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Eyewitness TravelNew Orleans
NEW ORLEANS
MUSEUMS
JAZZ
FESTIVALS • MAPS
GARDENS • HOTELS • WALKS
SHOPS • CAJUN FOOD • BARS
THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT
OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU
New Orleans Area by Area
Most of the sights described in this guide lie within
the five areas shown on the map below. Each of
these areas has its own chapter. The center of New
Orleans – the Upper and Lower French Quarters,
and the Warehouse and Central Business Districts –
is relatively compact and easy to get around, and MID-CITY
the suburbs are served by convenient transport links.
As one of the busiest international ports in the
country, the city is constantly growing; the sights
outside the city limits are described in Beyond New
Orleans (see pp136–57).
MID-CITY
Pages 114–127
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ISSN 1542-1554
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wrought-iron balcony in the French Quarter
ROYAL STREET 48
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SHOPPING IN
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Vegetables and fruit for sale
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Preservation Hall, one of New ENTERTAINMENT IN
Orleans’ best jazz venues NEW ORLEANS 194 INDEX 236
The city has been divided into five sightseeing are numbered and clearly located on an Area
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summing up its character and history, and area. Finding your way about the area sec-
listing all the sights to be covered. The sights tion is made easy by a numbering system.
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Head back to the French
Quarter and visit the Historic
New Orleans Collection (see
pp60–61), where exhibits
illustrate Creole life in the
19th century. Take a stroll
along Royal Street (see
pp48–9), with its galleries A group of jazz players on Jackson Square
and antiques stores, where
for six blocks performers Explore the maze of tombs
and musicians are found at Lafayette Cemetery (see A FUN DAY OUT FOR
on nearly every corner. If p100). Return to the streetcar THE FAMILY
you want to experience route and board the next
Creole fine dining, Uptown-bound • Clowns and caricatures
stop at Galatoire’s car. At Audubon • A riverboat ride to the zoo
(see p177), an Park (see p111), • Swamps and rare alligators
upscale bistro on walk through lush • History and horror in wax
Bourbon Street. Cul- grounds, or cross
ture fans will love a the street to visit FAMILY OF 4 allow at least $150
modern play at the the campuses of
Southern Repertory Tulane and Loyola Morning
Theatre in Canal universities (see Start at Jackson Square (see
Place (see p94), or p110). Walk, or p54) where clowns, artists,
a classic at Le Petit A streetcar named jump onto another and performers put on a
Théâtre (see p55). St. Charles Uptown-bound show for all. A caricature
streetcar, to the drawn here makes for a
Riverbend (see p111), an unique souvenir. Head across
THE HISTORIC CHARM outdoor recreation area. If Decatur Street to check out
OF THE STREETCAR hungry, grab a counter seat the dance troupes and other
at Camellia Grill (see p180), acts in the performance area
• Go up and down town on a charmingly retro diner. next to the Jax Brewery.
stately streetcars Behind the brewery follow
• Admire mansions and Afternoon the river past the statues of
tombs in the Garden District After crossing Carrollton Woldenberg Riverfront Park
• Lunch in the Riverbend Avenue, window shop along (see p88) to the John James
• Cocktails at sunset bustling Maple Street, with Audubon riverboat (see
its fine book stores and p217). A package deal offers
TWO ADULTS allow at least $75 upscale boutiques. Return to an informative 45-minute
St. Charles Avenue to board cruise to the acclaimed
Morning a downtown-bound streetcar Audubon Zoo (see pp112–
Get your $1.25 fares ready to the Columns Hotel (see 13). If hungry, grab a bite at
and head to the first stop p166), and reward yourself one of the zoo’s cafés (you’ll
of the historic St. Charles with a cocktail at the Victorian find the swamp section’s
Avenue streetcar (see Bar, either on its regal porch popular eaterie is heaving).
pp104–5) at the corner of or inside at the ornate bar. While there, check out the
Canal and Carondelet streets. Louisiana swamp exhibit of
Passengers travel at a steady local wildlife, especially the
pace past the mansions and rare white alligator.
towering oaks. Disembark
at Washington Avenue and Afternoon
head into the Garden District Jump aboard the riverboat
(see pp100–1), where you’ll for the return trip. Back in the
see opulent homes and French Quarter, enjoy scary
splendid gardens that bear dungeon settings, scenes from
witness to the wealth of the New Orleans’ history, and
antebellum South. Drop into famous figures in wax at the
the lobby of the renowned Musée Conti Wax Museum
Commander’s Palace (see (see p58). Grab a muffuletta
p182) restaurant to pick up a A predatory jaguar in the lush at the popular Central Grocery
free guide to historic homes. jungle at Audubon Zoo (see p177) – you’ve earned it.
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THE HISTORY OF
NEW ORLEANS
I
n 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto discovered the
Mississippi River, but it was the Frenchman Robert de La Salle
who sailed down the river for the first time in 1682 and erected
a cross somewhere near the location of modern New Orleans, claim-
ing it and the whole of Louisiana for his king, Louis XIV.
FRENCH COLONY prostitutes were deported from
The first French settlements were France to New Orleans, the first 88
established on the Gulf Coast at women arriving from La
Biloxi. It took another 36 Salpêtrière, a Paris house of
years before Jean Baptiste Le correction, in 1721. The
Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, first slaves had arrived a
established a settlement year earlier, and in 1727
on the Lower Mississippi the Ursuline Sisters
at New Orleans in 1718. arrived and founded their
In 1721, the engineer convent. The Company
Adrien de Pauger laid out of the West speculative
the French Quarter behind bubble eventually burst
the levees that had been and Law’s company col-
constructed. Two years lapsed. In 1731 the king
later the capital of the Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, resumed control and sent
colony was moved from founder of New Orleans Bienville back to govern
Biloxi to New Orleans. and to deal with the trou-
However, the colony did not pros- blesome Chickasaw and Natchez
per, and the French king turned Indians. Commerce began to grow,
over control to a private financier despite the restrictions that the
and speculator, Scotsman John Law, French had imposed on trade with
who floated stock in his Company England, Spain, Mexico, Florida,
of the West and promoted Louisiana and the West Indies. Much of it was
as a utopia, which it was not. The illegal. By 1763 river traffic had
natives were hostile, the land was a grown so prodigiously that exports
swamp, and the climate pestilential, (indigo, sugar, rum, skins, and fur)
but, lured by Law’s advertisements, totaled $304,000.
thousands of Germans and Swiss By that time, the contest for the
left for Louisiana and, if they sur- control of North America had begun
vived the perilous ocean crossing, in earnest; in 1755 the Seven Years’
settled along the Mississippi. War had broken out between Britain
Whenever immigration to the new and France, Spain, and other
colony diminished, criminals and European powers.
TIMELINE
1682 La Salle explores 1720 The first 1727 The 1763 Exports
the Mississippi and shipment of Ursuline Sisters top $300,000
claims Louisiana for slaves arrives arrive in New
Louis XIV on July 7 Orleans
1550 1650 1750
1721 88 women arrive
1541 Spanish 1718 Jean Baptiste from a house of correction.
explorer Hernando Le Moyne, Sieur de Adrien de Pauger lays out
de Soto discovers Iberville, establishes the Vieux Carré
the Mississippi River a settlement
C. de la Motte, an aristocrat of the French colony
St. Louis Cathedral, flanked by the Cabildo (left) and Presbytère, built during Spanish rule
TIMELINE
1769 Governor
O’Reilly suppresses 1788 Fire on
1765 First
the 1766 rebellion March 21 (Good
Acadians Friday) destroys
arrive from 856 buildings
Nova Scotia
1760 1770 1780 1790
1763 Treaty of 1775–83 1791 Toussaint L’Ouverture
Paris signed; Revolutionary leads slave revolt in Saint
Louisiana and War Domingue (Haiti)
New Orleans
ceded to Spain Phillipe de Marigny, an
early plantation owner
STEAMBOATS, COTTON,
AND SUGAR
The arrival of the first
steamboat, in 1812,
opened the city’s trade to
the interior and the
upcountry plantations.
Before the steamboat,
cargo was carried on flat-
boats, which floated
down the O h i o a n d
Mississippi from Louis-
ville, Kentucky, on a jour- The Robert E. Lee steamboat on the Mississippi
ney that took several
weeks. The new steamboats cut the in 1857; it also developed a reputa-
journey to a fraction of that time. tion for its courtly life, riverboat
Between 1803 and 1833, about 1,000 gambling, and easy living. The only
boats a year docked at the port of blights were the frequent epidemics
New Orleans. By the mid-1830s, the of cholera and yellow fever. Between
port was shipping half a million bales 1817 and 1860 there were 23 yellow
of cotton, becoming the cotton capital fever epidemics, killing more than
of the world. By 1840 it was the sec- 28,000 people. The worst, in 1853,
ond most important port in the killed 10,300 people.
nation, after New York, and the popu-
lation had passed 80,000. Other com- CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
modities that enriched the city The Civil War brought prosperi-
were sugar, indigo, coffee, and ty to an end. In 1861 New
bananas. As many as 35,000 Orleans seceded from the
steamboats docked at the Union. In 1862, Union Navy
wharves in 1860, clearing Captain Farragut captured
$324 million worth of trade. New Orleans, and General
By this time, New Benjamin “Beast” Butler
Orleans was the largest city occupied the city on May 1,
in the South, and, with a 1862. Butler hanged William
population of 168,000, it was Mumford for tearing the
the sixth largest city in the United States flag down from
nation. The immense wealth 1845 portrait the Mint, confiscated the prop-
that was being generated led to of a family erty of those who refused to
the city’s further expansion and sign an oath of allegiance, and
cultural development. The city of passed an ordinance declaring that
Lafayette (now the Garden District) any woman who insulted a Union
was annexed in 1852; the French soldier would be regarded as a pros-
Opera House was built in 1858; the titute and locked up. The citizens
Mardi Gras festival became more chafed under his rule and that of his
widely celebrated when the first successor, General Nathaniel Banks.
parading krewe, Comus, was founded After the war, the city struggled to
TIMELINE
1831–5 New 1853 Yellow
Orleans becomes 18
1845 New Orleans fever kills 10,300 Me
the world’s largest is the second biggest between July and
cotton market Ha
port in the country November Civil War gun
Papa Jack’s
Dixieland
Jazz Band
This all-white
band, led by Nick
LaRocca, made
the first jazz
recording
in 1917.
Louis Armstrong
This world-famous jazz
Bordellos, or
trumpeter began singing on the “sporting houses,”
streets of New Orleans. He played were where jazz
with Kid Ory before leaving the gained its popularity.
city in 1923 to join King Oliver’s
band in Chicago.
TIMELINE
Buddy Bolden (1877–1931), Joe “King” Oliver (1885– “King” Oliver
a barber born in New Orleans, 1938) started playing cornet
played cornet and formed one of in New Orleans in 1904, but
the first jazz bands in the 1890s moved to Chicago with his
Creole Jazz Band
Musicians were
screened off so that
they could not see
the patrons.
TIMELINE
1941–45 Higgins
1933 Five New boats produced
Orleans banks fail; at the shipyards 1954 Brown vs.
11 percent of the Board of Education
citizens are on relief orders desegregation
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina – and the subsequent
levee failures – which hit New Orleans
in August 2005 have been called the most
expensive disaster in US history. More
than 850,000 homes were damaged and
A satellite image of
entire communities along the Gulf Coast
Hurricane Katrina of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama 17th Street Canal and
were destroyed overnight. The official London Avenue Canal
death toll in Louisiana alone exceeded 1,400 Katrina’s storm surge over-
people, and many more were forced to relocate whelmed these canals and
across the country. Much of the destruction in flooded much of the city.
the city was caused by floodwaters. The
recovery effort has been a monumental
undertaking: billions of dollars in
insurance proceeds and government
funds have been committed so far.
TIMELINE
Aug 28 Mayor Ray Nagin Sep 24 Hurricane Rita makes landfall;
orders the mandatory Aug 31 Attempts to parts of New Orleans are flooded again
evacuation of New Orleans plug levee breaches fail;
flooding continues until Feb 28, 2006
Aug 26, 2005 State of emergency waters reach the level Mayor Nagin First post-Katrina
declared in Louisiana of Lake Pontchartrain Mardi Gras
2005 2006
Aug 29 Katrina makes landfall; storm Sep 15 President Bush Nov 28 City’s first
surge inundates some communities; pledges to rebuild the city public school reopens
levees fail around New Orleans
and massive flooding reported
Sep 12 Federal Emergency Oct 6 Drinking water declared
Sep 6 Evacuation of Management Agency (FEMA) safe in most of the city
Superdome is completed director Michael Brown resigns
Roof Damage at
the Superdome
Storm winds tore off
the roof of the city’s Lower Ninth Ward
largest sports arena, In this area, water blasted
a refuge for several through the failed levees
thousand residents. with such force that homes
It took days for the were ripped from the
people trapped there ground, leaving little to
to be evacuated. salvage in the flood’s wake.
2007
Aug 24 Port of New Orleans Dec 24 City population
operates at 100 per cent of officially estimated at 300,000
pre-Katrina cargo levels
May 27 Audubon Jun 12, 2007 New Orleans
Aquarium of the appoints its first inspector general New Orleans
Americas reopens to root out city corruption streetcar
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This krewe was
founded in 1872
to organize a
spectacle for
Grand Duke
Alexis, a younger
son of Czar
Alexander II.
King Cake
The traditional
food of Carnival,
each king cake
contains a small
plastic figure of a
baby, representing
the baby Jesus.
Parade Floats
Each Krewe has 14 or
more colorful floats,
some still made of
traditional papier-
mâché, that are
pulled through the
city in the parades.
TIMELINE
1762 The Spanish 1857 Krewe of 1882 Krewe of
pass a law allowing 1827 Masquerade Comus founded at Proteus formed
only Caucasians to balls re- the Gem Saloon by men from the
wear masks authorized in the 100-block Cotton Exchange
of Royal Street
1750 1775 1800 1825 1850 1875
1805 Balls 1870 The Twelfth Night Revelers
and masking Krewe formed; the first to choose
banned and crown a queen
T H E H I S T O R Y O F N E W O R L E A N S 29
WHERE TO SEE
MARDI GRAS
The history of Mardi Gras
is displayed at a permanent
exhibition in the Presbytère
(see pp56–7). Many floats are
constructed at Blaine Kern’s
Mardi Gras World (see p88)
and can be seen there all
year long.
Garden District
See pp98–113 Royal Street
Old US Mint See pp48–49
See pp74–75
Audubon Zoo
See pp112–13
THE GERMANS
French colonists signing a treaty with Native Americans The first Germans arrived in
1722, lured by John Law’s
early 18th centuries. Refugees promotion of the colony as
THE NATIVE AMERICANS from the French colony of an earthly paradise (see p15).
Saint Domingue added a dis- About 10,000 had left their
Numerous Native American tinct West Indian flavor to the homes in the Rhineland be-
tribes lived in the Delta: culture at the beginning of tween 1719 and 1720 after the
Attakpas, Bayougoula, the 19th century. There was a Thirty Years’ War. Nearly 2,000
Okelousa, Choctaw, Houma, continuous flow of immigration arrived in the region, settling
Tunica, and Chitimacha. from France throughout the as small farmers about 25
They were either wiped out rest of the century. Their in- miles (40 km) upstream from
like the Natchez, who were fluence is most clearly seen New Orleans. A second wave
destroyed in the war of 1730, in the cuisine as well as in followed between 1820 and
or removed, like the Choctaw, architecture and decorative 1850, bringing thousands more,
to Oklahoma. Only scattered arts, such as the furniture who were fleeing political
traces of these tribes remain, created by Prudence Mallard. turmoil in Europe. Another
mostly outside the city. wave followed just before the
Civil War, and then another
THE AFRICAN CULTURES
THE FRENCH
The first slaves arrived in
The French came down the 1720, and by 1724 there were
Mississippi from Canada and enough to justify establishing
explored and settled the the Code Noir for their control.
region in the late 17th and New Orleans became known
for its large number of free
people of color, many of
whom came from Haiti during
the 1791–1808 Haitian Revolu-
tion. On the eve of the Civil
War, the city had 13,000 blacks,
slave and free. From Africa and
the West Indies came music
that influenced the birth of jazz
(see pp20–21). During Mardi
Gras and on St. Joseph’s Day
(March 19), the Mardi Gras
Indians in lavish costumes pay
The French Market, where the city’s homage to native Americans Mardi Gras Indian, unique to
diverse cultures mix who hid runaway slaves. New Orleans
THE CAJUNS
CREOLE COTTAGE
Only a few buildings, such as the Old Ursuline Convent (see p68)
and Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop (see p78), remain from this period,
which combines various French styles of the 18th century. Most
were destroyed by a series of fires: one, in 1788, destroyed 856
wooden buildings; a second in 1794 destroyed 212 buildings.
The brick chimney rose through
The roof was made
the center of the house.
of wood tiles.
Brick, stucco, and
timber walls
SPANISH COLONIAL
After the 1788 and 1794 fires, the Spanish decreed that any building of
more than one story must be constructed of brick. The houses that
were subsequently built can still be seen in the French Quarter.
They often combine residence and store, and feature arcaded The second floor
walls, heavy doors and windows, and a flagstone alleyway was the family
leading to a loggia and fountain-graced courtyard. home.
Napoleon House,
in the French Quarter,
19th-century cast- is a typical three-
iron balconies storied Spanish house.
Only the crowning
tower is unique.
