Personal Narrative: The Overuse Of New Orleans

New Orleans is known for being a culturally rich city; from its food to its music to its celebrations it is full of spirit and unique traditions. It is not hard to pick up on this, it is what you hear across the country when someone mentions New Orleans, it is what the New Orleans tourism board features in all its material, it part of how institutions such as Tulane market themselves. Everyone may know about jazz music and second lines but many of us visitors to the city lack knowledge about their historical, political, and social/cultural context. A crucial element of New Orleans culture and history that provides a lot of this context, that every visitor should take the time educate themselves about, is social aid and pleasure clubs and benevolent

Hey, Baby! Welcome to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana! New Orleans is one of the most popular cities in the boot. This wonderful, distinctive place is the home of plenty of unknown "special" activities instead of what most know which is Mardi Gras. Believe it or not, New Orleans, is a go-to city for most events that many, if not most Northern Louisianan may not existence. In other states, people can come to a conclusion that all Louisiana natives are the same, but we vary around the state. New Orleans is different from all other cities in Louisiana for the exquisite taste of food and music, the collection of festivals, and the unfamiliar, out of space language.

Author Kristina Kay Robinson wrote in her short story 10 Years Since: A Mediation on New Orleans, “I don’t know how long my city has for me, but every day that I remain, I am working, searching for a newer, truer meaning for the concept of forward.” To this day, this sentiment remains authentic for those devastated by the August 2005 Hurricane Katrina. Accordingly, the aftermath and trauma that victims of Katrina faced in New Orleans, Louisiana, left countless amounts of people homeless and with psychological issues. Levees in New Orleans failed as enormous waves flooded the city that was already below sea level. Consequently, Hurricane Katrina’s course of major annihilation was detrimental and left various southern states, including Louisiana, with billions of dollars in damage and destruction and a

We stayed in the city of jazz and soul music for three days and three nights right in the middle of Bourbon Street in the famous French Quarter where we enjoyed the fantastic nightclub hot spots, great food, spirits and antique stores. I will always love trips to New Orleans. It 's my favorite party town.

August 29, 2005 may be just another date to most of the American population but for New Orleans it is a date that weighs heavy on the hearts of the residents. Every year when this date comes around, residents are reminded of the lost ones they didn’t get to say goodbye too, the pets that were lost, homes that were damaged and lost, families that were shattered and broken apart due to this tragic event. Thousands of lives were taken during this time, not including the hundreds of thousands of homes that were lost. Many people sat on the roofs of their homes trapped inside of unbearable hot attics, or canoeing through disease waters trying to stay alive until emergency response teams could reach them.

New Orleans is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico. Nicknamed the "Big Easy," it's known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene and spicy, singular cuisine reflecting its history as a melting pot of French, African and American cultures. Embodying its festive spirit is Mardi Gras, the late-winter carnival famed for raucous costumed parades and street parties.

When I first heard my youth group was traveling to New Orleans, I pictured Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. My perception of New Orleans was heavily influenced by Hollywood. At that point, I had very little authentic exposure to the Southern lifestyle, and would have told you it wasn’t my cup of tea. After all, I wasn’t fond of country music and believed Southern accents were a little annoying. Once upon a time I gagged when anyone mentioned seafood, and secretly wondered why anyone would live in an area prone to destructive hurricanes. Little did I know how much someone could learn about a city’s culture in a week.

Normally when tourists or first-time residents come to New Orleans, they have a difficult time understanding the strange city. It looks like no other place in the United States. The first puzzling impression usually comes from the appearance of the French Quarter near many of the city's hotels. It is more than just a few blocks of houses and cottages standing side-by-side, up against the sidewalk. The size of the district startles even those who have traveled in the rest of the nation. Few visitors are accustomed to such a mess of people moving at all hours of the day and night in the very center of the city. They quickly learn that bars have no closing hour, that the food is spicy, and that the music is taking place almost everywhere. And they may also take note that the locals talk weird but few have southern accents.

New Orleans is a very interesting place filled with very unique things and people. This is the reason so many people are attracted to it. From the incredible music, the food, and the spirit of the people even after they went through something hard, it is very hard to ignore the very of this

Although I’m not a fan of big cities, I didn’t mind roaming around Dallas for a while. Further down the line, my family and I ventured from Texas to Louisiana. The culture of Louisiana was fascinating, to say the least. In New Orleans, Louisiana, I saw a lot of strange people and strange things. My best memory of the whole trip was walking around Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Bourbon street is a ridiculously large and crowded street, full of small stores and tourist traps. Average people played songs and did magic tricks on the sidewalks, just to make some money. People of all races and genders walked around enjoying myself, some to a further extent that others. I will never forget the people I had seen and smells I had smelled in New Orleans. In Louisiana, my family and I also toured the bayou. I loved the bayou, and I think it would be awesome to live there. I was intrigued by the murky marshes and alligator infested waters. Throughout the whole vacation, I knew that this wouldn’t be the last time I visited

I am a girl named Chloe that is 12 years old and lives in Galveston,Texas. A report one night on the T.V was the weather

Before going back to To Houston we stop by New Orleans, Louisiana because If I didn't tell my family from California came to drive with us to Orlando,Florida for their vacation. Considering I have already been to New Orleans it was same old same old but that last time I went I didn't start blogging about it New Orleans is very beautiful place to see sites and hear sound. At times being their though I was a little Anxious around Bourbon St because of how crowded it was and its not usually typically the place I want to be around. Let me tell you it's beautiful but me in general It just doesn't seem like the right place for

It was only a matter of seconds before I heard the insignificant sound that marked the start of my day. “Tsss,” hissed the brakes as the bus came to a complete stop in front of the waiting crowd and the driver opened its doors to allow passengers to get on. I hopped on as adults and students alike fought for a place on the vehicle that would take them closer to their destination. As the bus started to move, I stared out the window and watched as the buildings slowly passed by, creating a mental list of the establishments in my neighborhood. To this, I added the many libraries, hospitals, convenient stores, supermarkets, and restaurants that were scattered on the blocks leading to my school. As I mindlessly performed this task, I could not help but think of how these buildings were so different and yet so similar. On my right was a Chinese convenient store and a Latin American restaurant, and on my left was an Indian grocery store and a Middle Eastern restaurant. Although they represent countries from different

Have you ever felt that everybody is watching you because they can just see the embarrassment? I have, many times but this time i finally decided to change that. I do not want to feel that way anymore. I do not want to feel as though there is a spotlight on me and I am on a megascreen.

Hurricane When I look upon your face, I feel happy, excited, safe. What I don’t know is behind that calm and peace, There is a hurricane, And the hurricane will stop for nothing,