The young William Faulkner in New Orleans in the 1920's impressed the novelist Hamilton Basso as obviously conscious of being a Southerner, and there is no evidence that since then he has ever considered himself any less so.

One of the most delightful spots in a southern tour is the city of New Orleans.

One of the most significant advancements in design of plastics signs is the so-called trans-illuminated billboard, now being produced by several large sign manufacturers such as Advance Neon Sign Co., Los Angeles, and Industrial Electric Inc., New Orleans, La..

He is a native of New Orleans and attended Allen Elementary school, Fortier High school and Soule business college.

In this historic square are several statues, but the one that stands out over the others is that of Gen. Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans.

`` A Night in New Orleans '' is the gayety planned by members of the Thrift Shop Committee for May 6 at Philmont Country Club.

The fox is all ingratiating smiles when he arrives from New Orleans, accompanied by one wharf rat.

* Étouffée-cooking a vegetable or meat in its own juices, similar to braising or what in New Orleans is called " smothering ".

Of the previously unreleased songs, " Down to the Wire " features the New Orleans pianist Dr. John with Buffalo Springfield on an item from their shelved Stampede album ; " Love Is a Rose " was a minor hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1975 ; " Winterlong " received a cover by Pixies on the Neil Young tribute album from 1989, The Bridge ; and " Campaigner " is a Young song critical of Richard Nixon.

* 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.

Dallas Cowboys punter Mat McBriar attempted a maneuver similar to a drop kick during the 2010 Thanksgiving Classic after a botched punt attempt, but the ball bounced several times before the kick and the sequence of events is officially recorded as a fumble, followed by an illegal kick, with the fumble being recovered by the New Orleans Saints 29 yards downfield from the spot of the kick.

* 1855 – Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.

The region is anchored by the cities of Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Biloxi, Mobile, Pensacola, Tampa, and increasingly, Sarasota, all the centers of their respective metropolitan areas and containing large ports.

Another speculation is that the word may have been inspired by the 1960 hit song " Gonzo " by New Orleans rhythm and blues pianist James Booker.

Connick, a New Orleans native, is a founder of the Krewe of Orpheus, a music-based New Orleans krewe, taking its name from Orpheus of classical mythology.

The Ich bin ein Berliner speech is in part derived from a speech Kennedy gave at a Civic Reception on May 4, 1962, in New Orleans ; there also he used the phrase civis Romanus sum by saying " Two thousand years ago the proudest boast was to say, " I am a citizen of Rome.

Longform improvisation is especially performed in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles and has a growing following in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Austin and New Orleans.

A fundamental rhythmic figure heard in Gottschalk's compositions such as " Souvenirs From Havana " ( 1859 ), many different slave musics of the Caribbean, as well as the bamboula, and other Afro-Caribbean folk dances performed in New Orleans Congo Square, is the three-stroke pattern known in Cuban music as tresillo.

A third approach is to maintain a steady, busy bass-line, like a New Orleans pianist.

Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans.

Temperatures are generally mildly warm in the winter in the southern part of the state, with highs around New Orleans, Baton Rouge, the rest of south Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico averaging 66 ° F ( 19 ° C ), while the northern part of the state is mildly cool in the winter with highs averaging 59 ° F ( 15 ° C ).

Louisiana is often affected by tropical cyclones and is very vulnerable to strikes by major hurricanes, particularly the lowlands around and in the New Orleans area.

Eastham is also bordered by the towns of Wellfleet and Orleans on its northern and southern sides, respectively.

The town of Sweden is bordered on the north by the town of Clarkson, on the west by Orleans County, on the south by Genesee County, and on the east by the towns of Parma and Ogden.

Brewster is bordered on the north by Cape Cod Bay, on the west by Dennis, on the south by Harwich, and on the east by Orleans.

It was bordered by Evergreen Avenue on the north, Orleans Street on the east, Chicago Avenue on the south, and Halsted Street on the west.

A new legal definition, a " Downtown Development District " in New Orleans originated in 1974, when the Louisiana Legislature created the New Orleans Downtown Development District, a business improvement district ( BID ) bordered by Iberville Street, the Pontchartrain Expressway, Claiborne Avenue and the Mississippi River.

It met a serious rebuff in New Orleans, where the two schools selected for the first moves toward integration were boycotted by white parents.

This dish much resembles the oysters Rockefeller made famous by Antoine's in New Orleans, though the Palace chef announced it as a variant of Manning's roast oysters.

News of the legislative veto appeared in the New Orleans papers, and Henry and William became incensed by the fact that they had not been told of the attempt in advance.

Mobile was also supplied by New Orleans with goods for the Mobile district.

In the spring of 1831, hired by New Salem businessman Denton Offutt and accompanied by friends, he took goods by flatboat from New Salem to New Orleans via the Sangamon, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers.

This was inaugurated by Montalembert, but its literary advocates were chiefly Dom Gueranger, a learned Benedictine monk, abbot of Solesmes, and Louis François Veuillot ( 1813 – 1883 ) of the Univers ; and it succeeded in suppressing them everywhere, the last diocese to surrender being Orleans in 1875.

The creation and importance of saloons was greatly influenced by four major cities ; New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco.

The record for the largest continuously placed underwater concrete pour was completed 18 October 2010, in New Orleans, Louisiana by contractor C. J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC of Grove City, Ohio.

What was to become the modern American version of the game was brought to New Orleans by Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, scion of wealthy Louisiana landowners, a gambler, and politician.

A popular legend in New Orleans concerns a popular lovers ' lane called Grunch Road which was said to be inhabited by " grunches ," creatures similar in appearance to the Chupacabra.

Among his principal miracles are: ( 1 ) procuring of food for a sick monk and curing the wife of his benefactor ; ( 2 ) escape from hurt when surrounded by wolves ; ( 3 ) obedience of a bear which evacuated a cave at his biddings ; ( 4 ) producing a spring of water near his cave ; ( 5 ) repletion of the Luxeuil granary when empty ; ( 6 ) multiplication of bread and beer for his community ; ( 7 ) curing of the sick monks, who rose from their beds at his request to reap the harvest ; ( 8 ) giving sight to a blind man at Orleans ; ( 9 ) taming a bear, and yoking it to a plough.

After being released by the Panthers, the Saints acquired " Original Panther " John Kasay, who had an excellent 2011 season in New Orleans.

Examples of alternate disaster recovery sites being compromised by the same disaster that affected the primary site include having had a primary site in World Trade Center I and the recovery site in 7 World Trade Center, both of which were destroyed in the 9 / 11 attack, and having one's primary site and recovery site in the same coastal region, which leads to both being vulnerable to hurricane damage ( for example, primary site in New Orleans and recovery site in Jefferson Parish, both of which were hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 ).

The Dragons are very similar to the TRS-80 Color Computer ( CoCo ), and were produced for the European market by Dragon Data, Ltd., in Port Talbot, Wales, and for the US market by Tano of New Orleans, Louisiana.