FEDERAL TOWNHOUSE
Americans from the Atlantic states brought their Greek Revival
own architectural preferences with them, and the elements, like the
columns, were used
successful among them erected Federal-
in these houses.
style homes that stand out from the
French or Spanish cottages sur-
rounding them in the Quarter. Doorway with
fanlight transoms
Gallerieswere sup-
ported by columns
and window
architraves.
The Beauregard-
Keyes House was
Cast-iron details
built in 1827 and
were used as restored in the 1950s
decoration. by novelist Frances
Parkinson Keyes.
A wide balcony
faced the street.
Esplanade Avenue is The ground floor The French Quarter has Box steps
lined with several kinds was used as a several examples of
of these raised cottages. storage area. traditional shotgun houses.
Brick pillars
raised the Plantation houses
house. were the most
popular style of
residences built
along the Bayou
St. John.
Marie Laveau
The most famous voodoo
queen in New Orleans (see
pp82–3), Laveau celebrated
her rituals on the banks of
Bayou St. John.
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born in Touro Infirmary
in the Garden District. He
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Voices, Other Rooms, in a
rented room at 711 Royal St.
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Born in New Orleans, Mahalia Jackson
author Anne Rice attended This gospel singer
Redemptorist School and (see p80) was born
once lived at 1239 First on Water Street
Street in the Garden District. and grew up at
The city stars in her Vampire an aunt’s house at
Chronicles (see p107). 7467 Esther Street.
Louis Armstrong
Born in a shack
at 2723 Jane Alley,
Louis Armstrong
strongly influenced
the development of
solo jazz performances
(see pp20–21). Armstrong
Park (see p79), near the
French Quarter, and
the city’s airport are
named after him.
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Alley (see p55), when he was
living in the city in 1925.
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QUARTER This general won the
WAREHOUSE AND Battle of New Orleans
CENTRAL BUSINESS
in 1815 (see p17) at
DISTRICTS
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Royal Street’s
famous corn-
stalk fence
CORNSTALK FENCES
There are two “cornstalk” fences in
New Orleans, so-called because of
their decorative motifs. One is at 915
Royal Street (see p77), the other at
Colonel Short’s Villa in the Garden
District (see p107). Both feature
cornstalks entwined with morning
glories and ears of corn; the former
is painted in natural colors.
IRONWORK MOTIFS
In the 1850s, Philadelphia
iron-mongers Wood & Perot
opened a branch office in
New Orleans. Offering
Cast-iron hundreds of patterns specially
railing detail designed for the city, the
company quickly
grew, its motifs including
abstracts, acorns, fruits, cherubs,
bacchants, vines, and animals.
These were soon seen in
railings throughout the city.
NEW ORLEANS
THROUGH THE YEAR
A wide variety of activities and
events takes place in New
Orleans all through the
year. The spring and fall,
enjoying the most temperate
Orleans, such as the French
Quarter Festival in April. The
city also throws parties for
the major holidays, especially
4th of July and New Year’s
weather, are the best times to Eve. The high points of the year,
visit. Although the pace slows however, are Mardi Gras with all
with the heat of the summer, the Carnival festivities, beginning
the city is still alive with in January and running through
indoor and outdoor events. early March, and the New Orleans
Some festivities celebrate Jazz Fest Jazz and Heritage Festival (Jazz
themes specific to New musician Fest) in late April and early May.
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BIENVILLE
Arnaud’s
Count Arnaud
Cazenave opened the
original Arnaud’s in
1918. There are 17
dining rooms with
mosaic tiles, mirrored
walls, and paddle fans
(see p176).
Galatoire’s
Run by the Galatoire family
since 1905, this restaurant
has the ambience of a
perpetual cocktail party.
Old Absinthe
House The World
This building Jeweler
is notable for Lafcadio
its entresol, Hearn, the
the half-story famous Ameri-
between the can journalist,
first and rented a room
second floors. here in 1827.
The bustling Central Business District
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The French Opera House A young crowd
Until it burned down in frequents this
1919, the French Opera lively bar and
House was the social and its balcony.
artistic hub of New Orleans.
Nowadays there is a bar
on the spot.
Pat O’Brien’s
The birthplace
of the inter-
nationally
renowned
“Hurricane”
cocktail,
O’Brien’s has
a spectacular
fire fountain Fritzel’s
in the main Refurbished in 2007, Fritzel’s is the only
courtyard. traditional European jazz club in the city.
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long. Masks, beads, krewe
costumes, and posters are The Historic New Orleans Collection (# 533)
all for sale (see p192). Occupying a complex of houses built in 1792 for Jean-
François Merieult and his wife, this museum boasts a
magnificent collection of art and artifacts (see pp60–61).
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with his bitters and served
the potion in a coquetier
(see p174). Today it is an
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garden (see p55)
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ground for
duels in the The La Branche Buildings (# 700)
18th century. Embellished with fine oak-leaf ironwork,
these buildings were constructed in 1835
for sugar planter Jean Baptiste LaBranche.
SIGHTS AT A GLANCE
Historic Buildings Museums and Galleries Theaters
Louisiana Supreme Court The 1850 House 3 Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux
Building q Hermann-Grima Historic Carré 5
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Pirate’s Alley 6 Jean Lafitte National Historical
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one is displayed on
the third floor of
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official act.
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For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp162–3 and pp176–7
60 N E W O R L E A N S A R E A B Y A R E A
20th-Century Gallery
On display here are books
and artworks depicting the
city in the 1900s, such as The Counting
House, once used for
this Brulator Courtyard by banking activities, is
C. Bennette Moore. now a lecture hall
Plantation Gallery
Plantation life was
often captured in
art. This collage
portrays the hauling
of cotton.
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Gallery
This gallery features
elaborate furniture,
. Victorian Gallery and smaller objects,
such as this teapot.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp162–3 and pp176–7
U P P E R F R E N C H Q U A R T E R 61
VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
533 Royal St. Map 4 C2. Tel
523-4662. v St. Charles Ave.
@ 3, 55, 81, 82. # 9:30am–
4:30pm Tue–Sat. ¢ major hols.
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Slave Funeral
One of a series of paintings by John Antrobus evokes life on
a Louisiana plantation in the Plantation Gallery.
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Gallery
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French Colonial Gallery the Spanish colonial era are
French period items such as shown here.
this refectory table, used in
the Old Ursuline Convent,
are displayed here.
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1792, this area
is now closed
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public
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The shop at On display in this gallery are items
the collection
related to the city prior to the Civil
War, including this painting of a fleet
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private events
Stage
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to board, load, and off-
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STAR FEATURES
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. Steam Calliope
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp162–3 and pp176–7
Lifesavers
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around the ship. . Steam Calliope
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Gift shop
crafted and modeled after the “Gilded
Age” craft of the 1800s.
The Hurricane
Deck features
live jazz music.
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steam engines
were built for
the US Steel
Corporation’s
sternwheeler Paddlewheel
Clairton in Twenty-five tons of white oak propel
1925. the steamboat along the river.
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SIGHTS AT A GLANCE
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Beauregard-Keyes House 6 Lalaurie House 9 French Market 3
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. French Market
Handcrafts,
souvenirs, and . Old Ursuline
curiosities can Convent
be found at
this popular . Old US Mint
flea market 2
70 N E W O R L E A N S A R E A B Y A R E A
Old US Mint 1
See pp74–5.
Flea Market 2
French Market, North Peters St,
between Gov. Nicholls and Barracks
Sts. Map 5 E1. v Riverfront. @ 3,
55. # 9am–7pm daily. 7 = -
0 www.frenchmarket.org
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp163–4 and pp177–9
L O W E R F R E N C H Q U A R T E R , M A R I G N Y, A N D T R E M E 71
Soniat House 7
1133 Chartres St. Map 5 D1.
Tel 522-0570. v Riverfront.
@ 3, 55. www.soniathouse.com
See Where to Stay, p164.
Beauregard-Keyes
House 6
1113 Chartres St. Map 5 D1. Tel 523-
7257. v Riverfront. @ 3, 55. #
10am–3pm Mon–Sat. & 8 hourly.
Gallier House
Museum 8
1132 Royal St. Map 5 D1. Tel 525-
5661. @ 3, 5, 55, 81. # 10am–
3:30pm Mon–Fri. ¢ public hols.
& 8 www.hgghh.org
Revival-style architecture.
Known as the first professional
architect in the US, Benjamin
Henry Latrobe (1764–1820)
was born in England, and
after working as a professional
architect for several years in
Europe he came to the United
States in 1796. Latrobe was
highly influential, and built a
variety of private residences
and public buildings, the lat-
ter ranging from waterworks
to cathedrals. He is largely
responsible for the interior of
the US Capitol Building, and
for the East Portico of the
White House. He died in New Gauche Villa, with its superb original ironwork
Orleans of yellow fever while
supervising the building of a surrounded by grapevines tree-lined 3-mile (2-km)-long
new waterworks. adorns the balcony, cast in street cut through what was
Saarbrucken, Germany, and the most aristocratic Creole
shipped to New Orleans. neighborhood of impressive
Gauche Villa q Rows of anthema and other villas and townhouses. The
Greek floral motifs decorate fashionable elite paraded
704 Esplanade Ave at Royal. the edge of the roof and the in their carriages past the
Map 5 D1. @ 3. v Riverfront. fence posts. Architect James many elegant residences,
¢ to the public. Freret designed the house some of which have survived
for crockery merchant John to this day.
The beautiful ironwork of Gauche in 1856. Many of these homes were
this residence is uniquely designed by the city’s fore-
integral to the villa’s overall most architects, including
design, which accounts for Esplanade Henry Howard, James Gallier,
the building’s harmonious Avenue w Sr., and William and James
appearance. Little of the cast Freret. Their styles range from
iron-work in New Orleans Maps 2 B2 C2–3 and 3 D3/E4. Greek Revival to Italianate
was constructed at the same @ 3, 46, 48. and Queen Anne. Most are
time as the building – mostly still private residences, but
it was added as an after- Today, Esplanade Avenue some have been converted
thought. Numerous patterns acts as the dividing line into handsome bed-and-
are used on the fence, the between the French Quarter breakfasts. A stroll along this
gate, the balconies, and the and Faubourg Marigny, and street will reveal over 190
parapet, casting lovely shad- extends from the Mississippi homes that were built before
ows on the stucco exterior on to Bayou St. John. As early 1900. Every block contains
sun-filled days. A bacchant as the 1830s, this broad, numerous architectural gems.
74 N E W O R L E A N S A R E A B Y A R E A
Old US Mint 1
Early Jazz
Vintage photographs
depict the early bands
with their jug and tin
drums, washboards,
kazoos, and other
homemade
instruments.
Ironwork
The balconies and
railings display some Women in
of the city’s beautiful Jazz exhibit
wrought iron.
Ebony Clarinet
George Lewis, who was most popular during the
1950s and 1960s, played this clarinet.
L O W E R F R E N C H Q U A R T E R , M A R I G N Y, A N D T R E M E 75
Daniel Dana
fashioned this
spear-pointed
fence in the 1850s.
Antique
Coin Store
Jazz Origins
A selection of photographs
of early jazz bands and
musicians, as well as a
steamboat scale model,
are displayed at the Jazz
Collection entrance.
STAR EXHIBITS
. History of the Old US
Mint Exhibition
Main Façade
Visitors enter the Old US Mint through a grand . New Orleans Jazz
Neo-Classical portico, which has been carefully Collection
restored along with the rest of the building.
Central Grocery e
923 Decatur. Map 5 D2. Tel 523-
1620. @ 3, 5, 55. v Riverfront.
# 8am–5:30pm Mon–Sat,
9am–5:30pm Sun. = 0
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Cornstalk Fence y
915 Royal St. Map 5 D2. @ 3, 5, 55.
View of Artillery Park and Moonwalk on the Mississippi River
This handsome cast-iron
landmark fence is one of two Washington Maurice “Moon” Landrieu,
remaining in the city (see who approved the
p106). It was erected around Artillery Park and construction of flood walls
1850, when cast iron began Moonwalk u that made the riverfront area
replacing wrought iron (see accessible to the public.
pp38–9). The cornstalks are Decatur Street (between St. Ann The park was built in 1976
entwined with morning and St. Peter sts). Map 5 D2. and was once used as a
glories, and each element is @ 3, 5, 55. v Riverfront. military training ground, but
painted in its natural color – today the amphitheater and
yellow for the ears of corn, Washington Artillery Park Moonwalk are favored by
green for the stalks, and blue faces Jackson Square from street performers. Crowds
for the morning glories. A across Decatur Street. Inside often gather to witness
butterfly decorates the central the park is an austere concrete impromptu performances
portion of the gate, and a amphitheater with a central by solo musicians, including
spray of holly adorns the staircase leading to the guitarists, clarinettists,
bottom. It was cast by the Moonwalk. This community saxophonists, trombonists,
prestigious Philadelphia boardwalk was named after and steel drummers, who play
company, Wood & Perot. former New Orleans Mayor with an open music case at
their feet to collect donations.
Standing on the Moonwalk,
the audience can enjoy a
welcome break from the
city’s humidity, as a constant
breeze along the waterfront
makes temperatures feel
several degrees cooler than
in the rest of the city. It also
provides an excellent vantage
point from which to view
the river, Jackson Square,
and the surrounding area.
Stone steps lead right down
from the boardwalk to the
Mississippi River where you
can sit and dangle your feet
in the whiskey-colored water,
or watch the steamboats,
ocean-going barges, and
other river traffic float past.
Do not attempt to stand in
the river, however, as the
current is deceptively rapid
and powerful.
If you do want to get closer
to the water, there are plenty
of river cruises – from one-
hour sight-seeing trips to
romantic night-time dinner
Cast-iron Cornstalk Fence and hotel cruises (see p217).
Washington
Square o
Frenchman between Royal and
Dauphine. Map 5 E1. # 9am–6pm
daily. @ 3, 5, 55. 7
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp163–4 and pp177–9
store in the United States. It is in a quartet until he was sent audiences until his death in
worth visiting for its glorious to the Colored Waifs’ Home 1971. The park features an arti-
display of aquatic and exotic after firing a pistol in public. ficial lake, City Auditorium, the
plants in the outdoor gardens, It was there that he learned Mahalia Jackson Theater of
which include an Asian gar- to play the trumpet, and soon the Performing Arts (see p80),
den complete with decorative he was talented enough to and Congo Square (see p80),
Buddhas and Oriental lanterns. challenge such leading and has a bust of Sidney
The water gardens contain players as Joe “King” Oliver Bechet, the great clarinetist
exquisite water lilies, and and Freddie Keppard. He left and soprano saxophone player.
there are also spectacular New Orleans in 1922 to join Bechet was born in New
sculpted fountains, handsome King Oliver in Chicago, and Orleans in 1897, but spent
statuary, attractive pond went on to build an interna- most of his life performing in
designs, and ornamental wall tional career, entertaining London, Paris, and New York.
planters. The gardens were
quite badly damaged by
Hurricane Katrina, but they WOMEN IN JAZZ
have now been repaired. Jazz was not solely a male preserve;
many noted female singers and
musicians also made their names
Armstrong Park a in New Orleans. Blanche Thomas
declined the life of endless one-
Rampart St between St. Peter St night stands and stayed in the city
and St. Ann St. Map 4 C1. singing the blues with such artists
@ 5, 48, 88, 89. f as Al Hirt and Pete Fountain. She
could be heard in the bars along
Named for the legendary Bourbon Street in the early 1970s,
trumpeter Louis “Satchmo” where her command of traditional
Armstrong (see pp20–21), this jazz and big blues voice made her
spacious park stands on Blanche Thomas
a particular favorite. Singer Louise
hallowed jazz ground. It “Blue Lu” Barker is said to have
occupies what used to be influenced both Billie Holiday and Eartha Kitt. Lizzie Miles
a section of Storyville (see dazzled the crowds in the 1920s, and Esther Bigeou was
p81), the legal red-light dis- dubbed the “Creole songbird” in the 1930s. There were also
trict that nurtured so many some prominent female instrumentalists in the early jazz
of the early jazz artists. bands – pianists like Sweet Emma Barrett and Lil Hardin.
Armstrong’s statue stands The most famous female jazz musicians to emerge from
in the park, and his name is New Orleans were the Boswell Sisters (see p21), a trio
emblazoned on the arch at of middle-class white girls who learned jazz from their
St. Ann Street. He was born black maids. Their close harmonies and up-tempo tunes
in New Orleans on August 4, propelled them out of New Orleans and on to a national
1901, and as a boy he spent weekly radio program in the 1930s, and then into movies.
his time singing on the streets
Congo Square s
N Rampart St, between St. Peter St
and St. Philip St. Map 4 C1.
@ 5, 48, 88, 89. 7
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STORYVILLE
From 1897 to 1917 the 38 blocks roughly legislator and political boss Tom Anderson,
bounded by Iberville, Basin, Robertson, and the informal “Mayor” of Storyville. Many of
St. Louis streets were set aside as a legal red- the brothels were quite luxurious, furnished
light district (see p22). Saloons and high-class with velvet drapes, gilt-framed paintings,
brothels lined Basin Street, cheap bawdy leopard-skin fabrics, and plenty of ormolu. At
houses clustered along Dauphine, Burgundy, No. 317 Basin Street, Countess Willie Piazza
St. Louis, Conti, and Bienville streets, while held court. She regularly employed pianist
the poorest huts, called cribs, furnished with Jelly Roll Morton, who played behind a
bed, table, and chair, were found along screen, as did most musicians at these estab-
Rampart and Iberville streets. Names and lishments, so they were not able to observe
addresses of 700 prostitutes were listed in the the patrons who frequented the brothels. The
Blue Book, which was available at bars like district was officially closed in 1917 by the
the Annex, which was operated by state Navy Department (see p22).
