New Orleans State: Louisiana Country: United States of America
New Orleans by the Numbers:
Population: 223,338 (city); 929,554 (metropolitan area) Average January Temperature: 51°F/ 11°C Average July Temperature: 82°F / 28°C Average Annual Precipitation: 61 in / 155 cm New Orleans had the first Opera house in America. The total length of canals in New Orleans supasses Venice, Italy
Quick Facts:
Time Zone: GMT-6, CDT (Central Daylight Time) Electricity: 110 volts AC, 60Hz, standard two and three pin plugs Country Dialing Code: 1
Did You Know? New Orleans is called the Crescent city because the city proper is shaped like a crescent. The nickname "The Big Easy" comes from the city's history of jazz and was the name of a dance hall in the early 1900s.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000
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New Orleans Travel Experiences
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Magical Lundi and Mardi Gras!
The energy and the frenzy are contagious. Although I had never been to New Orleans before, I wondered whether the determination to fill... Continue reading »
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The Deep South, Yee Hah!
Begrudgingly we left the sun of Florida and headed west to the Big Easy, New Orleans. As we drove through the district the destruction an... Continue reading »
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Living it up in "The Big Easy"
Left Tuscaloosa this morning and began our drive to New Orleans. Ann was driving as we began our daily journey. We took Inter... Continue reading »
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New Orleans
Sunday morning we had an 11:15 reservation over at the Marigny Brasserie on Frenchman St in the Marigny. We met Jelly there and had brunc... Continue reading »
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Desire and Will
I went there with the expectation that all would be laid to waste. But that is not so. Nature has recovered fine. It is the man made in... Continue reading »
Popular New Orleans Hotels
- Drury Inn and Suites New Orleans
- Loews New Orleans Hotel
- Hampton Inn New Orleans Downtown French Quarter Area
- Country Inn & Suites New Orleans French Quarter
- Renaissance Arts Hotel
- Hotel Monteleone
- Royal Sonesta Hotel
- Le Pavillon Hotel
- Le Richelieu
- Windsor Court Hotel
