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New Orleans Occupation N ew Orleans Spanish and French explorers discover the mouth of the Mississippi. The French see the potential of the large Development delta and claim the land. A population begins to settle in New Orleans. After being given to Spain, New Orleans grows prosperous Diversity from trade, allowing more and more buildings to be erected and a society New Orleans becomes a major US to be established. port, and many different cultures begin to fmood into New Orleans. This new diversity is celebrated in larger and larger Mardis Gras parties. Culture Jazz, blues, and zydeko originate in H i s t o r y New Orleans and the city becomes H i s t o r y famous for its unique, creative, and colorful society. 1700 1900 1600 1800 2000
Occupation Occupation 1519 Alonso de Pineda becomes the fjrst European to stand at the mouth of the Mississippi River 1542 Hernando de Soto becomes famous for exploring the Louisiana area and is credited with the discovery of the Mississippi Delta 1682 Frenchmen Robert Cavalier and Sieur de La Salle claim New Orleans and the surrounding areas for King Louis of France 1700 1900 1600 1800 2000
Development D evelopment 1718 New Orleans is offjcially founded by Jean-Baptitste Le Moyne de Bienville 1801 The oldest cathedral in the US, St. Louisiana is returned to Louis Cathedral, is built in New France Orleans 1803 1722 The US purchases Louisiana New Orleans becomes the state from Napoleon capital of French Louisiana 1812 Louisiana becomes the 18 th 1762 state Charles ii of Spain given all of the land west of the Mississippi by Louis xv 1795 Spain grants the US a “Right of Deposit,” and they are now allowed to use the port of New Orleans 1700 1900 1600 1800 2000
1815 Diversity Andrew Jackson defends New Orleans from a British invasion D iversity 1835 New Orleans is partitioned into three separate municipalities 1838 1861 A US mint branch is established in Louisiana joins the Confederacy New Orleans, and becomes one of the 1862 most important mints in the country New Orleans is captured by the Union without a battle, The fjrst Mardis Gras parade is held in leaving the city unharmed New Orleans with partiers in masks 1840 1872 in the street New Orleans becomes the nation’s The fjrst Rex , or “King of Carnival,” 4th largest city debuts at Mardis Gras 1849 1884 The state capital is transferred to New Orleans holds the World’s Fair Baton Rouge 1892 1856 The nation’s fjrst general strike takes A Hurricane kills more than 400 place in New Orleans people in Louisiana 1893 A Hurricane kills more than 2000 people in Louisiana 1700 1900 1600 1800 2000
Culture Culture 1915 The name “jazz” is given to musical 1990 style originating in New Orleans New Orleans regains the position of 1957 the nation’s busiest port Hurricane Audrey kills hundreds 1992 of people in Louisiana Hurricane Andrew causes more than i billion dollars in damages 1958 New Orleans abolishes segregation 2005 on city buses Hurricane Katrina becomes the most 1965 damaging hurricane in US history Hurricane Betsy kills over 60 people 1977 New Orleans elects its fjrst black mayor, Ernest N. “Dutch” Morial 1700 1900 1600 1800 2000
Conclusion Conclusion 1519-2005 The history of New Orleans, with its many foreign infmuences from trade and immigration, helps to explain its diverse culture. Historically, this culture has been devastated numerous times by hurricanes in the past, but the city has climbed back from such natural disasters and maintained its role as a unique and culturally important city. 1700 1900 1600 1800 2000
Parishes The Structure of New Orleans Greater New Orleans is the largest metropolitan area in Louisiana, centered around the City of New Orleans. The region is divided into four primary areas: East Bank, West Bank, North Shore, and the River Parishes. Greater New Orleans is composed of ten parishes, including greater new orleans east bank orleans parish katrina aftermath the Orleans parish, which is coextensive with New Greater New Orleans, Greater New Orleans The “East Bank” Orleans parish is Orleans. After Hurricane mainly the “East is composed of is home to most of coextensive with the Bank,” suffered severe Katrina, the Greater New ten parishes, and New Orleans, and city of New Orleans. damage with massive Louisiana’s largest is the most densely After Katrina, there Orleans area was the most fmooding and wind metropolitan area. populated of Greater were 154 confjrmed devastated region within damage. New Orleans. deaths within this Louisiana. parish.