VOODOO WORSHIP
Voodoo arrived in New Orleans from Africa, via the Caribbean,
where it originated as a form of ancestor worship among the
West African tribes who were brought to North America as
slaves. During the slave uprising in Saint Domingue in 1793,
many of the planters from Haiti fled to New Orleans, bringing
their slaves (and voodoo) with them. Voodoo enabled those
slaves to preserve their African culture and roots beneath
the mask of the Roman Catholic religion, for it mixed both
traditions. The most famous of all 19th-century voodoo
leaders was Marie Laveau (c.1794–1881), a mulatto and a great
marketer. She used such Catholic elements as prayer, incense,
and saints in her rituals, which she opened to the public for
an admission fee. The high point of the voodoo calendar was
the celebration she held along the Bayou St. John on St. John’s
Eve. She is believed to be buried at St. Louis Cemetery #1. Portrait of Marie Laveau
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commercial area, where the headquarters of
oil, sugar, and cotton corporations and many
public institutions are located. The median
Spanish coat- running through the middle of Canal Street
of-arms
was the neutral ground separating the
English-speaking Americans from the French-speaking
Creole community. Today, Canal Street is lined with
hotels, restaurants, and stores. A casino and the ferry to Harrah’s Casino
Algiers are located at the riverfront end. During the last This enormous casino, with
three decades the riverfront has been totally redeveloped its garish over-the-top decor,
with parks, walks, and such major attractions as the is open 24 hours a day, 365
Aquarium and Riverwalk Marketplace. days a year 6
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Woldenberg
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Named for local
businessman Malcolm
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contains a charming
statue of Woldenberg,
but the most notable
KEY sculpture is the 16-ft
(5-m) tall kinetic steel
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Ocean Song, by
John Scott 1
Woldenberg
Riverfront Park 1
2 Canal St. Map 5 D3.
v Riverfront. @ 3, 55, 57. 7
Riverwalk
Marketplace 4
1 Poydras St. Map 5 D4. Tel 522-
1555. v Riverfront. @ 3, 55, 57,
65. # 10am–7pm Mon–Sat,
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90 N E W O R L E A N S A R E A B Y A R E A
Sea Horses
These are among the
many creatures that
can be seen being fed
by divers in the Carib-
bean Reef tank.
Shark cove
The Amazon
Rainforest
Piranhas lurk in the
waters that flow
under the forest
canopy, which
is inhabited by
tropical birds and
wild orchids.
Food Court
with several
different
kinds of
restaurants.
Gift shop
Main entrance
and informa-
tion center
. The Caribbean
Reef
An acrylic tunnel
underneath a
132,000-gallon
tank provides a
startling perspec-
tive from which Jellyfish
to view the rays, These transparent, fluid creatures sway
parrot fish, and and dance in an exhibit that is one of
other denizens the largest of its kind anywhere in the
that float above. United States.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp164–5 and pp179–80
Adventure
Island
Frogs! has poison This interactive
dart frogs and other play area gives
amphibians from kids the chance to The Entergy
around the world. learn what sharks IMAX Theater
and stingrays feel This cinema
like and to explore adds a high-tech
dimension to the
a pirate ship.
complex. The
screen is 5 ½
stories high.
Sea Otter
Gallery
A lovable pair
of sea otters
frolic in this
exhibit where a
waterfall creates
waves for their
amusement.
STAR FEATURES
94 N E W O R L E A N S A R E A B Y A R E A
St. Patrick’s
Church 0
724 Camp St. Map 4 C4. Tel 525-
4413. @ 3, 41. v St. Charles.
# 11am–1pm Mon–Sat, 9am–1pm
Sun. (Guided tours only.) 7 8
Main entrance to Canal Place and its many luxury stores
Established in 1833 to minister
Canal Place 8 and roaches. Two of the high- to the Irish Catholic popula-
lights are the cooking show, tion, the original St. Patrick’s
Canal and N Peters Sts. Map 4 C3. which illustrates the art of Church was replaced in 1841
@ 3. v Canal. # 10am–7pm cooking with insects, and at the urging of Father James
Mon–Sat, noon–6pm Sun. 7 = - Metamorphosis, a lab where Ignatius Mullon. The brothers
0 www.theshopsatcanalplace.com visitors can observe insect court- Charles and James Dakin
ship, mating, and life cycles. were the original architects,
Downtown’s most upscale Alexander Thompson Wood but James Gallier, Sr. replaced
shopping mall is anchored by was the original architect of them. It is an impressive
Saks Fifth Avenue, and con- the Custom House, though he church with a 185-ft (60-m)
tains fashionable stores such as was succeeded by James high tower, a Gothic-inspired
Betsey Johnson, Kenneth Cole, Dakin, Confederate General interior, and splendid stained-
Brooks Brothers, Williams- Beauregard (see p71), and glass vaulting in the sanctuary.
Sonoma, and Gucci. The third Thomas K. Wharton. Behind the altar are three
floor features the food court, Construction began in 1847 paintings by the French artist
plus the only cinema in the and was completed in 1881. Leon Pomarede. At the center
city that shows foreign, art- Inside, the Marble Hall is is a copy of Raphael’s Trans-
house, and independent films. a dramatic space under a figuration of Christ, flanked
The third floor also houses ground-glass ceiling with a by St. Patrick Baptizing the
the Southern Repertory Theat- decorative stained-glass Irish Princesses and Christ
er, which stages excel- Walking on Water.
lent productions and Each of these works
provides a showcase dates to 1841.
for local playwrights. Although the Irish
There are spectacular community has largely
views of the Mississip- moved away from the
pi River from the neighborhood, the
fourth floor. congregation still
draws loyal followers
Custom from other districts.
Father Mullon is still
House/ remembered as an
Audubon ardent Confederate.
He prayed publicly for
Insectarium 9 a Confederate victory,
and when General
423 Canal St. Map 4 C3. Benjamin “Beast”
@ 3. v Canal. Audubon Butler (see pp18–19)
Insectarium Tel 861-2537. accused him of refus-
# call for opening hours. ing to bury a Union
soldier, he volunteered
In the summer of 2008, that he would be “very
this architectural land- happy to bury them
mark will become the all.” At noon on St.
home of the Audubon Patrick’s Day, a mass is
Insectarium, a state-of- attended by most Cath-
the-art museum with olics as an important
fascinating displays of part of the festivities
termites, butterflies, The impressive tower of St. Patrick’s Church held all over the city.
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For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp164–5 and pp179–80
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STAR SIGHTS
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104 N E W O R L E A N S A R E A B Y A R E A
A metal pole
conducts power from
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Touro Synagogue
This building is named after
Judah Touro, who came to
New Orleans from Newport,
Rhode Island, and donated
the money for its construction.
Christ Church
Lee Circle This bulding is
This 60-ft (18-m)- tall Doric one of the few
column supports a statue examples of
of General Robert E. Lee, Gothic Revival
looking north (see p96). style in the city.
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building was used
by director Louis The Latter Public Library
Malle as one of the One of the most elegant library buildings,
sets for his movie the Latter Public Library started life in 1907
Pretty Baby as a private mansion and was donated to
(1970). the city in the 1940s.
The Women’s Guild Opera House, combining an octagonal tower and a Greek Revival main house
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp166–7 and pp180–82
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp166–7 and pp180–82
Audubon Zoo o
Taking a rest on a hot day in Audubon Park
See pp112–13.
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Primates,
such as orangutans
and gorillas,
play here.
Reptile Encounter
King cobra, python, boa
Sea Lions constrictors, and the
The sea lion pool is one of the oldest features of impressive Komodo dragon
the zoo. Feeding time draws the crowds. hold court here.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp166–7 and pp180–82
Flamingos
Near the river
cruise landing, a
peaceful lake is
home to dozens
of beautiful
flamingos.
Elephant Plaza
An elephant show is
presented in front of
the plaza, while
children are
able to enjoy
the unique
experience of
touching one.
St. Charles
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shuttle stop
Australian
Outback
This area
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Australian out-
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back with its
kangaroos and . Louisiana Swamp
kookaburras.
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GETTING THERE
Routes 22, 46, 48, 54, 90.
The Canal Streetcar runs from
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Park Ave. A spur line goes to
City Park itself.
Rose garden entrance, Botanical Gardens
N E W O R L E A N S A R E A B Y A R E A 115
MID-CITY
E xtending from the French
Quarter toward Lake Pont-
chartrain, Mid-City is the
greenest part of New Orleans, with
the largest swath of land taken up
Cypress Grove. The major streets in the
area are Canal Street and Esplanade
Avenue. Canal cuts through a
series of ethnic neighborhoods,
while Esplanade is lined with
by City Park. This is carved out of Creole mansions. Mid-City
an old plantation that was donated suffered heavily from flooding
to the city in 1850 by bank director in the aftermath of Hurricane
John McDonogh on the provision Katrina. With the exception of
that the funds from its sale be a few small patches where the
used for public schools. The land is above sea level, the region
city bent the rules a little and was under water for weeks.
created a park instead. The Tremendous strides have been
Angel statue in
other green areas in Mid-City Greenwood cemetery
made toward reconstruction,
are given over to various and today the bright-red Canal
cemeteries such as Greenwood, s t r e e t c a r r u m b l e s t h r o u g h t h i s
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M I D - C I T Y 117
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information, a gift shop, and food concessions.
The carousel in City Park, one of the oldest enclosed carousels in the United States
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp167–8 and pp183–4
Sports Facilities in
City Park 5
Map 2 A1 B1. Riverfront.
Tel 482-4888. @ 46, 48, 90.
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120 N E W O R L E A N S A R E A B Y A R E A
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third floor
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STAR EXHIBITS
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shop
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and Child
Art storage
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Armchair First floor
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M I D - C I T Y 121
VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Melanesian Ancestor Figure
This carved-wood figure from 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park.
Map 2 A1. Tel (504) 658-4100.
the Abelan peoples in Papua
@ 46, 48. # noon–8pm Wed,
New Guinea is one of the 10am–5pm Thu–Sun. ¢ public
finest representations of the hols. & 7 0 - 8
religious art of Melanesia.
GALLERY GUIDE
The main entrance leads to three
European art collections. The
second floor houses the American
Art, the Fabergé, and three further
European collections. The third
floor offers African, Oceanic,
and Native American exhibits.
122 N E W O R L E A N S A R E A B Y A R E A
M I D - C I T Y 123
SCULPTURE GARDEN
One of Ellen Biddle’s fountains gracing the gardens of Longue Vue House
CHOOSING A WALK
The Three Walks Faubourg
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three guided walks in relation to (pp134–5)
the main sightseeing areas
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and tradition. The beautiful plantations of the Mississippi
River, Baton Rouge (the capital of Louisiana), and the famous
Cajun Country are full of cultural and entertainment interest.
Venturing beyond New Orleans allows you to experience the unique
mixture of Louisiana’s cultures in all their various accents.
The lifeblood of New Orleans was, Governor’s Mansion. Other sights
and still is, the Mississippi River. In include the Rural Life Museum, the
the 18th and 19th centuries, the World War II destroyer the USS
river banks were lined with large Kidd, and the Louisiana State
plantations producing all kinds University. To the west of Baton
of commodities, including sugar, Rouge lie the massive Atchafalaya
tobacco, and cotton, which Swamp and Cajun Country.
were shipped around the The latter is famous for its
world via New Orleans. Francophone culture, Cajun
Today only a handful of plan- and zydeco music, and its
tation homes survive along robust, spicy cuisine. Visitors
the River Road, but many are can explore Cajun culture in
open to visitors, and some a number of towns in this
Sculpture at the
offer accommodation. Louisiana State Capitol
area – Eunice, Lafayette, and
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Opelousas – as well as along
the state capital, Baton Rouge, had a the bayous of New Iberia, and Avery
population of about 600,000; Island. To get a feel for life on the
however, as people resettled away bayous, you can attend a fais do-do
from low-lying areas, numbers rose to (dance), try the local cuisine, or tour
close to 700,000. An oil-refining center, the McIlhenny Tabasco Sauce Factory.
Baton Rouge has several attractions For an insight into the Cajun way of
associated with its role in state life, visitors can drift among age-old
government, including the State cypress trees in the swamps, or visit
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GETTING AROUND
All of the sights can be reached easily
by road from New Orleans. Interstate 10
(I-10) connects the city directly to Baton
Rouge. Some exits from route I-10 also
lead to the River Road Plantations and to
Cajun Country. From New Orleans, several
guided tours to the bayous are available
(see p221), which offer a convenient way Cajun Music Hall of Fame, Eunice
to explore life on the bayous. A country store dating from the 1930s now
houses a museum of local music.
Nottoway
Built in 1859, Neo-Classical Nottoway Planta-
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and breakfast and has a fine restaurant.
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SIGHTS AT A GLANCE
Baton Rouge 2
Eunice 4
Lafayette 6
Lower Mississippi Plantations 1
New Iberia and Avery Island 8
Opelousas 5 Swamp canal near Baton Rouge
St. Martinville 7 Numerous canals cross the swamps, providing
Upper Mississippi Plantations 3 access to the area.
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Madewood Plantation
This Greek Revival style plantation
house is one of the best preserved in the
area and is also a bed and breakfast.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp168–9 and pp184–5
NEW ORLEANS •
LOCATOR MAP
Oak Alley
A glorious double row of live oak trees lines the
drive to this mansion, which was built in 1836.
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The slaves who worked this typical Creole-
style plantation are the source for the
Brer Rabbit folktales.
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mansion was Freeway
constructed with Major road
a combination of
wood and brick. Minor road
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp168–9 and pp184–5
E Houmas House
40136 Hwy 942, River Rd, Darrow.
Tel (225) 473-7841. # 9am–5pm
Mon–Tue, 9am–8pm Wed–Sun.
The Great White Ballroom at Nottoway plantation ¢ Dec 25, Jan 1. & 8
With its grand two-story
even before the house was gunboat officer, who asked verandas and monumental
built for Jacques Telesphore that it be spared because he Tuscan columns, Houmas
Roman III in 1837. The house had once been a guest of the House is one of the
and grounds are so striking Randolphs. It now operates most recognizable
that it has been used as a as a bed and breakfast. plantation villas
location for several movies, in the South. As
including The Long Hot E Madewood well as sprawling
Summer (1985) and Interview 4250 Hwy 308, Napoleonville. gardens, there is
with the Vampire (1994). A Tel (985) 369-7151 or (800) 375- also a second
slave gardener developed 7151. # 10am–4pm daily. ¢ Dec house, a two-story
the first commercial variety 25, Jan 1, Thanksgiving. 8 & French Colonial-era
of pecan nut, the “Paper Built in the prosperous times structure, which
Shell,” on the property. of pre-Civil War Louisiana, is attached to the
Madewood is unusual among main house by
E Nottoway south Louisiana plantation a carriageway.
30970 Hwy 405, White Castle. houses. It is a classic Greek The main house, Embroidery
Tel (225) 545-6884. Revival house, uninflu- dating from 1840, stand
# 9am–5pm daily. enced by the raised is furnished in
¢ Dec 25. 8 & Creole villa style that high antebellum style with
This is the largest predominates in the a fine collection of period
plantation on this region. It was the first antiques. It survived the Civil
stretch of the significant building War because its Irish owner,
Mississippi. It was by architect Henry John Burnside, claimed
designed by architect Howard and erected immunity as a British subject.
Henry Howard to Antique clock between 1840–48 for A wealthy merchant, Burnside
accommodate John at Nottoway sugar planter Thomas amassed several sugar mills
Hampden Randolph, Pugh using construc- and at the end of the 19th
his wife, and a family of tion materials from his hold- century, this plantation was
11 children, and completed ings. Bricks for the exterior producing as much as 20
in 1859. Randolph was a were made on the plantation million pounds (9 million kg)
wealthy sugar planter and then covered with stucco of sugar each year.
originally from Virginia. The
mansion occupies 53,000 sq ft
(18,000 sq m), with 64 rooms,
16 fireplaces, 200 windows,
and 165 doors. At the time
it was built, it incorporated
some innovative conveniences
such as indoor plumbing, gas
lighting, and coal fireplaces.
In the Great White Ballroom,
which is 65 ft (22 m) long,
seven of Randolph’s daughters
celebrated their weddings. It
is the largest and most impres-
sive room in the house. It
survived the Civil War due to
the intervention of a Union Houmas House, a fine example of Greek Revival style
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Greenwood Plantation
One of the largest and most beautiful
plantation houses in the area, Green-
wood was built in 1830 by William
Ruffin Barrow in
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The Myrtles
Built between 1796 and 1830,
The Myrtles plantation is
exceptionally well preserved.
Its 120-ft (40-m)-long cast-iron
gallery is its most extravagant
exterior feature.
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Cottage Plantation
With its original 14-karat gold wallpaper in 0 miles 3
the parlor, offers one of the best stays in the
area. Andrew Jackson stayed here after the
Battle of New Orleans (see p17).
Natchez
Catalpa
This little Victorian cottage is surrounded
by 30 acres of splendid gardens. Tours of
the interior reveal numerous interesting
historic family heirlooms.
• ST FRANCISVILLE
Baton Rouge
Oakley House
Naturalist John James Audubon (see
p111) tutored James Pirrie’s daughter,
Eliza, at this plantation. Many of
Audubon’s original prints are on
display. Fascinating nature trails
are also available.
