New Orleans, Louisiana
Welcome to New Orleans also known as "the Big Easy,
the Crescent City or the City that care forgot." Home of
the most fascinating Carnival culture in North America
and likewise a poetic swampland for great food,
excellent music and a comfortable angle on a version of the
good life that is all their own. New Orleans is one of
America's most culturally diverse cities, located on
the Mississippi River and only 100 or so miles from the
gulf of Mexico. Welcome to New Orleans also known as
"the Big Easy, the Crescent City or the City that care
forgot." Home of the most fascinating Carnival culture
in North America and likewise a poetic swampland for
great food, excellent music and a comfortable angle on
a version of the good life that is all their own. For
centuries there has been a nonstop party in the
original city center known as the French Quarter. Here's the
best place to find America's most distinguished
regional cuisine called Creole or Cajun if you prefer its
country cousin. Feel the energy of the original
Dixieland rhythms that gave the world its most creative
musical art form known as jazz. Go slow, the streets speak
of a proud, fascinating history of free black
expression in dialogue with European sophistication and
Caribbean ease
New Orleans is exceptional in the vigor with
which one pursues pleasure. Appreciate the beauty of
this journey which natives so graciously share with
guests.This is a year round endeavor as shown by the
robust nature of this list of annual events
Population
New Orleans is most famous for Mardi Gras and Bourbon
Street where you can find people at play just about 24
hours a day.The population of the city as in 2005 was
recorded to be 4,524,000.
Weather
The weather in New Orleans is moderate. Due to its
proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, there is plenty of hot
and humid weather in the summer. From about June
through August there is alot of rain, and the bulk of the
year consists of sunny weather.Summers can be extremely
hot and humid even though the city benefits from
coastal breezes. Snow and ice rarely travel that far
south, but the middle of spring and fall are known for
their rainy seasons.
Hurricanes present the only important weather hazard
in New Orleans. The Gulf Coast is in hurricane season
from June until September. The city hasn't been hit
head-on by a hurricane for many years, but any tropical
storm visiting Eastern Texas or Mississippi can cause
torrential rain and possible flooding in New Orleans
Employers
Being close to the gulf of mexico New orleans is home
of numerous energy companies included in them :_
Entergy Corporation, Freeport-McMoRan, BP, Chevron,
ConocoPhillips, and Shell Oil Company,shell oil
company.Other companies in the city are:-
BellSouth, Hibernia Corp., IBM, Navtech, Harrah's
(downtown casino), Popeye's Fried Chicken, and Zatarain's
.,Exxon Corporation ,Union Carbide Corp,Whitney
National Bank, Hilton Hotels , Ruth's Chris Steak House
Cost of living
the cost of living of the city according to the 2004
census is 96.1.
Colleges
The city has some of the most prestigious institutions
in the country, which are listed below.
University of New Orleans
Tulane University
Loyola University New Orleans
Dillard University
Southern University at New Orleans
Xavier University of Louisiana
Louisiana State University Medical School
Our Lady of Holy Cross College.
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