Homes built before 1949 New Orleans vs U.S. in percentage 43% of homes in New Architecture Orleans were built 43 NEW ORLEANS before 1949. That’s 22 U.S. AVERAGE more then twice the The Structure of New Orleans U.S. average. The Architecture in New Orleans is a jambalaya of French, Spanish and American design. Much of it predates even U.S. occupancy. It is a city that has traded hands from one country to another and even its citizens have contributed to its architectura l fmavor. french quarter reconstruction shotgun homes superdome Over two centuries the city has withstood fjres, fmoods, Established by the Over the years, African American New Orleans most French but designed electric signs have contribution to modern structure. It hurricanes, Civil War and under Spanish rule. been juxtaposed on American architecture will become the only during each reconstruction Fires, fmoods and old structures and after the Civil War. place to stay after a signifjcant portion of battles have damaged pre Civil War slave Many people still live the devastation from this city many times in quarters now revamped in these homes today. Hurricane Katrina. the architecture, although the past two centuries. apartments and hotels. standing, has been damaged and is withering away.
New Orleans Economy In Terms of Employment Percentage Visitors spent Industry $4.9 billion in 2004, 17 OIL & GAS which rates the 16 TOURISM/CONVENTION tourism industry as The Structure of New Orleans 11 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES New Orleans’ second- 10 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT largest employer. 9 SHIPBUILDING/AEROSPACE 8 MARITIME/PORT The economy of New Orleans relies on its port, oil, and tourism. During the 1970s, oil was a thriving industry in Louisiana but soon the industry began moving west to Texas. Instead of attracting new commerce to New Orleans by reducing crime and improving literacy levels, oil french quarter mardi gras commerce the city became more of a tourist attraction. Over the Oil remains New The legendary French The most in fmuential The Central Business Orleans’ leading Quarter is the most event of the year for District of New years, the city’s dependence employer. There are popular tourist area. New Orleans is Mardi Orleans is located on visitors increased, and the still major energy The region was the Gras, which generates immediately north of consequences of this strategy companies that have site of heavy looting, over $1 billion. For the the Mississippi River. their headquarters in and much of it was two weeks of Carnival, The costs to rebuild are certain to become more the city, including BP , destroyed. Bourbon visitors fjll the city’s the fmooded area will evident in the wake of Katrina. Chevron, and Royal Street features bars, streets, eateries, and be in the billions. Dutch Shell. restaurants, bars, 38,259 hotel rooms. shops and bars.
Catholic Churches in New Orleans Number of Operational Versus Non-Operational Many churches Churches & Schools in New Orleans are beyond repair. The Structure of New Orleans Non-Operational 72 70 Currently only 49.3% of the Operational Churches archdiocese’s 142 churches will hold services. Churches and schools are parts of New Orleans that provide the structure for community. The people of Louisiana hold these institutions as the basis of family life and a strong sense of bonding and support. Churches provide spiritual enrichment for the people historically black st. augustine’s church fjrst african baptist xavier university of the city, while schools, colleges church specifjcally historically black St. Augustine Church The Catholic Church The future of is considered the also lends its hand colleges, provide enrichment The First African historically black “mother church” for to education with Baptist Church is for the mind. colleges hangs in the Catholics in New a number of colleges. among the oldest balance due to the Orleans with numbers Xavier University in African American effects of Katrina and nearing a staggering New Orleans happens church congregation the low amount of 100,000 members. New to be Catholic and in Louisiana. resources available to Orleans has 480,000 historically black. them. They suffered members total. over $1 billion in damages due to fmood
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