Rosedown
This plantation has KEY
remarkable original Major road
furnishings, plus fine Minor road
formal gardens.
E Catalpa
9508 Hwy 61, St. Francisville.
Tel (225) 635-3372.
# by appointment only.
¢ Dec 15–Jan 31. & 8
The current building is a
reconstruction of the original,
which was destroyed in a fire
in 1885. Carolinian William J.
Fort established the plantation
in the early 1800s. He was
famous for his hospitality Greenwood Plantation, furnished with impressive antebellum pieces
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For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp168–9 and pp184–5
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When the first Acadians arrived in 1764, they settled
along the bayous and in the prairie lands west of
New Orleans. Being rural people, they worked as
farmers and made a living from the swamps. Lafayette
was the first city they founded, and it has remained
at the heart of the Cajun culture, because of the strong
Arcadian family traditions and cultural heritage.
Community centers, restaurants, several detailed
reconstructions of Cajun villages, and its own local
architectural style have imprinted this city with a
unique atmosphere and the distinctive feeling of
being in the Cajun Country.
E Acadian Cultural Center P Lafayette Museum/
501 Fisher Rd, Lafayette. Tell (337) Alexandre Mouton House Harp on display at the Alexandre
232-0789. # 8am–5pm daily. 1122 Lafayette St, Lafayette. Mouton House
¢ Dec 25. 7 Tell (337) 234-2208. # 9am–
A 37-minute film dramatizes 4:30pm Tue–Sat, 1–4pm Sun. governor of Louisiana – a
the British deportation of the ¢ major hols. & 7 notable example of Cajun
Acadian population from Jean Mouton, founder of success. The house contains
Canada’s Acadie, and charts Lafayette, built the original furnishings, paintings, maps,
their diaspora to France and house around 1800. He and and documents relating to
to places along the east his wife Marie the city’s history, plus some
coast of North and their 12 glittering Mardi Gras
America, children used it costumes and regalia.
before their only on Sundays
final arrival in when they came from E University Art Museum
Louisiana. In an their plantation in 1710 East St. Mary Boulevard,
adjacent display Old-fashioned Carencro to attend Lafayette. Tell (337) 482-2278. #
area, informative Cajun plough church and socialize. 10am–5pm Tue–Sat. ¢ major hols.
exhibits, featuring In 1825 the sixth son, & 7 www.louisiana.edu/uam
photographs and artifacts, Alexandre, moved his family This small art museum is
focus on every aspect of and law practice into the located on the campus of the
Acadian culture, including house. He later became a University of Louisiana at
language, music, architecture, United States senator and Lafayette, an institution with
religion, cuisine, the Courir
festival (see p152), and all
kinds of handcrafts.
E Vermilionville
300 Fisher Rd, Lafayette. Tell (337)
233-4077. # 10am–4pm Tue–Sun
(last admission 3pm). ¢ major hols.
& 7 www.vermilionville.org
This fascinating living-history
museum features a collection
of buildings dating from
1790 to 1890 assembled into
a typical Cajun village on
23 acres. Its name, Vermilion-
ville, was the original name
for the city of Lafayette.
Costumed artisans demon-
strate the skills that were
needed to survive in 18th-
and 19th-century Louisiana;
woodworking, blacksmithing,
spinning, weaving, and cook-
ing. It is pleasant to wander
from building to building
imagining what traditional
Cajun life was like. A per-
formance hall, where Cajun
bands regularly entertain, is
open in the afternoon. Original Acadian chapel in Vermilionville
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The University Art Museum, a 2001 design in steel, stone, and glass
17,000 students, which has an steel with state-of-the-art E The Acadian Village
excellent Computer Science exhibition spaces. It has 200 Greenleaf Dr, Lafayette.
department and is also home many outstanding works of Tell (337) 981-2364. # 10am–4pm
to both the National Wetlands
W art, including European and daily. ¢ Mardi Gras, Thanksgiving,
Research Center and the American art from the 18th, Dec 25, Jan 1. & 7
Center for Louisiana Studies. 19th, and 20th centuries, and At this version of a recreated
The University Art Museum a wide assortment of 2nd 19th-century village, most of
was founded in 1968 and century BC Egyptian artifacts. the buildings are original,
has a permanent collection This permanent exhibition although they have been
of more than 1,500 works also includes an excellent moved here from other
including paintings, sculpture, collection of African locations. The houses are
folk art, and textiles. The American folk art. Diverse furnished with typical Cajun
emphasis is on the cultural architectural drawings, as furniture and tools, and are
heritage of Louisiana. In 2001, well as student works, are tended by costumed guides
the museum moved to a bold displayed along with tempo- who demonstrate such skills
new building of glass and rary exhibits all year long. as spinning, weaving, and
blacksmithing. One of the
residences was the birthplace
THE ACADIANS of state senator, Dudley
Driven by the British from Acadia, in Nova Scotia, Canada, LeBlanc, the creator of a
the Acadians (or “Cajuns”) settled along the bayous of cure-all tonic called Hadacol,
Louisiana in 1764, working as farmers. For generations which was still in use as
they were disparaged, and in the 20th century their culture recently as the 1950s.
came under threat, first when compulsory education
was introduced in 1916 and the French language
was forbidden, and later in the 1930s when Huey
Long (see p146) built roads across the swamps,
opening their communities to a wider world.
When oil was discovered, the transformation
intensified; outsiders flooded in and the
Francophone culture was endangered. The
culture survived largely because Cajuns have
a strong sense of family and attachment to
place. Today Cajun Country is the largest
French-speaking community in the United
States. In the 1960s, Cajun pride was restored
when the teaching of French returned to the
classrooms. At the same time, Cajun and
zydeco music started growing in popularity
among a broader audience, and Cajun
Traditional cuisine, promoted by chef Paul Prudhomme
Acadian dress (see p177), spread across the country. Dentist’s chair at the Acadian
Village’s infirmary
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3848 W Lakeshore Dr, Baton Rouge, 70808 Tell (866) 610-2665 Fax
x (225) 383-4200 Rooms 128
Nestled in the Louisiana State University campus, this hotel is primarily for students and conference attendees, but
others can stay as well. All suites have kitchens. There is a laundry facility, and a super pool and fitness center. It is
fun to stay on campus, and there is easy access to highways. www.thecookhotel.com
8860 Highland Rd, Baton Rouge, 70808 Tell (225) 769-7358 Fax
x (225) 769-7358 Rooms 5
Located on the grounds of a Civil War stockade, the grim name is belied by the expansive hospitality of the host.
The modern Spanish-styled house is airy and light. All rooms have private baths. Breakfast can be Continental or
enormous. The house is near the LSU campus. www.thestockade.com
1905 Verot School Rd, Lafayette, 70508 Tell (337) 984-9347 Rooms 8
Innkeepers Maugie and Pat Pastor serve lavish breakfasts in the morning and bottomless drinks in the evening.
Rooms in the main house and garden cottage are furnished with antiques. Ghost sightings are reported, but these
are of the amusing rather than malicious type. www.tfreres.com
446 E Main St, New Iberia, 70560 Tell (337) 365-7603 Rooms 5
This lovingly maintained 1910 arts and crafts villa makes a nice change from plantation sites. It is in the New Iberia
historic district, close to all the main sites. Rooms are furnished with American antiques. Three of the rooms have
shared baths. A lavish breakfast is served in the dining room. www.bbhost.com
Key to Price Guide see p162 Key to Symbols see back cover flap
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8317 Weeks Island Rd, New Iberia, 70560 Tell (337) 364-2970 Rooms 2
The house looks suburban, but the atmosphere is pure Cajun. Hostess Eleanor Naquin serves heroic breakfasts
and loves to arrange for guests to have a full immersion into Acadian life. Pets are welcome, but children must
be at least 12 and “well behaved.”
5505 Rip Van Winkle Road, New Iberia, 70560 Tell (337) 359-8525 Fax
x (337) 359-8526 Rooms 2
Two small but roomy houses are available for overnight guests: Servants’ Quarters and Cook’s Cottage. Both date
from the estate’s early years. Furnished with four-poster beds, luxury linens, and kitchenettes, the cottages are
surrounded by acres of manicured gardens. www.ripvanwinklegardens.com
5689 Commerce St, St. Francisville, 70775 Tell (225) 937-9533 Rooms 10
This 1920s motor court has been restored with taste and whimsy. The cabins are small, even tiny, but have period
furnishings and kitchenettes. The motor court is flanked by the excellent Magnolia Café and Birdman Coffeehouse
& Books, all owned by the same family.
8345 Hwy 61, St. Francisville, 70775 Tell (225) 635-6312 Fax
x (225) 635-6370 Rooms 7
The same family has owned this plantation since 1796. The 1810 main building is an unpretentious family house
with centuries of history and is open for tours. Guests stay in one of seven cottages on the grounds, all with
antiques, kitchens, and individual character. www.butlergreenwood.com
10528 Cottage Lane, St. Francisville, 70775 Tell (225) 635-3674 Rooms 7
Unlike many plantation B&Bs, visitors stay in the big house at Cottage. Indeed, it is a huge house, built in stages
between 1795 and 1859. There is also a cabin for guests. Rooms are furnished with antiques and have private
baths. Shopping alert – an antique store is located on the grounds. www.cottageplantation.com
6838 Highland Rd, St. Francisville, 70775 Tell (225) 655-4475 Fax
x (225) 655-3292 Rooms 12
Staying in one of the modern cottages on the plantation grounds is an experience that anyone who loves solitude
will enjoy. Greenwood is deep in the countryside. The cottages are comfortable and clean. A tour of the main house
is occasionally included in the price. www.greenwoodplantation.com
10101 Hwy 965, St. Francisville, 70775 Tell (225) 635-6617 Rooms 8
There’s a slight tinge of Disneyland to this modern 240-acre (96-ha) Greek Revival retreat. Built in the 1990s, it hosts
meetings, weddings, and cultural events. Overnight guests stay in a replica antebellum house with modern amenities
and canopy beds. www.hemingbough.com
Royal at Ferdinand St, St. Francisville, 70775 Tell (225) 635-6116 Fax
x (225) 635-0072 Rooms 3
The inn is on a small yet beautiful site, giving it a secret garden feel. The suites have a shabby-chic look that invites
you to cuddle up in a canopied bed or overstuffed chair. Breakfast is delivered to the rooms, which have microwaves
and fridges. Cocktails are served in the afternoons. www.shadetreeinn.com
7747 Hwy 61, St. Francisville, 70775 Tell (225) 635-6277 Fax
x (225) 635-5837 Rooms 11
The B&B at this historically and architecturally significant mansion is wildly popular because of its reputation of being
haunted. Rooms in the main house and the caretaker’s cottage are reputedly the ghost hangouts. Night-time tours
of the house are given on weekends. www.myrtlesplantation.com
220 Evangeline Blvd, St. Martinville, 70582 Tell (337) 394-4010 Rooms 7
A stay at the Old Castillo is an absolute bargain. Located in the heart of charming Cajun country and built in 1827,
this restored building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978. Each room is beautifully and
luxuriously furnished with period antiques. Wi-Fi access available. www.oldcastillo.com
3645 Hwy 18 (Great River Road), Vacherie, 70090 Tell (225) 265-2151 Fax
x (225) 265-7035
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These charming cottages, adjacent to the Oak Alley Plantation, are offered in configurations of two, three, and
four bedrooms, all with private baths and kitchens. (The price range shown is for a two-bedroom cottage.)
A complimentary, if forgettable, breakfast is served in the plantation’s restaurant. www.oakalleyplantation.com
30970 Hwy 405, White Castle, 70788 Tell (866) 527-6884 Fax
x (225) 545-8632 Rooms 13
At Nottoway, guests may stay in the splendid 1859 home or a restored house on the grounds. Although you’ll have
to be up and out by tour time, staying in one of the plush rooms facing the river is the estate’s peak experience.
A full breakfast is served in an austere-looking basement room. www.nottoway.com
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Breakfast is usually
available between
7am and 11am and
Diners at the Acme Oyster House (see p176) can be inexpensive
or super-expensive –
PLACES TO EAT of good-quality restaurants the price often depends on
that are producing traditional where it is served. Jazz
Top-flight restaurants are found
T Creole and Cajun dishes – brunches, a New Orleans
throughout the city, particularly gumbo, oysters Rockefeller, tradition, are served between
in the French Quarter, the jambalaya, crawfish étouffée, 10am and 3pm on weekends
Warehouse District, and barbecue shrimp, and other and can cost anywhere
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Uptown. Currently such chefs zesty specialties (see pp172–3). between $30 and $50.
as Susan Spicer, Emeril In addition, there are At lunchtime, you can buy
Lagasse, Frank Brigtsen, John Italian, Mediterranean, and a light meal for about $7 or
Besh, and others who are up- other ethnic restaurants, plus $10, usually between 11am
dating the traditional cuisine plenty of places for cheap, and 2:30pm. In the better
are generating the most good food, serving po’boys, restaurants, prices are lower
excitement. There are plenty New Orleans own muffuletta at lunchtime than at dinner.
(a special local Dinner is generally served
sandwich), pizza, and from 5 to 10pm, or until
the ubiquitous dish of 11pm on Friday or Saturday
red beans and rice with nights. At a moderately priced
sausage. New Orleans place, main dishes might
residents also care range from $14 to $24. In the
passionately about very best restaurants, like
coffee, and the city has Commander’s Palace or
many good coffee and Emeril’s, be prepared to spend
pastry shops. over $100 per person. A few
places are open all night.
OTHER PLACES
TO EAT DINING ON A BUDGET
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TAXES AND TIPPING The Upperline restaurant, filled with art (see p182)
A sales tax of 9 percent is you to wear the standard call ahead to determine
added to meal and beverages attire of jeans and T-shirt. precisely how accessible a
checks in all restaurants. In Several of the more upscale particular establishment is –
general, you should tip 15 restaurants require a jacket, whether there are steps out-
percent of the check for serv- and can also lend you one; side or inside, for example,
ice; 20 percent if the service ties are rarely required. Just or whether the bathrooms
is superb. When the service is to be on the safe side, dress are downstairs or upstairs.
very bad you need not tip at smart-casual.
all, but some restaurants auto-
matically add a tip, especially CHILDREN
for large groups, so check.
Children are welcome at
RESERVATIONS any restaurant, and special
facilities, such as booster seats
At the very best restaurants or highchairs, are usually
you will need to make available. Some restaurants
reservations considerably in offer special menus for chil-
advance. Some restaurants, dren. The legal drinking age
however, do not take reserva- is 21, and children are not
tions, and you will have to allowed in bars. The New Orleans Grill at the
stand in line or enjoy a cock- Windsor Court Hotel (see p180)
tail in the bar while you wait. WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
SMOKING
DRESS CODE Although since 1992 all
restaurants have been Smoking is prohibited in most
New Orleans is a relaxed city required by law to be wheel- Louisiana restaurants. Some
and most places will allow chair accessible, it is best to dining establishments that
qualify as bars are exempt
from the smoking ban, but
always ask before lighting up.
VEGETARIAN FOOD
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HOT STUFF!
Some key ingredients of New Orleans cuisine at the French Market CLASSIC DINING
Sassafras is a Native Ameri- Emeril Lagasse is the best Antoine’s Founded in 1840
can ingredient that features known of those bringing and filled with memorabilia.
Oysters Rockefeller was
strongly in New Orleans “nouveau” touches, includ- invented here (see p176).
cuisine, while okra was ing Asian influences, to
introduced by African slaves. classic dishes. Other Arnaud’s A maze of dining
Two local pork products creative new stars in the rooms decorated with theat-
show their French origins in city are Susan Spicer of rical panache. The jazz brunch
their names. Almost every Bayona (see p176); John is recommended (see p176).
Cajun chef has a personal Besh of Restaurant August Brennan’s Famous for turtle
recipe for boudin sausage, (see p180), and Donald Link soup, bananas Foster and the
a highly seasoned pork and at Herbsaint (see p179). decadently rich “Breakfast at
rice sausage. Andouillee is Brennan’s” (see p176).
another classic which, unlike
Commander’s Palace A
its French namesake, is a classic – don’t miss the bread
hard, spicy smoked Cajun pudding soufflé (see p182).
pork sausage.
Galatoire’s A 1905 landmark
OLD VERSUS NEW that still draws some of the
city’s best old families (see
p177).
The current culinary battle
in New Orleans pits the old The French Market This
school of traditional cooking outdoor and covered market
versus the new wave of chefs features superb fresh local
who want to innovate. One produce (see p70).
of the first to gain renown Bon Ton Café A downtown
was Paul Prudhomme, the old-timer that sticks to
creator of “blackened fish,” tradition with seafood
a dish that was never a part specialties and all the
of Cajun fare but is now Display of traditional Louisiana Creole favorites (see p179).
widely associated with it. hot pepper sauces
Crawfish Etouffée The name Gumbo Made with rice and Bananas Foster Bananas
means “smothered”, with okra, as well as chicken, sea- are sautéed in butter, sugar,
sautéd crawfish being served food or andouille, this Cajun and cinnamon, flamed in
in a thick, piquant sauce. soup is as thick as a stew. rum and served over ice.
