Driving Downtown - New Orleans' Bourbon Street 4K - USA
Driving Downtown Streets - Bourbon Street - New Orleans Louisiana USA - Episode 39.
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Bourbon Street (French: Rue Bourbon) is a street in the heart of New Orleans' oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It extends 13 blocks from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue.[1] Known for its bars and strip clubs, Bourbon Street's history provides a rich insight into New Orleans' past.
Entertainment, Bars, and Restaurants
Largely quiet during the day, Bourbon Street comes alive at night, particularly during the French Quarter's many festivals. Most famous of these is the annual Mardi Gras celebration, when the streets teem with thousands of people. Local open container laws allow drinking alcoholic beverages on the Quarter's streets. Popular drinks include the hurricane cocktail, the resurrection cocktail, the hand grenade and the profanely named huge-ass beers – a large plastic cup of draft beer marketed to tourists at a low price.
The most heavily-visited section of Bourbon Street is upper Bourbon Street toward Canal Street, an eight-block section of visitor attractions.[14] Among the attractions are bars, restaurants, souvenir shops and strip clubs. There are also a number of gay bars. The strip clubs include Rick's Cabaret, Temptations and Larry Flynt's Barely Legal Club.
Most of the bars are located in the central section of Bourbon. Popular spots include Pat O'Brien's, Johnny White's, the Famous Door, Spirits on Bourbon, Channing Tatum's Saints and Sinners, Razzoo and The Cat's Meow.[15] Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo is located on the corner of St. Ann Street.
The most renowned restaurant on Bourbon Street is Galatoire's; it represents traditional New Orleans dining and has a dress code. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and the Old Absinthe House are two of the many casual eateries.[1]
Lower Bourbon Street (lower being a reference to downriver, or downstream Mississippi River), from the intersection of St. Ann Street, caters to New Orleans' thriving gay community, featuring such establishments as Oz and the city's largest gay nightclub, the Bourbon Pub. St. Ann Street has been referred to as the Velvet Line[16] or the Lavender Line, the edge or approximate boundary of the French Quarter's gay community. Cafe-Lafitte-in-Exile is the oldest gay bar in the nation. The intersection of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets is also the center of the Labor Day weekend event Southern Decadence, commonly referred to as the Gay Mardi Gras, which attracts upwards of 100,000 participants.
The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, although celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the Mardi Gras season. In the final week, many events occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities, including parades and balls (some of them masquerade balls).
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census.[4][5] The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States.[6] The New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,452,502.[7]
The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture. It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.[8] New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz),[9][10] and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras, dating to French colonial times. The city is often referred to as the most unique[11] in the United States.
Piano Man at Cafe Lafitte
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Napoleon House - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Napoleon House New Orleans
This quiet bar is located in what was to have been the home of Napoleon until an attempted rescue from his exile on Elba failed. The suite of rooms (L'Appartment de l'Empereur) on the 2nd floor would have been Napoleon's apartment had he made it to the new world. This area is available for parties, weddings or receptions of up to 60 guests.
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Trash Disco Napkin Toss
Love, but mostly napkins, is in the air at Cafe Lafitte's in Exile, New Orleans. This is me chronicling the experience.
Why I Chose to teach in China My story
I come from a very humble background. I grew up in Leachville, Arkansas, but moved to New Orleans, Louisiana at 19. One month before Hurricane Katrina. FEMA was a joke. I worked for the Sheriff's Office after Katrina, then became a bartender on Bourbon Street at a the oldest gay bar in the US, Cafe Lafitte's in Exile. I also worked for Mardi Gras, Southern Decadence, The Super Bowl and many other special events and regular dinner cruises on the Natchez Steamboat. Then at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the Saints football games. Finally, I made a lifelong dream come true, and I moved to Florence, Italy to teach English. I traveled to Nice, France, Valencia, Spain, Rome, Italy, Venice, Italy all before having to return home to the United States. I lived in Senath, Missouri with my mom for 6 months while saving money to move abroad again. I contacted New Life ESL and came to Beijing, China to work for Best Learning. That's how my career teaching abroad began.
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Barrelrollman - Napoleon House, New Orleans, LA 9/2010
The Napoleon House is a historic building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, dating from 1797. Its name derives from the local legend that it was intended as a residence for Napoleon Bonaparte after his exile. A plan to bring Napoleon to Louisiana was halted by news of his death in 1821. After a quick bite and some bourbon there was nothing left to do but roll at the Napoleon House! Check out barrelrollman.org where we're rolling around the world in search of world records while raising money for a great cause!
The Napoleon House in New Orleans | Napoleon ALMOST Lived Here
The Napoleon House in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans.
In the early 19th Century, the 7th mayor of New Orleans, Nicolas Girod, built a large three-story house in the French Quarter. The rumor is that he built the house for Napoleon Bonaparte after being exiled from France. Napoleon died before making it to New Orleans. Since 1794, this house has stood, and is now home to a popular restaurant and bar called The Napoleon House.
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Napoleon House
Napoleon House, a restaurant and historical home in New Orleans' French Quarter, may be haunted.
Attakapas: The Cajun Story
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This powerful LPB program weaves Zachary Richard's musical stage performance with archival photography, film and moving imagery. Trace the lineage of one of America's most unique and influential immigrant populations in a storyline that will live in your heart for years to come.
Alabama Shakes - Hold On (Official Video)
Official music video for Hold On - the first single off Alabama Shakes' debut record Boys & Girls. Out now on ATO Records and Rough Trade.
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