Big Easy

Superdome

Banned Library — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 07:40:27 +0000

Visible in every skyline shot of New Orleans, the Superdome has cemented itself in New Orleans history as a place of joy and pain.

Louis Armstrong

Banned Library — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Louis Armstrong was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star and comedian and one of the most influential people to come from New Orleans.

Pontalba Buildings

Banned Library — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Built by the Baroness Pontalba through sheer force of will (and money), these national landmarks have seen almost the whole of New Orleans history.

Jean Lafitte Part 2

Banned Library — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 07:00:00 +0000

We return to round out Jean Lafitte from his move to Barataria to his... death?

Jean Lafitte Part 1

Banned Library — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 07:12:00 +0000

We cover Jean Lafitte, the Pirate King of New Orleans! Also, there's some audio issues, so it kinda cuts off, but we will return. We end just as Jean Lafitte gets to Barataria and sets up his empire!

Storyville

Banned Library — Tue, 23 May 2017 07:00:00 +0000

One of the nation's only red light districts existed in New Orleans early in the 20th century.

Sultan Massacre House (Gardette-Laprete House)

Banned Library — Tue, 09 May 2017 07:00:00 +0000

Looking for a house in The City That Care Forgot? Check out the Gardette-Laprete House, but beware, there's some dark legends that come along with it.

Old Absinthe House

Banned Library — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 07:00:00 +0000

An old bar with some old ghosts, the Old Absinthe House is still a great place to get a drink.

Sources

"Whiskey on the Mississippi." Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Neutral Ground

Banned Library — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 07:00:00 +0000

Some people call them 'medians' but in battle hardened New Orleans they're called 'neutral ground.'

Sources

New Orleans 101: Why do we call it a 'neutral ground' instead of a 'median'? http://www.nola.com/living/index.ssf/2016/05/new_orleans_neutral_ground_238972871.html

NOLA Speak: The New Orleans Neutral Ground

http://gonola.com/2013/03/05/nola-speak-the-new-orleans-neutral-ground.html

"Whiskey on the Mississippi" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

NOLAisms

Banned Library — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 07:00:00 +0000

A quiz of New Orleans proportions* about expressions in the Crescent City!

*Means we were drinking and it was raining.

Source

"Say What?" Experience New Orleans! Retrieved on 2017 March from http://www.experienceneworleans.com/glossary.html

"Whiskey on the Mississippi" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Jackson Square

Banned Library — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:00:00 +0000

The centerpiece of the French Quarter, the square is as old as the city itself.

Sources

Place d'Armes (Jackson Square) Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve https://www.nps.gov/places/places-darmes.htm

Experience New Orleans
http://www.experienceneworleans.com/jackson-square.html

Live Cam http://www.nola.com/jacksonsquarecam/

American Planning Association
https://www.planning.org/greatplaces/spaces/2012/jacksonsquare.htm

New Orleans Historical http://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/623?tour=56&index=1

7 arrested during monument protests at Jackson Square http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/09/jackson_square_protest.html

"Whiskey on the Mississippi" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Marie Laveau

Banned Library — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:00:00 +0000

The life and times of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

"Ambiment" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

LaLaurie Mansion Part 3

Banned Library — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 03:37:56 +0000

A short look at some of the continuing ghost stories of the French Quarter's most famous haunt.

"Ambiment" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

LaLaurie Mansion Part 2

Banned Library — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 06:00:00 +0000

We continue our discussion of the Lalaurie Mansion by questioning the story of the brutal happenings and the end of the life of Delphine Lalaurie.

LaLaurie Mansion Part 1

Banned Library — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Part one of the Lalaurie Mansion, a French Quarter ghost story staple, detailing the grizzly story of torture of slaves as well as the life of Delphine Lalaurie.

Dominique Youx

Banned Library — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:00:00 +0000

A pirate, warrior, and politician in the early 1800s who was a hero of New Orleans.

Steamboat Natchez

Banned Library — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:00:00 +0000

The Steamboat Natchez has been a fixture in the Mississippi River and New Orleans wharf since the early 1820s.

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Great New Orleans Fires

Banned Library — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 07:00:00 +0000

Twice New Orleans can claim Great Fires, in 1788 and 1794, and both created the city we know today.

State Palace Theater

Banned Library — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 14:30:00 +0000

The history of one of the last movie palaces not restored after Hurricane Katrina.

Casket Girls

Banned Library — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:00:00 +0000

Dozens of women shipped from France to the New Orleans colony with only small chests to hold their things. Were they virtuous, goodly women or something darker and more sinister?

Pirates Alley

Banned Library — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 23:47:29 +0000

A great place to begin looking at the people, places, and things of New Orleans is Pirates Alley. Here you can get a drink next to a cathedral, tour a museum and old courthouse, and buy a book from William Faulkner's old home while on the lookout for pirate ghosts!