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Bayona 7Δ \\\\
Brennan’s :7 \\\\
Nola :7 \\\\
Galatoire’s :7 \\\\\
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Central Grocery :7 \
Clover Grill :7 \
Verti Marte :7 \
Adolfo’s \\
Bennachin :7 \\
Coop’s Place :7 \\
Fiorella’s :7f \\
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Muriel’s :7 \\\\
Peristyle 7 \\\\
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Horinoya :7 \\
Mother’s Restaurant :7 \\
Herbsaint 7Δ \\\
Cuvée 7 \\\\
RioMar :7 \\\\
Emeril’s 7 \\\\\
Café Reconcile :7 \
1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, 70113 Tell (504) 568-1157 Map 8 A2
There is nothing like combining a good cause with good food, and that is just the case at this central city eatery.
Local kids learn about the restaurant industry while providing you with food such as fried chicken, and mac and
cheese. On Thursdays, their white beans and shrimp draw diners from all over the city. Do not skip the cornbread.
Camellia Grill ¤: \
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Domilise’s ¤:7 \
Joey K’s :7 \
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Theo’s :7 \\
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40136 Hwy 942, River Road, Darrow, 70725 Tell (225) 473-9380
A visit to Houmas House Plantation and Gardens (see p137) is meant to evoke Louisiana’s prosperous past, but a meal
at its fine-dining restaurant, Latil’s Landing, is all about contemporary, cosmopolitan renditions of Creole cuisine. No
expense is spared in decor or amenities, and elaborate tasting menus are available nightly.
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the metropolitan area. It has Decatur Street, Bottom of the Studio, in the French Quarter.
two anchor stores, Dillard’s Barrel Antiques is a must for It’s home to Cajun artist
and J. C. Penney, and more treasure hunters. Their motto George Rodrigue and his
than 100 other shops, is “This ain’t your Grandma’s distinctive Blue Dogg paint-
including 15 shoe stores. The antique shop,” and the tattoo- ings. Make sure you look
addition of a massive Macy’s covered employees confirm at his other works too,
department store, planned for this. Jammed with all manner such as the scenes from
2009, will no doubt add to of things from the region, the Cajun community life.
this mall’s popularity. Also in the Quarter is
the Stone & Press Gallery,
ART AND ANTIQUES with dazzlingly detailed
works on paper, etchings,
Since its earliest days, lithographs, wood carvings,
New Orleans has been a and mezzotints.
treasure trove of artistic The artist James
and vintage luxuries. The Michalopoulos, who
locals’ knack for dealing in owns the eponymous
rare and remarkable gallery Michalopoulos,
objects continues to this has become popular for
very day. Another big Linke cabinet crafted with kingwood his idiosyncratic depictions of
advantage of shopping for and doré bronze, at M. S. Rau New Orleans architecture.
antiques in New Orleans is The exaggerated silhouettes
relative affordability. While store is best known for are true-to-life representations
prices may still be steep for unbelievably affordable prices of the city.
rare and highly sought-after on bedroom suites, armoires, When you are in the French
pieces, they are usually lower and chandeliers. Sometimes Quarter, don’t forget to check
than in other US cities. Even the prices seem so cheap you out the artists who hang their
when shipping costs are think there must be a mistake. works on the fence around
taken into consideration, The antiques shops on Jackson Square. While some
buyers do very well for Magazine Street tend to be of the pieces on display are
themselves. Vintage art can heavier on 20th-century wares amateur at best, there are
be found in abundance here, than those in the French also some very talented
though it leans toward the Quarter. Bush Antiques has artists who choose this one-
pretty and comfortable – New a large range of eye-popping on-one interaction with the
Orleans is not a cutting-edge vintage beds, many of which public rather than taking the
place when it comes to art. come from France. Celebrities more formal gallery route.
There are antiques shops who happen to be in town Julia Street, in the Ware-
all over the city, but the can often be spotted here. house District, is New
biggest concentrations can Simon of New Orleans has Orleans’ genuine gallery
be found on Royal Street in a changing stock of offbeat neighborhood. Most of the
the French Quarter and along tables, chairs, and metalwork. galleries here concentrate
Magazine Street in Uptown. However, the shop is best on local and regional artists,
The former is a fabulous known for proprietor and which means that you’ll have
showcase of high-end chef-turned-artist Simon a chance to see exceptional
antiques, while the latter is Hardeveld’s charming faux work by painters, sculptors,
dominated by the fun and folk-art signs. and photographers not well
funky. Many of the shops in New Orleans also offers a known outside of Louisiana.
the Quarter are family-run wide selection of art galleries, LeMieux Galleries shows
enterprises, often several the most famous of which both emerging and established
generations in. This history is probably the Rodrigue artists from Louisiana and the
has contributed to their
developing a comfortable,
easy atmosphere for all
customers, especially novices.
Established in 1912, M. S.
Rau is internationally known
for its range of American,
English, and French antique
furniture. Keil’s Antiques is
a family-run business dating
from 1899. It stocks superb
antique jewelry, as well as
chandeliers, furniture, and
mirrors. On Chartres Street,
Lucullus focuses on kitchen
antiques, ranging from china
and linens to 200-year-old
French farm tables, while on Bush Antiques interior displaying a vintage sleigh bed
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GIFTS AND
SPECIALTY STORES
Located in a handsome
old-fashioned store, Hové
Parfumeur has been sweetly
scenting New Orleanians since
1931. At Santa’s Quarters, it
is Christmas all year round.
You will find lovely holiday
ornaments and decorative
objects at this store, which
is a real boon for those who
prefer to finish their Christmas
shopping before winter.
If you wish to buy one of
the gas lamps that flicker in Colorful fashion feathers at Funky Monkey
the Quarter for your own
front door, stop by Bevolo surrealist arty items for the shop for women, carrying
Gas and Electric Lights, while home to naughty adult gag Michael Kors and V Vera Wang
Scriptura is the place to go gifts. Metro Three has area art among others. It also has a
for beautiful paper products, and T-shirts reflecting local popular cosmetics counter.
from journals and sketch culture, while Aidan Gill is While Mimi’s sleek and stylish
books to handmade paper an old-fashioned gentlemen’s look represents reigning
and calligraphy sets. parlor with a fine range of fashion trends, New Orleans
New Orleans has strong links wristwatches, lapel pins, continues its love affair with
with the Caribbean, and there and grooming items. overstated apparel that is
are several cigar-making stores characterized by ruffles,
in the city. At the Cigar Factory, FASHION flounces, and other such
visitors can watch the cigars flourishes. Despite the
being rolled and cut, then For mainstream apparel for similarity in name and style,
proceed to select their stogie men, women, and children, Fleur de Paris and Yvonne
of choice from the humidor. you can rely on department LaFleur are unrelated shops.
Mardi Gras souvenirs such stores such as Dillard’s, The former is a lush temple
as masks and other regalia Macy’s, and J. C. Penney, in to femininity in the French
are available at several stores. the shopping malls. However, Quarter. Hats are the store’s
The best place to find a flat- it is the depth and variety of signature items, and they
tering art mask is at the fair formal clothing that makes feature frothy decorations of
before Mardi Gras, but if New Orleans different from feathers, fruits, flowers, and
you’re not in town at that most other cities in the US. ribbons. Back in the River-
time of year, then stop by Everyone here attends Mardi bend area of Uptown, Yvonne
Rumors. They also sell quaint Gras balls, from street clean- LaFleur offers lavish evening
ers to bank presidents, so gowns and romantic hats that
numerous shops also carry Scarlett O’Hara would have
frilly ball gowns, dancing loved. The shop even has its
slippers, evening purses, own tiara department.
and other accessories. Designer Harold Clarke’s
New Orleans is the French Quarter outlet, Harold
perfect place to pick out Clarke Couturier, is much
a tuxedo, since there’s a loved by debutantes and
wide selection and the sales- Mardi Gras royalty. His
A flamboyant Mardi Gras mask people know all about fittings. dreamy ball gowns are always
from Rumors, sold all year round Perlis is almost a New Orleans on display thanks to the full-
tradition in formal clothing for length windows in his shop.
voodoo dolls that have pur- men. The shop’s signature Magazine Street is home
portedly been inspired by the fashion is a polo shirt with to a number of happening
Louisiana swampland. There a crawfish logo. Another old- shops that specialize in funky
are quite a few tarot readers line store that caters to men outfits for club nights and
in Jackson Square, but for a is Rubenstein’s. Note that bohemian days. Trashy Diva
private session in rather unu- both Perlis and Rubenstein’s and Funky Monkey both
sual surroundings, opt for the also have departments stock wild and outrageous
Bottom of the Cup Tea Room. dedicated to women’s clothes that you might see
Located within the same clothing. Style Lab, featuring on teenage pop stars. For
eclectic block of Magazine fashionable casual clothing, vintage fashions, a good
Street, Winky’s, Metro Three, is also an oft-frequented choice is On the Other Hand,
and Aidan Gill for Men all place for menswear. a boutique that offers a fine
offer unusual items. Winky’s Mimi, on Magazine Street, and wide selection of second-
is known for everything from is the top designer-fashion hand clothes.
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Meyer the Hatter is one signings here. Maple Street Factory, which stocks a well-
of the city’s most beloved Bookshop, near the Tulane cataloged range of artists. Be
shops. The family-owned University campus, is devoted sure to check for free in-store
store has been supplying to showcasing Southern litera- performances by artists
New Orleanians of both ture and is a favorite of locals promoting their new albums.
sexes with hats for more as well as visiting writers. In The staff members are very
than 100 years. Every con- the French Quarter, Faulkner helpful too.
ceivable type of hat can be House Books is a charming For collectors, the city has
found here, including Stet- little shop with a surprising several outstanding hunting
sons, derbies, fedoras, and number of books in stock. It grounds. One of the best is
berets, all of which are also has many rare first Jim Russell’s Rare Records,
elegant, well crafted, and editions, especially by William which has a great stock
reasonably priced. Faulkner, who once lived in of rock ’n’ roll 78s among
the building. For used books, its thousands of records.
BOOKS the French Quarter has
Kaboom Books, a treasure
Independent bookstores are trove of both intellectual and
still going strong in New offbeat volumes. Beckham’s
Orleans. At Octavia Books, Bookshop includes comfy
located in the Uptown area, reading chairs and friendly cats.
volumes are carefully chosen
and sold by the book-loving MUSIC
staffers. The Garden District
Bookshop has an admirable Music is the lifeblood of
selection of non-fiction and New Orleans. The greatest
regional titles, and it also has place to explore local music,
strong ties to writer Anne from jazz to zydeco, is the A record by Oscar “Papa” Celestin,
Rice, who has done several famous Louisiana Music founder of the Tuxedo Brass Band
DIRECTORY
SALES TAX Lakeside Shopping Jonathan Ferrara New Orleans School
REIMBURSEMENT Center Gallery of Glassworks
3301 Veterans Blvd. 400 Julia St. 727 Magazine St.
Louisiana Tax Tel 835-8000. www. Map 4 C5. Map 4 C4. Tel 529-7279.
Free Shopping lakesideshopping.com Tel 522-5471. www.neworleans
Refund Center www.jonathanferrara glassworks.org
P.O. Box 20125. Riverwalk gallery.com
Marketplace Rodrigue Studio
Tel 467-0723.
1 Poydras St. Map 8 C1. Keil’s Antiques 721 Royal St.
www.louisianataxfree.com
Tel 522-1555. www. 325 Royal St. Map 5 D2.
riverwalkmarketplace.com Map 4 C2. Tel 581-4244.
SHIPPING
Tel 522-4552. www.george
Royal Mail Service ART AND www.keilsantiques.com rodrigue.com
828 Royal St. ANTIQUES LeMieux Galleries Simon of
Map 5 D2. 332 Julia St. New Orleans
Arthur Roger
Tel 522-8523. Map 4 C5. 1028 Jackson Ave.
432 Julia St. Map 4 C5.
Tel 522-5988. www. Map 8 A3.
The Wooden Box Tel 522-1999. www.
lemieuxgalleries.com Tel 524-8201.
816 S Peters St. arthurrogergallery.com
Map 4 C5. One of two locations. Lucullus Stella Jones Gallery
Tel 568-0281. 610 Chartres St. 201 St. Charles Ave.
Bottom of the Map 4 C2. Tel 528-9620. Map 4 C3.
Barrel Antiques www.lucullusantiques. Tel 568-9050.
MALLS AND
1209 Decatur St. com www.stellajones.com
SHOPPING
Map 5 D1. One of two locations.
CENTERS Steve Martin Studio
Tel 220-8577 or 881-
6125. Michalopoulos 624 Julia St.
Canal Place
617 Bienville St. Map 4 B4.
333 Canal St. Map 8 C1. Bush Antiques Map 4 C3. Tel 566-1390.
Tel 522-9200. 2109 Magazine St. Tel 558-0505. www. www.stevemartin
www.theshopsat Map 8 A3. Tel 581-3518. michalopoulos.com studio.com
canalplace.com www.bushantiques.com
M. S. Rau Stone & Press
Jax Brewery Bywater Art Market 630 Royal St. Gallery
600 Decatur St. Map 3 E5. Piety & Royal sts. Map 5 D2. 238 Chartres St.
Tel 566-7245. www. Tel 944-7900. www. Tel 523-5660. Map 4 C3. Tel 561-8555.
jacksonbrewery.com bywaterartmarket.com www.rauantiques.com www.stoneandpress.com
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DIRECTORY
JEWELRY Idea Factory Scriptura Trashy Diva
838 Chartres St. 5423 Magazine St. 829 Chartres St.
Adler’s Map 5 D1. Map 6 C4. Map 5 D2. Tel 581-4555.
722 Canal St. Map 4 B3. Tel 524-5195. Tel 897-1555. www.trashydiva.com
Tel 523-5292. www.ideafactory
www.scriptura.com One of two locations.
www.adlersjewelry.com neworleans.com
Winky’s Yvonne LaFleur
Katy Beh Rhino Contemporary
2038 Magazine St. 8131 Hampson St.
Contemporary Craft Co.
Map 8 A3. Map 6 A1. Tel 866-9666.
Jewelry Canal Place, 3rd floor.
Tel 568-1020. www.yvonnelafleur.com
3701 Magazine St. Map 4 C3.
Tel 523-7945.
Map 7 F4. Tel 896-9600. FASHION BOOKS
www.rhinocrafts.com
www.katybeh.com
Beckham’s
Mignon Faget GIFTS AND Fleur de Paris
Bookshop
3801 Magazine St. SPECIALTY STORES 523 Royal St.
228 Decatur St.
Map 7 F4. Map 4 C2.
Aidan Gill for Men Map 4 C3. Tel 522-9875.
Tel 891-2005. Tel 525-1899.
2026 Magazine St.
www.mignonfaget.com www.fleurdeparis.net Faulkner House
Map 8 A3.
Tel 587-9090. www.
Books
New Orleans Funky Monkey 624 Pirate’s Alley.
aidangillformen.com
Silversmiths 3127 Magazine St. Map 5 D2. Tel 524-2940.
600 Chartres St. Bevolo Gas and Map 7 F4. Tel 899-5587. www.faulknerhouse
Map 4 C2. Tel 522-8333. Electric Lights
Harold Clarke books.net
www.neworleans 521 Conti St.
Map 4 C2. Couturier Garden District
silversmiths.com
Tel 522-9485. 901 Iberville St. Bookshop
FOOD www.bevolo.com Map 4 C2. Tel 568-0440. 2727 Prytania St.
www.haroldclarke.com Map 7 F4. Tel 895-2266.
Bottom of the Cup
Aunt Sally’s Tea Room www.gardendistrict
Meyer the Hatter
Praline Shop 327 Chartres St. bookshop.com
120 St. Charles Ave.
810 Decatur St. Map 4 C3.
Map 4 C3. Kaboom Books
Map 5 D2. Tel 524-3373. Tel 524-1997.
Tel 525-1048. www. 915 Barracks St.
www.auntsallys.com www.bottomof
meyerthehatter.com Map 5 D1. Tel 529-5780.
thecup.com
Big Fisherman
Cigar Factory Mimi Maple Street
3301 Magazine St.
415 Decatur St. 5500 Magazine St. Bookshop
Map 7 F4. Tel 897-9907.
Map 5 D3. Tel 568-1003. Map 6 C4. Tel 269-6464. 7523 Maple St.
www.bigfisherman
www.cigarfactory www.miminola.com Map 6 A2. Tel 866-4916.
seafood.com
neworleans.com www.maplestreet
Central Grocery On the Other Hand
bookshop.com
Hové Parfumeur 8204 Oak St. Map 6 A1.
923 Decatur St.
824 Royal St. Tel 861-0159. Octavia Books
Map 5 D2. Tel 523-1620.
Map 5 D1. 513 Octavia St.
www.ontheotherhand
Laura’s Candies Tel 525-7827. www. Map 6 C5. Tel 899-7323.
consignment.com
331 Chartres St. Hoveparfumeur.com www.octaviabooks.com
Map 4 C3. Tel 525-3880. Metro Three Perlis
www.laurascandies.com 2032 Magazine St. 6070 Magazine St. MUSIC
Map 8 A3. Map 6 B4. Tel 895-8661.
Rouse’s Market Jim Russell’s
Tel 558-0212. www.perlis.com
701 Royal St.
www.metrothree.com
Rare Records
One of four locations.
Map 5 D2. Tel 523-1353. 1837 Magazine St.
www.rouses.com Rumors Rubenstein’s Map 8 B3. Tel 522-2602.
537 Royal St. 102 St. Charles Ave. www.jimrussellrecords.
CRAFTS Map 4 C2.
Map 4 C3. Tel 581-6666. com
Tel 525-0292.
www.rubensteins
French Quarter www.rumorsno.com Louisiana Music
neworleans.com
Flea Market Santa’s Quarters Factory
Decatur & St. Philip sts. 1025 Decatur St. Style Lab 210 Decatur St.
