DejaVu''

Ah, the Big Easy, famous for Mardi Gras, [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo]], and jazz music, despite not inventing any of these. Also hurricanes. The French have a consulate there. Another claim to fame is the food; you can find almost any kind of seafood (except lobster) here. The squeamish can rest easy about how well-cooked their food is.

* HBO's ''{{Treme}}'', from the creators of ''TheWire''.

->''New Orleans resembles Genoa or Marseilles, or Beirut or the Egyptian Alexandria, more than it does New York.... Like Havana and Port-au-Prince, New Orleans is within the orbit of a Hellenistic world that never touched the North Atlantic. The Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico form a homogenous, though interrupted, sea.''
-->-- '''A. J. Liebling''', ''The Earl of Louisiana'' (quoted in ''AConfederacyOfDunces'')

* AnneRice. She authors some quite exquisite scenery about the Big Easy: ''ExitToEden'', ''InterviewWithAVampire'', ''[[MayDecemberRomance Belinda]]'', ''Feast of All Saints'', ''[[TheVampireChronicles Blood Canticle]]'', ''[[TheVampireChronicles Blackwood Farms]]'', ''Taltos, The Witching Hour'', ''[[TheVampireChronicles Memnoch the Devil]]'', and ''[[TheVampireChronicles The Tale of the Body Thief]]''.

* Nico Di Angelo spends some time in New Orleans before [[{{Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians}} "The Sword of Hades"]] starts.

* The Kane Siblings travel to New Orleans in [[{{Main/TheKaneChronicles}} ''The Red Pyramid'']] to meet Anubis. Much like Nico above, he apparently likes the whole "celebrating death" thing.

* Hazel Levesque is from New Orleans in [[TheHeroesOfOlympus]]

* Nico Di Angelo spends some time in New Orleans before [[{{Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians}} "The Sword of Hades"]] starts
* Hazel Levesque is from New Orleans in [[{{Characters/TheHeroesOfOlympus}}The Heroes of Olympus]]
* The Kane Siblings travel to New Orleans in [[{{Main/TheKaneChronicles}} "The Red Pyramid"]] to meet Anubis.

Ah, the Big Easy, famous for Mardi Gras, [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo]], and jazz music, despite not inventing any of these. Also hurricanes. The French have a consulate there. Another claim to fame is the food; you can find almost any kind of seafood (except lobster) here. The squeamish can rest easy about how well-cooked their food is. Due to the fact that New Orleans is under sea level and more atmospheric pressure, the boiling point of water is much higher than normal.

Ah, the Big Easy, famous for Mardi Gras, [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo]], and jazz music, despite not inventing any of these. Also hurricanes. The French have a consulate there. Another claim to fame is the food; you can find any time of seafood (except lobster) here. The squeamish can rest easy about how well-cooked their food is. Due to the fact that New Orleans is under sea level and more atmospheric pressure, the boiling point of water is much higher than normal.

Ah, the Big Easy, famous for Mardi Gras, [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo]], and jazz music, despite not inventing any of these. Also hurricanes. The French have a consulate there. If you want to sound like a local, make sure you pronounce it with two syllables, something like "n'aw-lins". Another claim to fame is the food; you can find any time of seafood (except lobster) here. The squeamish can rest easy about how well-cooked their food is. Due to the fact that New Orleans is under sea level and more atmospheric pressure, the boiling point of water is much higher than normal.

* Tourists think they're hot shit when they attempt that last bit. To not come off as a douchebag, just go with "New-OH'rlins/Or-LEANS". Once you've lived here a couple years, your speech will naturally slur it down to "N'awlins," but don't force it.

Ah, the Big Easy, famous for Mardi Gras, [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo]], and jazz music, despite not inventing any of these. Also hurricanes. The French have an embassy there. If you want to sound like a local, make sure you pronounce it with two syllables, something like "n'aw-lins". Another claim to fame is the food; you can find any time of seafood (except lobster) here. The squeamish can rest easy about how well-cooked their food is. Due to the fact that New Orleans is under sea level and more atmospheric pressure, the boiling point of water is much higher than normal.

** Tourists think they're hot shit when they attempt that last bit. To not come off as a douchebag, just go with "New-OH'rlins/Or-LEANS". Once you've lived here a couple years, your speech will naturally slur it down to "N'awlins," but don't force it.

Ah, the Big Easy, famous for Mardi Gras, [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo]], and jazz music, despite not inventing any of these. Also hurricanes. The French have an embassy there. If you want to sound like a local, make sure you pronounce it with two syllables, something like "n'aw-lins". Another claim to fame is the food; you can find any time of seafood (except lobster) here. The squeamish can rest easy about how well-cooked their food is. Due to the fact that New Orleans is under sea level and more atmospheric pressure, the boiling point of water is much higher than normal.

Ah, the Big Easy, famous for Mardi Gras, [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo]], and jazz music, despite not inventing any of these. Also hurricanes. The French have an embassy there. If you want to sound like a local, make sure you pronounce it with two syllables, something like "n'aw-lins". Another claim to fame is the food; you can find any time of seafood (except lobster) here.

Note: Tourists think they're hot shit when they attempt that last bit. To not come off as a douchebag, just go with "New-OH'rlins/Or-LEANS". Once you've lived here a couple years, your speech will naturally slur it down to "N'awlins," but don't force it.

Ah, the Big Easy, famous for Mardi Gras, [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo]], and jazz music, despite not inventing any of these. Also hurricanes. The French have an embassy there. If you want to sound like a local, make sure you pronounce it with two syllables, something like "n'aw-lins".

Note: Tourists think they're hot shit when they attempt that last bit. To not come off as a douchebag, just go with "New-OH'rlins". Once you've lived here a couple years, your speech will naturally slur it down to "N'awlins," but don't force it.

->''"Being a [[AfterTheEnd post apocalyptic]] town's gonna be cool. Other towns'll be scared of us."''
-->--'''Jane Lane''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}''