Map 5 D2. Map 5 D2. Tel 581-5820. 3641 Magazine St. Map 4 C3. Tel 586-1094.
Tel 522-2621. www.santas Map 7 E4. Tel 304-5072. www.louisiana
www.frenchmarket.org quartersno.com www.stylelabformen.com musicfactory.com
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Hand-Rolled Cigars
New Orleans is close to the Caribbean, both
Music physically and culturally, and has a strong
Music is the lifeblood of the city, and a tradition of importing Caribbean cigars.
musical souvenir is essential. Record There are several stores where cigars are still
stores sell recordings of great artists hand-rolled. Even a single cigar or a rather
playing traditional and modern jazz, expensive box make a perfect gift for any
gospel, blues, R&B, Cajun, and zydeco. cigar aficionado.
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Voodoo Accoutrements
New Orleans is the one place in the
United States where the voodoo
religion was once openly practiced
and celebratedd (see p83). Supplies of
the materials needed to perform
voodoo healings and other rituals –
candles, gris-gris to control the boss,
ensure safe travel, or promote love,
voodoo dolls, and more – can still
be purchased at several shops in the
French Quarter. These always make
colorful and unusual gifts.
Antiques
New Orleans is famous
for its tradition of
dealing in fine
antiques. You can
find 19th-century
furniture and
jewelry, as well as
other decorative
objects, for all
tastes and prices.
Antique shop on
Royal Street
Hats
Southerners and New Orleanians
in particular love hats. There
are several stores selling terrific
ones for both men and women
(see pp189–190). They stock
every available kind, from
Olive salad Beignet flour An instant classic fedoras, derbies, and
dressing mix traditional dish Stetsons to berets, French legion
caps, and squashy barman hats.
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ENTER TAINMENT IN
NEW ORLEANS
I n 1817, a visitor to New Orleans
wrote, “There are few places
where human life can be enjoyed
with more pleasure.” Little has
changed since then, and New
and the annual Jazz Fest. The
rallying cry of Laissez les bons
temps rouler!! (“ Let the good
times roll!”) is taken quite
literally here. You’ll also find
Orleans remains a party town to good times in sports, including
this day. Even when it is not Mardi football, basketball, and horse-
Gras, the mood is festive, and racing, as well as casinos, stage
there is always a party somewhere. productions, and bars, which
Music underpins the atmosphere, approach an art form in the Big
Marching-
from tiny neighborhood bars to band tuba
Easy. For New Orleans’ best music
late-night rock and blues clubs player venues, see pp200–1.
ROCK, BLUES, AND
OTHER MUSIC VENUES
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following flooding after The New Orleans Contempo- dominate, but there are also
Hurricane Katrina, so rary Arts Center (see p97) tables for blackjack, craps,
performances are currently doesn’t have a resident com- baccarat, and poker. Harrah’s
held at Tulane University’s pany but hosts numerous has slowly ventured into live
McAlister Auditorium. The productions every year, many entertainment as well, with
opera is expected to return to of them multimedia, avant- comedy and a Las Vegas-type
V
its original home when the garde works. Le Petit Théâtre revue. The city has two other
theater reopens in 2010. du Vieux Carré (see p55) is the casinos – Treasure Chest in
The Louisiana Philharmonic city’s oldest theater troupe, Kenner and Boomtown
Orchestra (LPO) also has a dating from 1916. The compa- Casino on the West Bank.
strong traditional slant and ny leans toward musicals
produces highly acclaimed and comedies, usually with SPORTS AND MAJOR
performances. The orchestra’s elaborate sets and costumes. ARENAS
official home is the Orpheum Professional dance compa-
Theater (see p95), a 1921 nies visit New Orleans several New Orleans loves its sports.
Beaux-Arts structure that is times a year under the aegis The vast Louisiana Superdome
currently under restoration of the New Orleans Ballet (see p95) is a national venue
following the devastating Association. There hasn’t been for sports, home of the annu-
a New Orleans Ballet al Sugar Bowl (see p43), and
since 1991, but the host to high-profile events
organization presents such as the Super Bowl. The
important companies hometown teams are the New
such as the Alvin Orleans Saints for football
Ailey American Dance and the New Orleans Hornets
Theater, the Miami for basketball. It is fairly easy
Ballet, and the Joffrey to get tickets, even when first-
Ballet. Several times a rate teams are playing. After
year, dance perform- Katrina, the venue was closed
ances are also held at for a year. It reopened in
Newcomb College of September 2006 after a multi-
Tulane Universityy (see million-dollar restoration.
pp110–11), a former For baseball, the city has
women’s college with the Triple-
T A minor-league
The musicians of the Louisiana a long history of dance inno- Zephyrs, a farm team of the
Philharmonic Orchestra vation and study. New York Mets. They play at
Zephyr Stadium, in suburban
after-effects of Katrina. The CASINOS Metairie, a state-of-the-art
Orpheum is due to reopen in facility that even has a hot tub
2011; in the meantime, the Legal gambling came to New for use if you rent the private
LPO performs at Dixon Hall, Orleans in the 1990s, but for picnic area. College baseball
part of Tulane University. The reasons no one can grasp, the is a big draw, especially the
symphony also holds several city has not fully embraced Tulane, University of New
outdoor concerts each year, in this pastime. A local theory Orleans, and Louisiana
either Audubon or City Park. is that New Orleans likes its State University teams.
Theater in New Orleans has vices illegal. Harrah’s Casino Horseracing has a long
become exciting with the rise (see p89) is the main gambling history in New Orleans. The
of new playwrights, adventur- operation in the city. The full- Fair Grounds race course (see
ous productions, and an experi- service casino is dazzling p126) is one of the oldest con-
mental stage. Leading the way inside, with interiors that tinuously operated tracks in
is Le Chat Noir, a cabaret that suggest a frozen Mardi Gras the country. The season runs
encourages young writers and theme. Slot machines pre- from November to March.
often features Broadway per-
formers in intimate shows.
The Southern Repertory
Theater is the city’s leading
theater company. It presents
strong new works from New
York, while actively seeking
out Louisiana playwrights.
There are also several
nomad theater groups that
perform in bars, coffeehouses,
and other unconventional
spaces, producing original
works with New Orleans
themes and reinterpreting
the classics – La Bohèmee in
drag, for instance. The Superdome, one of the country’s premier sports venues
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A major golf tournament is Lafitte National Historical The adventurous might enjoy
held at the TPC Golf Course Park gives an excellent free a trip aboard an all-terrain air-
on the West Bank, usually in daily tour of the Quarter, boat or a swamp tour. The
the last week of April. The but there are limited spaces. Airboat Swamp Tours are fast
name of the event changes Contact the Visitors’ Bureau and exciting; for a slower
every few years depending (NOMCVB) for information and more ecological look at
on the corporate sponsorship. on sign-up times. swamps, try the Pearl River
Specialty tours can be good Eco-Tours or Dr. Wagner’s
TOURS fun. For cemetery-only tours, Honey Island Swamp Tours.
contact the non-profit Save Cajun Pride Tours also visits
Tours, especially walking Our Cemeteries group. The swamps and plantations.
tours, are a great way to New Orleans Jazz National Some outfits offer combina-
experience New Orleans. Historical Park hosts free tion tours with a hotel pick-up
They are also the best option walking tours that trace the and drop-off. Be aware that
if you intend to visit the local growth of jazz. These don’t bus tours around the city have
cemeteries, some of which have regular schedules, so limited access to the French
are not safe for lone visitors. check with the NOMCVB. The Quarter, which bans large
The Historic New Orleans New Orleans Original Cocktail buses from its fragile interior
Walking Tours offers the best Tour explains that the cocktail streets. Tours by Isabelle does
regularly scheduled tours of was invented in New Orleans both city and plantation tours
the French Quarter (with a and delves into the history in small buses and vans. New
cemetery component) and of French Quarter bars. The Orleans Tours Inc. is a large,
of the Garden District. In the Culinary History Tour visits multiservice company that
French Quarter, the volunteer restaurants and provides offers a wide range of tours
Friends of the Cabildo also information about New around the city, as well as
runs a good tour; the Jean Orleans food and culture. to plantations and swamps.
DIRECTORY
ENTERTAINMENT Café Brasil Howlin’ Wolf Spotted Cat Bar
GUIDES 2100 Chartres St. 907 S Peters St. 623 Frenchmen St.
Map 5 E1. Map 4 C5. Tel 522-9653. Map 5 E1. Tel 943-3887.
Ambush
www.ambushmag.com Chris Owens Club www.howlin-wolf.com Tipitina’s
500 Bourbon St. 501 Napoleon Ave.
Gambit Le Bon Temps Roule Map 7 D4. Tel 895-8477.
Map 4 C2. Tel 523-6400.
www.bestofneworleans. 4801 Magazine St. www.tipitinas.com
com Circle Bar Map 7 D4. Tel 897-3448.
1032 St. Charles Ave. BARS
Offbeat Map 8 B2. Tel 588-2616. Louisiana
www.offbeat.com www.circlebarnola.com Music Factory Bacchanal
210 Decatur St. Fine Wines
Times-Picayune d.b.a. 600 Poland Ave.
www.nola.com Map 4 C3. Tel 586-1094.
618 Frenchmen St. Tel 948-9111.
www.louisianamusic
WWNO Map 5 E1. Tel 942-3731. www.bacchanalwine.com
www.drinkgoodstuff.com factory.com
www.wwno.org The Bulldog
WWOZ Donna’s Bar & Grill Melange 3236 Magazine St.
800 N Rampart St. Ritz Carlton, 921 Canal St. Map 7 F4. Tel 891-1516.
www.wwoz.org
Map 4 C1. Map 4 B3. Tel 524-1331. www.draftfreak.com
ROCK, BLUES, Tel 596-6914. www. www.ritzcarlton.com Carousel Bar
AND OTHER donnasbarandgrill.com Hotel Monteleone,
One-Eyed Jack’s
MUSIC VENUES Dragon’s Den 214 Royal St. Map 4 C3.
615 Toulouse St. Tel 523-3341. www.
& Club 435 Esplanade Ave.
Map 4 C2. Tel 569-8361. hotelmonteleone.com
1100 Tulane Ave. Map 5 E1. Tel 949-1750.
www.oneeyedjacks.net
Map 4 B3. Tel 587-3737.
Cooter Brown’s
The Famous Door
Republic Tavern
www.clubampersand.com 339 Bourbon St.
828 S Peters St. 509 S Carrollton Ave.
Map 4 C2. Tel 522-7626.
Blue Nile Map 6 A2. Tel 866-9104.
Map 4 C5. Tel 528-8282.
532 Frenchmen St. Fritzel’s www.cooterbrowns.com
www.republicnola.com
Map 5 E1. Tel 948-2583. 733 Bourbon St. F & M Patio Bar
www.bluenilelive.com Map 4 C2. Tel 561-0432. Snug Harbor 4841 Tchoupitoulas St.
Bombay Club House of Blues Jazz Bistro Map 7 D5. Tel 895-6784.
830 Conti St. Map 4 C2. 225 Decatur St. 626 Frenchmen St.
Kerry Irish Pub
Tel 586-0972. Map 4 C3. Tel 529-2583. Map 5 E1. Tel 949-0696. 331 Decatur St.
www.thebombayclub.com www.hob.com www.snugjazz.com Map 4 C3. Tel 527-5954.
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DIRECTORY
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Cowpokes CASINOS Friends of the
Shop 2240 St. Claude Ave. Cabildo
941 Bourbon St. Tel 947-0505.
Boomtown Casino
523 St. Ann St.
Map 4 D1. Tel 593-9761. www.cowpokesno.biz 4132 Peters Road, Harvey.
Map 5 D2.
Tel 366-7711.
Loa at International Golden Lantern Tel 523-3939. www.
www.boomtown
House 1239 Royal St. Map 5 D1. friendsofthecabildo.org
221 Camp St. Map 4 C3. neworleans.com
Tel 529-2860.
Tel 553-9550. Harrah’s Casino Historic New
www.ihhotel.com/loa Good Friends 8 Canal St. Map 4 C4. Orleans Walking
740 Dauphine St. Tours
Loft 523 Tel 533-6000. www.
Map 4 C2. Tel 566-7191.
523 Gravier St. Map 4 C3. harrahsneworleans.com Tel 947-2120. www.
Tel 200-6523. www.goodfriendsbar.com
tourneworleans.com
www.loft523.com Treasure Chest
Napoleon’s Itch
5050 Williams Blvd, Jean Lafitte National
Molly’s at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel,
Kenner. Tel 443-8000. Historical Park
Market 734 Bourbon St.
www.treasurechestcasino. 419 Decatur St.
1107 Decatur St. Map 5 Map 4 C2. Tel 371-5450.
com Map 4 C3.
D2. Tel 525-5169. www. www.napoleonsitch.com
mollysatthemarket.net Tel 589-2636.
Oz SPORTS AND
Napoleon House www.nps.gov/jela
800 Bourbon St. MAJOR ARENAS
500 Chartres St. Map 4 C2. Tel 593-9491. New Orleans Jazz
Map 4 C2. Tel 524-9752. www.ozneworleans.com New Orleans
National Historical
www.napoleonhouse.com Hornets
Park
Parasol’s Bar THEATER, DANCE, Tel 525-4667.
916 N Peters St.
2533 Constance St. AND CLASSICAL www.hornets.com
MUSIC Map 5 D2. Tel 589-4841.
Map 8 A4. Tel 897-5413.
New Orleans Saints www.nps.gov/jazz
www.parasols.com
Dixon Hall Tel 731-1700. www.
Pat O’Brien’s Tulane University, neworleanssaints.com New Orleans
718 St. Peter St. 6823 St. Charles Ave. Original Cocktail
Map 4 C2. Tel 525-4823. TPC Golf Course
Map 8 B1. Tour
www.patobriens.com Zurich Classic Golf
Tel 569-1401. www.
Le Chat Noir Tournament, 11001
Polo Lounge graylineneworleans.com
715 St. Charles Ave. Lapalco Blvd, Avondale.
Windson Court Hotel, 300
Map 8 B1. Tel 436-8721. New Orleans
Gravier St. Map 4 C4.
Tel 581-5812. www. www.tpc.com Tours Inc.
Tel 523-6000. www.
windsorcourthotel.com cabaretlechatnoir.com www.pga.com Tel 592-1991.
Swizzle Stick Bar Louisiana Zephyr Stadium www.notours.com
Loews Hotel, 300 Philharmonic 6000 Airline Hwy.
Orchestra NOMCVB
Poydras St. Map 4 C4. Tel 734-5155. www.
Tel 595-3305. Tel 523-6530. (New Orleans
zephyrsbaseball.com
www.cafeadelaide.com www.lpomusic.org Metropolitan
TOURS Convention and
Vaughan’s Lounge McAlister
800 Lesseps St.
Visitors’ Bureau)
Auditorium
Tel 947-5562.
Airboat Swamp 2020 St. Charles Ave.
Tulane University,
Tours Tel (504) 566-5011.
Whiskey Blue 6823 St. Charles Ave.
4262 Hwy 90. www.neworleanscvb.com
W Hotel, 333 Poydras St. Map 8 B1.
Tel (985) 758-5531.
Map 4 C4. Tel 525-9444. New Orleans Pearl River
www.airboattours.com
www.mocbars.com
Ballet Association Eco-Tours
Tel 522-0996. Cajun Pride Tours
GAY AND LESBIAN 55050 US 90, Slidell.
www.nobadance.com Tel 467-0758. www.
BARS AND CLUBS Tel (866) 597-9267.
cajunprideswamptours.com
New Orleans www.laecotour.com
Bourbon Pub & Culinary History
Opera Association
Parade Disco Tour Save Our
Tel 529-2278. www.
801 Bourbon St. Cemeteries
neworleanspera.org Tel 427-9595. www.
Map 4 C2. Tel 529-2107. Tel 525-3377. www.
noculinarytours.com
www.bourbonpub.com Southern Repertory saveourcemeteries.org
Café Lafitte in Exile Theater Dr. Wagner’s Honey
901 Bourbon St. Canal Place Mall, 3rd floor. Island Swamp Tours Tours by Isabelle
Map 4 C1. Tel 522-8397. Map 4 C3. Tel 522-6545. Tel 242-5877. www. Tel 391-3544.
www.lafittes.com www.southernrep.com honeyislandswamp.com www.toursbyisabelle.com
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RIVER CRUISES
DIRECTORY
MUSEUMS FOR FISHING/SWAMP RIVER CRUISES Chateau Country
CHILDREN TOURS Club Golf
Majestic America
3600 Chateau Blvd,
Kenner Planetarium Angelle’s Line/Delta Queen Metaire. Tell 467-1351.
2020 4th St, Robin St Wharf,
Atchafalaya www.chateaugc.com
Rivertown, Kenner. 1380 Port of New Orleans
Tell 468-7231. Basin Swamp Tours Place. Map 8 C3.
Lakewood
www.rivertown 4801 Gen. DeGaulle Dr.
Tell (337) 228-8567. Tell (800) 434-1332.
kenner.com Tell 235-5638.
www.majestic
Mardi Gras Capt. Nick’s americaline.com Oak Harbor
Museum Wildlife Safaris 201 Oak Harbor Blvd,
415 Williams Blvd, GOLF AND TENNIS Slidell. Tell (985) 646-
Tell 361-3004.
Rivertown, Kenner. 0110. www.oak
Bayou Oaks harborgolf.com
Tell 468-7231. Capt. Phil City Park, Filmore Ave.
www.rivertown
kenner.com Robichaux’s Map 2 A1. FITNESS CENTERS
Saltwater Guide Tell 483-9397.
Toy Train Museum www.neworleans
Downtown
519 Williams Blvd, Service Fitness Center
citypark.com
Rivertown, Kenner. 1842 Jean Lafitte Blvd, 333 Canal St, Suite 380.
Tell 468-7231. Belle Terre Map 4 C3. Tell 525-1404.
Jean Lafitte. 111 Fairway Dr, LaPlace.
www.rivertown www.downtown
kenner.com Tell 689-2006. Tell (985) 652-5000. fitnesscenter.com
PRACTICAL INFORM
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
N ew Orleans is known through- you plan your visit. Personal Security and
out the world for its lively
social life and friendly
atmosphere. As long as visitors
take sensible precautions, they
Health (pp208–209) outlines a num-
ber of recommended precautions.
Banking and Currency (pp210–
211) answers essential financial
should enjoy a trouble-free stay. questions, while Communications
The Survival Guide that follows NOMCVB (pp212–213) has information on
logo
contains information that will help the phone and postal services.
ADMISSION CHARGES
Admission charges to
museums range between $5
and $10, with up to 50 percent
discounts to students (with
ID cards) and senior citizens.
Children under 12 do not pay
in some museums. Many
Visitor Information Center, Greenwood museums do not charge
entrance fees but welcome a
FOREIGN VISITORS kinds of meat are prohibited, donation, while in others it is
as, of course, are weapons possible to buy membership
The conditions for entering and non-prescription drugs. on the spot. Most museums
New Orleans are the same as also have guided tours,
those for entering any other TOURIST INFORMATION souvenir stores, publications,
part of the United States. independent exhibitions, and
Citizens of the UK, most The New Orleans Metropolitan other events.
western European countries, Convention and Visitors’
Australia, New Zealand, Bureau (NOMCVB) is an ETIQUETTE
Singapore, and Japan need to invaluable source of
present a valid passport, but information for tourists. Maps, Smoking is prohibited in many
do not require a visa if their tourist guides, and discount public buildings, including
stay is for less than 90 days coupons for certain stores, stores and restaurants. Check
and they hold a return ticket. restaurants, bars, and hotels for no-smoking signs before
For information on what sort are provided free of charge. lighting up, or smoke outside
of passport is required and It also gives help in cases of
the validity needed, see www. loss, theft, or accidents,
visabureau.com. Canadian offering all the pertinent
citizens require only proof of information such as telephone
residence. Citizens of all other numbers and time schedules.
countries require a valid
passport and a tourist visa, OPENING HOURS
which can be obtained from
a US consulate or embassy. Schedules at major attractions
vary, but most museums
CUSTOMS ALLOWANCES open from 10am to 5pm; the
Aquarium is open from 10am
Visitors from abroad, older to 4pm. Most restaurants start
than 21, have the right to evening service at 5pm and
carry up to 100 US$ worth of continue until 10pm (11pm
cigarettes, a bottle of alcohol, Friday and Saturday), or until
and 3 lb (1.4 kg) of any kind the last guest leaves. Banks
of pipe tobacco. Fresh foods are open from 9am to 4pm. No-smoking area in Tujagues
such as cheese, plants, and all Souvenir stores in the French restaurant, French Quarter
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if you are unsure. The legal ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES 90 days. All shops in the air-
age for drinking alcohol is 21; port have tax-free shopping,
however, people up to the age Electrical current flows at 110 as do several businesses
of 30 may be asked to show volts AC (alternating current), throughout the city. Refunds
photo identification to get and appliances require two- and information can be
into bars and to buy alcohol. prong plugs. Some non-US obtained at the Tax Free
Tipping is expected for most appliances will require both a Counter, located in the main
services; tip 15–20 percent of plug converter and a 110–120- lobby of the main terminal of
the bill in restaurants, give $1 volt adaptor, compatible with the International Airport.
per bag to porters, and $1 to the US electricity system. Most
valet parking attendants. hotels have hairdryers and DIRECTORY
Bartenders expect 50 cents to sockets for electrical shavers.
$1 per drink. It is permissible TOURIST INFORMATION
to consume alcoholic drinks CONVERSION CHART
on the street in New Orleans, New Orleans Metro-
but they must be in plastic US Standard to Metric politan Convention and
containers called “go cups”. Bear in mind that 1 US pint Visitors’ Bureau
(0.5 liter) is a smaller measure 2020 St. Charles Ave, LA 70130.
ALCOHOL AND than 1 UK pint (0.6 liter). Tel (800) 672-6124.
DRIVING 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters www.neworleanscvb.com
1 foot = 30 centimeters New Orleans To
T urism
In the United 1 mile = 1.6 kilometers Marketing Corporation
States, penalties 1 ounce = 28 grams 365 Canal St, LA 70130.
for driving under 1 pound = 454 grams Tel (504) 524-4784.
the influence of 1 US quart = 0.947 liter www.neworleansonline.com
alcohol are 1 US gallon = 3.8 liters
severe. You can STUDENT INFORMATION
Parking lose your driver’s Metric to US Standard
sign license or even 1 centimeter = 0.4 inch STA Travel
spend a night in 1 meter = 3 feet 3 inches Butler Hall
jail. If you intend to drink, 1 kilometer = 0.6 miles Tulane University, NO 70118.
ask someone else to drive 1 gram = 0.04 ounce Tel (504) 866-3850.
your car, or take a taxi home 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds www.statravel.com
(see pp 218–19). 1 liter = 1.1 US quarts Travel Cuts
Tel (800) 592-2887.
DISABLED TRAVELERS SENIOR CITIZENS www.travelcuts.com
Facilities for the physically Anyone over the age of DISABLED VISITORS’
impaired can be found all 65 is eligible for various INFORMATION
around the city; these include discounts with proof of age,
special parking spaces, and including up to 50 percent Advocacy Center for the
access and interior facilities, off the entry fee for museums Elderly and Disabled
such as elevators or moving and galleries. Contact the 1010 Common St, Suite 2600,
ramps in museums. Many American Association of NO 70112. Tel (504) 522-2337.
historic buildings, though, Retired Persons for details. www.advocacyla.org
do not have these facilities, Also, try the international
nor do most restaurants and senior travel organization SENIOR CITIZENS
bars. Disabled visitors should Elderhostel. For car rental,
enquire about mobility you may need to show your American Association
restrictions in advance. At passport, and you must have of Retired Persons
the airport, facilities for the a valid driver’s license. 601 E St NW, Washington DC,
disabled are strategically 20049. Tel (800) 687-2277.
placed. The Riverfront TAX FREE www.aarp.org
streetcar route and SHOPPING Elderhostel
some buses have 11 Ave de Lafayette,
special ramps for Louisiana tax- Boston, MA 02111-1746.
wheelchairs. A free shopping is Tel (877) 454-5768.
number of designed to www.elderhostel.org
cinemas and promote inter-
theaters have national tourism in TAX FREE SHOPPING
access ramps and Louisiana by giving a
may also have specially Tax free logo refund on sales taxes Louisiana Tax Free
equipped bathrooms. at participating Counter at the Inter-
r
When making a hotel merchants. It applies to those national Airport
reservation, be sure to ask who can show a foreign New Orleans International Airport.
for these services and check passport, an international Tel (504) 467-0723.
the width of the entrance and travel ticket, and who will be www.louisianataxfree.com
the rooms’ doors. in the country for less than
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Coins
America’s coins (actual size shown) come in DIRECTORY
1-dollar, 50-, 25-, 10-, 5-, and 1-cent pieces. Western Union
The new Golden Dollar, released on January Wiring money, US.
26, 2000, features the likeness of Sacagawea, Tel (800) 325-6000.
a Shoshone Indian woman who assisted and Wiring money, UK.
guided the Lewis and Clark expedition Tel 0800 833833.
across the northwest US. On the flip side is www.westernunion.com
a Bald Eagle and 17 stars, indicating the 25-cent coin
17 American states at the time (a quarter) American Express
of the exploration. Moneygram US only.
Tel (800) 543-4080.
www.americanexpress.com
Check replacement.
Tel (800) 221-7282.
Stolen credit and charge cards.
Tel (800) 528-4800.
10-cent coin 5-cent coin 1-cent coin Thomas Cook
(a dime) (a nickel) (a penny)
(and MasterCard)
Check replacement and stolen
Bank Notes
credit cards.
The Golden Dollar has not replaced the
Tel (800) 223-9920.
dollar bill, which is still the more widely
www.thomascook.com
used form of this unit of currency. Paper
bills were first issued in 1862 when coins Visa
were in short supply, and the Civil War Check replacement.
needed financing. The size of the notes, Tel (800) 227-6811.
the portraits, and the back designs were Stolen credit cards.
decided in 1929; in the 1990s the art- Tel (800) 336-8472.
work for most of the bills was re-engraved. www.visa.com
Diners Club
Check replacement/stolen cards.
Tel (800) 234-6377.
www.dinersclub.com
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Communications
Because New Orleans is a major US city, TELEPHONE CHARGES
the full range of telephone, fax, and
Internet services is available. Public Toll-free numbers (prefixed
by 800, 866, 877, or 888) are
telephones can be found on many street common in the United States,
corners, in shops, hotels, restaurants, and and are well worth taking
bars. Stamps are available not only at advantage of, though some
post offices but also at many drugstores hotels impose an access
Postal service and hotels, and additional postal services charge for these calls. You
logo are available from private carrier firms. can also dial these numbers
Local newspapers are useful for infor- from abroad, but note that
mation on events around town, and national and they are not toll-free.
When making a local call
foreign newspapers are also available. from a public telephone, 35
cents will buy you three min-
PUBLIC TELEPHONES gain access to your required utes’ time. For long-distance
number. Alterna- domestic calls the
Public telephones can be tively, you can cheapest rate runs
found all over the city, mainly use your credit from 11pm to 8am
in gas stations and stores. card on some on weekdays and
Most public telephones take phones: dial (800) weekends. Direct
coins only, but some also CALLATT
A (225- calls can also be
accept credit cards. About 5288): at the made from hotel
$8 worth of quarters is prompt, key in rooms, but they
needed to make an inter- your credit card usually carry hefty
national call. However, there number, and wait surcharges. Unless
is a growing number of card- to be connected; Public telephone sign you are using your
operated phones, using both you will be charged own international
credit and electronic cards. at normal rates. Telephone telephone card, it is better to
Some of these take special directories provide details use the payphone in the lobby.
pre-paid cards which involve of the going rates and are
dialing a toll-free number to found in most public phones. REACHING THE RIGHT
USING A COIN-OPERATED PHONE NUMBER
• Direct-dial call outside
1 Lift the receiver
and wait for
2 Insert the
correct coin
or coins.
the local area code
the dial tone. within the United States
and Canada: dial 1.
• International direct-dial
call: dial 011 followed
3 Enter the
number. 4 If you decide
not to make a
by country code (UK:
44; Australia: 61; New
connection, or if Zealand: 64) then the
the call does not
get through, you city or area code (omit
Coins can retrieve your the first 0), and the local
Make sure you money by pressing number.
the coin return. • International call via ope-
have plenty of
these coins rator: dial 01, then the
available. country code, plus the
city code (minus the first
0), and the local number.
• International directory
5If the call is
answered and
you talk for longer
inquiries: dial 00.
• International operator
5 cents
than the allowed assistance: dial 01.
time, the operator
will interrupt and • An 800, 866, 877, or 888
ask you to deposit prefix indicates a toll-
more coins. If you free number.
10 cents cannot complete a • All directory assistance:
call, the phone
returns your coins.
dial 411.
• Useful area codes: Cajun
Country, 337; Baton
Rouge, 225; southeast
Louisiana (except New
Orleans), 985.
25 cents
TRAVEL INFORMATION
M any international airlines have frantic and often less expensive way to
direct flights to New Orleans, travel for those arriving from other
and charter and domestic
services are numerous. Growing
competition be-
North American cities. For visitors
arriving by car or
bus, there can be
tween airlines has little to beat the spec-
reduced prices in low tacular views of the city
seasons, making flying an even Passenger jet arriving when driving into New Orleans
in the city
more attractive alternative to by way of the River Road. If
traveling by bus or train. Amtrak trains you are planning to stay in the city
run from major cities in the United center, it is not necessary to rent a car;
States to the center of the city. Long- most of the sights are within easy
distance luxury bus services offer a less walking distance of one another.
ARMSTRONG
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT FACILITIES
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RIVER BOATS
Cajun Queen
Taxicab Audubon Aquarium of the
Americas.
Tel (504) 529-4567.
Creole Queen
Canal St at Riverwalk.
Tel (504) 529-4567.
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United Cabs
If you have parked on the
Tel (504) 522-9771.
street and cannot find your
car, first call the Claiborne
PUBLIC
Auto Pound (565-7456) to
TRANSPORTATION
find out if it has been towed
away. Be prepared to give the The Lift-Handicapped
following information: the Service
license plate number, the make Tel (504) 827-7433.
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number of good-value tour Directional signs are usually
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passenger train line in the promotional discounts. signs are blue.
United States is Amtrak. Long-
distance trains have dining LONG-DISTANCE BUSES SPEED LIMITS
and sleeping cars, and in
general, reservations are Whether you are going Speed limits are set by
needed. All trains arrive and to other parts of the country individual states. There are
depart from New Orleans’ or traveling around Louisiana, heavy fines for going well
Union Passenger Terminal in Greyhound buses (see p215) above the limits, which in
the Central Business offer the Louisiana are as follows:
District. There are cheapest • 55–70mph (89–113km/h)
always taxis outside way to get on highways and Interstates.
the Terminal, and it’s around. The • 20–30 mph (32–48 km/h)
just a short ride away buses are in residential areas.
from the French Refreshment area sign comfortable, • 15 mph (24km/h) in school
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town hotels. The Crescent on-board toilets, a water miles, so keep a close eye out
train travels every day to New cooler, and TV V screens. for the signs. On an Interstate
Orleans from New York by Bus travel to the larger highway it is best to drive at or
way of Atlanta and interme- cities and popular tourist slightly above the speed limit;
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Orleanss train departs daily and fairly frequent. Travel to the stay in the right-hand lane. The
goes to Chicago and points left lanes are for passing only
between. The Sunset Limited (overtaking).
travels to and from the West
Coast (Los Angeles) and also
travels to and from Florida
three times a week, with
stops at intermediate points.
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trains may vary from season
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General Index
Page numbers in bold
d type refer to Antiques (cont.) Bars (cont.)
main entries. Pitot House 119 Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop 78
Royal Street 49 Napoleon House 59
A shops 187–9 rock, blues, and other music
Acadian Cultural Center (Eunice) Soniat House 71 venues 194–5
152 Antoine, Père 57 Baton Rouge 146–7
Acadian Cultural Center (Lafayette) Antoine Peychaud’s Pharmacy 49 Louisiana Old State Capitol 146
154 Antrobus, John 61 Louisiana State University 146
Acadian Memorial 156 Architecture 31, 32, 34, 144, 150, 154 Magnolia Mound Plantation 146
Acadian Village 155 Architecture of New Orleans 34–5 Old Governor’s Mansion 146
Acadians 155 Armstrong, Louis 20, 21, 67, 79, 80 Rural Life Museum and Windrush
Acadian Cultural Center Armstrong International airport 214–15 Gardens 147
(Eunice) 152 Armstrong Park 40, 67, 79, 80 State Capitol 147
Acadian Cultural Center Arnaud’s 46, 176, 174 USS Kidd d 147
(Lafayette) 154 Arriving by air 214 Battle of New Orleans 17, 43, 88, 217
Acadian Memorial 156 Arthur Roger Gallery 188, 190 Bayer & Co. 59
Acadian Village 155 Arts District 195 Bayou Oaks Golf Club 119, 203
Cajun culture 33, 156, 168 Ash Wednesday 28, 40 Bayou St. John 35, 73, 77, 83, 115,
history 16 Audubon Aquarium of the Americas 119, 134
Savoy Music Center 152 31, 87, 90–91, 130 Bayougoula 17, 32
Vermilionville 154 Audubon, John James 149, 151, 203, Beads 29, 43, 70, 83, 192
Adler’s 188, 191 217 Beauregard, P. G. T. 71, 134
Admission charges 206 Audubon Park 11, 98, 111, 203 Beauregard-Keyes House 67
Aeromexico Airlines 215 Audubon Zoo 9, 11, 31, 40, 42, 99, Bechet, Sidney 21, 79
African art and crafts 192 112–13, 202 Beckham’s Bookshop 190, 191
African Aunt Sally’s Praline Shop 188, 191 Bed and Breakfast Inc. 161
African culture 32 Austin, Lovie 79 Bed and breakfasts 73, 126, 142, 150,
Afro-American History Museum 145 Automobile Association of America 160
arts 70, 122, 187, 192 221 Beignetss 67, 76, 169, 172
chants 20 A
Avery Island 156, 157, 220 Beluche, René 76
crafts 70, 187, 188 Avis car rental 219
A Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights 189,
folk art 155 191
food 168–9 B Beyond New Orleans 136–57
heritage 40, 80 Bacchanal Fine Wines 196, 198 area map 140–41
slaves 15, 17, 19, 32, 77, 80, 83, Bacchus, Krewe of 28, 29 Baton Rouge 146–7
107, 110, 144, 150 Bamboula 80 Eunice 152
voodoo 83, 193 Bananas Foster 175 hotels 168–9
Afro-American History Museum 145 Bank notes 210 Lafayette 154
Aidan Gill for Men 189, 191 Banking and currency 210 Lower Mississippi Plantations 142–5
Air Canada 206 Automated Teller Machines (A(ATMs) New Iberia and Avery
A Island 156
Air fares 214 210 Opelousas 153
Air travel 214 bank notes 210 Upper Mississippi Plantations
Airboat Swamp Tours 199 banking 210 148–151
Alamo car rental 219 cashing traveler’s checks 210 Big Easy Golf 203
Alexandre Mouton House 154 coins 210 Big Fisherman, The 188, 191
Algiers 221 credit Cards 210 Bigeou, Esther 79
Algiers Courthous 131 Barelli, Joseph 83 Biloxi 15
Ambulances 209 Barker, Danny 83 Bismark Box, The 121
American Airlines 214 Barker, Louise “Blue Lu” 20, 79 Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World 86, 88
American Aquatic Gardens 67, 78 Barrett, Sweet Emma 79 Blanchard, Terence 21
American Express 209, 211 Bars 195–6 Blue Book 22, 81
American Revolution 16, 146, 150 best music venues 200–1 Blue Nile 195, 198
Amistad 98, 110 best jazz venues 200–1 Board of Education 22
Amtrak 215 Bourbon Street 46–7 Bolden, Buddy 21, 200
Amtrak terminal 215 Cajun and zydeco bars 152, 194–5, Bombay Club 195, 198
Amusement centers 202 196–7 Bonaparte, Napoleon 17, 58, 83, 107,
Anderson, Tom 81 directory 197 189, 195
Antiques 189 gay and lesbian bars and clubs 196 Bookstar 187, 189
directory 189 Harrah’s Casino 89 Boomtown Casino 197, 199
Houmas House 142 hotels 161 Boré, Jean Etienne 16, 82
Longue Vue House and Gardens 127 jazz bars 194–5, 200–1 Boswell Sisters 21, 79
G E N E R A L I N D E X 237
Bottom of the Barrel Antiques 187, 190 Car Chris Owens Club 195, 198
Bottom of the Cup Tea Room 189, 191 car rental 218 Christ Church 104
Bourbon Pub & Parade Disco 196, 199 driving in New Orleans 218 Christmas 43, 91
Bourbon Street 29, 31, 46–7, 51, 59, driving regulations 219 Churches
78, 162, 163, 164, 196, 201 gas 218 Christ Church 104
Brand, William 58 parking 219 Most Holy Name of Jesus Roman
Brass 20, 173 penalties 219 Catholic Church 110
Bread pudding 173 rules of the road 218 Our Lady of Holy Rosary 134
Brennan’s 10, 48, 176 traffic signs 218 Our Lady of Guadalupe Church 81
Brevard-Wisdom-Rice House 98, 107, Car rental agencies 219 Our Lady of Victory Church 70
133 Alamo 219 St. Alphonsus Church 132
Briggs-Staub House 98, 100, 102, 103 Avis 219
A St. Louis Cathedral 53, 56–7
British Common Law 59 Budget 219 St. Martin de Tours Church 156
British Navy 15 Cruise America Motorhome St. Mary’s Assumption Church 133
Brothels 21, 22, 68, 81 Rental 219 St. Patrick’s Church 94
Budget rental 219 Dollar 219 Cigar Factory 189, 191
Bulldog, The 196, 198 Hertz 219 Cigars 188, 189
Bus and coach information 221 Cardinal’s Friendly Chat, The Circle Bar 195, 198
Bus terminal 215 (Vibert) 123 City Park 31, 116–17, 126, 134, 202,
Buses 104, 207, 215, 216, 220 Carnegie Hall 80 218
Bush Antiques 187, 190 Carnival 28–9, 40, 43, 95, 175 Casino 117
Butler, General Benjamin 54, 94, 97 see also Mardi Gras Dueling Oaks 117, 118
Butler Greenwood Plantation 150, 169 Carondelet, Baron 16 New Orleans Botanical Gardens
Bywater Art Market 188, 190 Carousel Bar 196, 198 117, 118
Carroll-Crawford House 98, 103 New Orleans Museum of Art 117,
C Casa Curial 56 120–23
Cabildo 16, 17, 51, 53, 54, 56–7 Cast iron 38–9 Peristyle 116
Cable, George Washington 76 Catalpa Plantation 149, 150 Popp’s Bandstand 116
Cabrini High School 134 Catholicism 33 sports facilities 116
Café Brasil 194, 198 Cat’s Meow 47 Storyland and Carousel 116, 118
Café du Monde 10, 67, 76, 130, 171, Celebration in the Oaks 42 Claiborne, William C. C. 17
169, 174, 176 Celestin, Oscar ¨Papa¨ 20, 79 Claiborne Cottage 98, 102, 104
Café Lafitte in Exile 196, 199 Cemeteries Clark, Daniel 82
Cajun Cypress Grove Cemetery 126 Clothing 186, 190
Acadian Cultural Center Greenwood Cemetery 126 Club 735 194, 197
(Eunice) 152 Lafayette Cemetery 102 Code Noir 32, 80
Acadian Cultural Center Metairie Cemetery 127 Coins 211, 212, 219
(Lafayette) 154 St. Louis Cemetery #1 82 Colonel Short’s Villa 101
Acadian Memorial 156 St. Louis Cemetery #2 83 Columbus Day 43
Acadian Village 155 St. Louis Cemetery #3 126 Commander’s Palace 11, 170
Cajun Country 6, 139, 140, 152, Central Grocery 67, 76, 168, 188, 191 Communications 212
153, 154, 155, 156 Chalmette Battlefield 37, 43, 88, 217 New Orleans time 212
Cajun Culture 33, 156, 168 Charles III 16 newspapers 212
Cajun Music Hall of Fame & Château Country Club Golf 203 postal services 212
Museum 152, 153, 220 Checker Yellow Cabs 219 public telephones 212
Cajun Pride Tours 199 Chickasaw 15 reaching the right number 212
History 16 Children telegrams and faxes 212
Savoy Music Center 152 admission charges 206 telephone charges 212
Vermilionville 154 Audubon Aquarium of the television and radio 212
Cajun Country 6, 139, 140, 152, 153, Americas 90–91 Company of the West 15
154, 155, 156 Audubon Zoo 112–13 Congo Square 20, 67, 79, 80
Cajun Music Hall of Fame & Museum children’s accommodation 161 Connick, Harry, Jr. 21
152, 153, 220 children’s entertainment 202 Contemporary Arts Center
Calinda 80 Louisiana Children’s Museum 85, 97 10, 85, 97, 196
Canal Place 85, 87, 94, 186, 189 Louisiana Swamp Festival 42 Continental Airlines 214
Canal Street ferry 131 medical treatment 209 Conversion chart 207
Canterbury Cathedral 110 Ogden Museum of Southern Art 96 Cooter Brown’s Tavern 196, 199
Capote, Truman 36 restaurant facilities 171 Cornstalk fences 39, 67, 77, 107
Captain Nick’s Wildlife Safaris 203 Storyland and the Carousel 118 Correjolles, François 71
Captain Phil Robichaux’s Saltwater Chitimacha 32 Cottage Plantation 149, 150
Guide Service 203 Choctaw 32, 126, 134 Cotton Centennial Exposition 17
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Natchez seee Steamboat Natchez Okelousa Indians 32 Payne-Strachan House 98, 107, 133
Native American Sculptures Oktoberfest 42 Pearl River Eco-Tours 198, 221
Representing a Familyy 123 Old Absinthe House 46 Pelanne brothers 54
Native Americans 32, 68, 71, 121, 123, Old Algiers Point 131 Pelican Point Club 203
153 Old Governor’s Mansion 146 Penalties 218
Natural hazards 208 Old State Capitol 147 Pensacola 16
New Deal 22 Old Ursuline Convent 34, 61, 67, 68, Père Antoine’s Alley 51, 52, 55
New Iberia 139, 156 68–9 Perlis 189, 191
New Orleans Airport Shuttle 215 Old US Mint 74–5 Personal security and health
New Orleans Arena 199 Olive salad 76, 172–3, 175 emergencies 208
New Orleans Ballet Association 197, Oliver, King 20, 21, 79 guidelines on safety 208
199 Omni Royal Orleans 52, 162 law enforcement 208
New Orleans’ bed and breakfast On the Other Hand 189, 191 lost property 208
accommodation 161 O’Neill, Eugene 55 medical treatment 208
New Orleans’ best jazz venues One-Eyed Jack’s 195, 198 natural hazards 208
200–1 Opelousas 139, 152, 153, 173 staying safe in New Orleans 208
New Orleans Boat & Sportfishing Opelousas Museum of Art 153 travel insurance 208
Show 43 O’Reilly, Alexander 16 Walgreens Drugstore 209
New Orleans Botanical Gardens Orpheum Theater 85, 95, 194, 197 Petrol 218
115, 117, 118 Ory, “Kid” 20 Peychaud, Antoine 49
New Orleans Contemporary Arts Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Piazza, Willie 81
Center 10, 197, 199 67, 81 Pierce, Billie 79
New Orleans Culinary Institute 133 Our Lady of Holy Rosary 134 Pirate’s Alley 51, 52, 55
New Orleans Fair Grounds Horse Our Lady of Victory Church 70 Pitot House 115, 119, 134
Racing Season 42 Outdoor activities 202 Pitot, James 134
New Orleans’ famous people 36–7 Oysters 168 Place des Nègres 80
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Oz 196, 199 Plauché, General Jean Baptiste 83
Festival (Jazz Fest) 40, 134 Plessy, Homer Adolph 82
New Orleans Jazz National Historical P Plessy vs Ferguson 17
Park 70, 199 Palm Court Jazz Café 201 Po’boy 168
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention Pan-American Stadium 116 Poetry readings 200
and Visitors’ Bureau 133, 198 Parades Polo Lounge 196, 199
New Orleans Museum of Art 115, Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World 88 Pompano en Papilote 168
118, 120–23, 202 jazz parades 20 Pontalba, Baroness Micaela 52, 54, 55
New Orleans Opera Association 196, Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Pontalba, Celestin 55
199 Festival 42 Pontalba Buildings 38, 51, 53, 55
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum Mardi Gras 28–9 Pontalba Buildings (1850 House) 51,
51, 59 parade floats 28, 88 53, 54
New Orleans Saints 27, 197 St. Patrick’s Day Parade 40 Pontchartrain Expressway 22
New Orleans School of Glassworks Spring Fiesta 40 Port of Missing Men 70
188, 190 Parasol’s Bar 196, 199 Portrait of a Young Girll (Miró) 122
New Orleans Silversmiths 188, 191 Paris’s Père Lachaise Cemetery 83 Post Office 213
New Orleans Tours 198–9, 221 Parking 218 Postal services 212
New Orleans Wine & Food Parking meters 219 Practical information 206
Experience 41 Parks conversion chart 207
Newcomb Art Gallery 98, 110 Armstrong Park 40, 67, 79, 80 customs allowances 206
Newport Jazz Festival 80 Audubon Park 98, 111, 203 disabled travelers 207
Newspapers 212 Audubon Zoo 9, 31, 40, 42, 99, electrical appliances 207
NFL 22, 42, 95, 196 112–13, 202 etiquette 206
Nicholas, Jacques 83 City Park 31, 41, 42, 114, 116–17, foreign visitors 206
Nicole Miller Boutique 187, 189 119, 121, 126, 202, 218 pharmacies 209
Nixon, Oscar 55 Jean Lafitte National Historical Park senior citizens 207
Nottoway Plantation 142, 145 51, 59 tourist information 206
New Orleans Jazz National Pralines 168
O Historical Park 70 Presbytère 10, 29, 51, 53, 54, 56–7
Oak Alley Plantation 143, 144 Washington Square Park 42, 67, 78 Preservation Hall 47, 197, 201
Oak Harbor Golf Club 203 Woldenberg Riverfront Park 42, 88 President’s Day 43
Oakley House Plantation 149, 151 Parks and amusement centers 202 Protestants 102
Octavia Books 190, 191 Pascal, Jean 76 Prudhomme, Paul 33, 166, 173, 176
Ogden Museum of Southern Art Pat O’Brien’s 47, 196, 199 Public holidays 43
85, 96 Pauger, Adrien de 15, 51 Public telephones 212
G E N E R A L I N D E X 243
Soto, Hernando de 15
R S Southern Decadence 41
Razoo 47 St. Alphonsus Church 132
Southern Repertory Theater 11, 197,
Reconstruction 19, 55, 111, 150, St. Anthony’s Mortuary Chapel 81
199
154 St. Charles AAvenue Streetcar 10, 11,
Southwest Airlines 215
Red beans and rice 168 98, 104–5, 129
Spain 15, 16, 32
Renting a car 220 St. Expedite 81
Spanish Colonial 38, 60
Republic 195, 198 St. Helena Island 83
Spanish Plaza 85, 88, 131
Restaurants St. Joseph’s Day 40
Spanish power 16
beyond New Orleans 184 St. Louis Cathedral 51, 54, 56–7, 131
Spicer, Susan 176
children 171 St. Louis Cemetery # 1 82
Sports Facilities in City Park 115,
dining on a budget 170 St. Louis Cemetery # 2 83
116, 119
dress code 171 St. Louis Cemetery # 3 126, 134, 135
Spotted Cat Bar 195, 198
flavors of New Orleans 172–3 St. Louis Hotel 78
Spring Fiesta 40
Garden District and Uptown 180 St. Martin de Tours Church 156
State Capitol 139, 147
glossary 175 St. Martinville 156
Statues
hours and prices 170 St. Mary’s Assumption Church 133
angel statue at Greenwood
Lower French Quarter 177–9 St. Patrick’s Church 85, 94
Cemetery 115
Mid-City 183 St. Patrick’s Day Parade 40 angel statue at Lafayette Cemetery
New Orleans Food and Wine Saints Football 42, 95 102
Experience 41 Salle, Robert de la 15 Audubon statue 111
other places to eat 170 Saloons 19, 81, 89 Beauregard statue 118
reservations 171 San Francisco Plantation 143, 144 bronze statue in Audubon Park 111
smoking 171 Santa’s Quarters 189, 191 Cupid statue in Le Petit Théâtre 51
taxes and tipping 171 Satchmo SummerFest 41 Evangeline statue 156
Upper French Quarter 176 Saturn rocket booster 22 Jackson statue 53, 54
vegetarian food 171 Save Our Cemeteries 198, 199 Jesus statue 100
Warehouse and Central Business Savoy Music Center 152, 153 John McDonogh statue 104
Districts 176 Sazerac Bar 10, 196, 197, 201 Louis Armstrong statue 67, 79, 80
what to drink 174 Scriptura 189, 191 Robert E. Lee statue 71, 104
wheelchair access 171 Sedella, Antonio de 55 The Flute Playerr 118
where to eat 166 Saenger Theater 198, 199 tree-shaped statue at St Louis
Rex King 29 Senior citizens 207 Cemetery # 283
Rex, Krewe of 28, 29 Seven Years’ War 15, 16 Women in Huipill 118
Rhino Contemporary Craft Co. 188, Shadows on the Teche 156–7 Staying safe in New Orleans 208
191 Shopping 186–93 Steamboat Natchezz 10, 64–5, 129,
Rice, Anne 36, 100, 102, 107, 133, art and antiques 187–8, 189 130, 203
153, 187 books 191 Steamboats 18, 43, 64–5, 89, 127
Rip Van Winkle House 157 crafts 188, 189 Steamboats, Cotton and Sugar 16
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not 11 fashion 190, 191 Stella Jones Gallery 188, 190
RiteAid 209 food 188, 189 Steve Martin Studio 188, 190
River cruises 221 gifts and specialty stores 189, 190, Stone & Press Gallery 187, 190
Riverbend 11, 98, 111, 216 191 Story, Alderman Sidney 17
Riverboats 217 hats 190–91 Storyland and Carousel 115, 118, 202
Riverfront 41, 55, 58, 70, 85, 86, 88, how to pay 186 Storyville District 19, 21, 22, 46, 79, 81
203, 207, 216 jewelry 188, 189 Streetcars 216
Riverwalk Marketplace 130, 186, 190 malls and shopping centers 186 Strickland, William 74
Road signs 220 music 191 Style Lab 189, 191
Robinson House 98, 101, 103 sales tax reimbursement 186 Sugar Bowl 43
Rock ‘n’ Bowl 197, 200 what to buy 192–3 Swiss 15
Rodrigue Studio 187, 190 when to shop 186 Swizzle Stick Bar 196, 199
Rouse’s Market 188, 191 Shotgun houses 35, 131
Royal Mail Service 186, 189 Shrimp remoulade 168 T
Royal Orleans Hotel 78 Shrine of Blessed Father Seelos 133 Tabasco sauce 139, 157
Royal Street 11, 48–9, 107, 162, 163, Simon of New Orleans 187, 190 Tax-free shopping 186, 207
164, 219 Slaves 15, 17, 19, 32, 77, 82, 83, 107, Taxis 217
Rubenstein’s 189, 191 110, 144, 150 Checker Yellow Cabs 219
Rules of the road 218, 221 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro 195, 198, 201 Liberty Bell Cabs 219
Rumors 48, 189, 191 Soft shell blue crab 168 United Cabs 219
Rural Life Museum and Windrush Soldier’s Payy 37, 55 Telegrams and faxes 212
Gardens 139, 147 Soniat House 67, 71, 160, 164 Telephone charges 212
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