Main square of New Orleans

The Cabildo was the seat of Spanish colonial city hall of New Orleans, Louisiana, and is now the Louisiana State Museum Cabildo.

Andrew Jackson has long been a hero in Southeast Louisiana lore for his victory against the British during the Battle of New Orleans in 1815

Legend says that the area was a hangout for the pirates of Barataria when they would come into the city

The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré and Barrio Francés, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans

The Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis King of France is the oldest Catholic cathedral in continual use in the United States.

From Cafe du Monde near Jackson Square to the flea market at the end of Esplanade Avenue, the French Market includes five blocks of local produce, specialty art, handmade crafts, retail shopping and more.

Everyone agrees. Uptown’s got the looks in the family, bless its heart. Those handsome neighborhoods, like the St. Charles Avenue streetcar, trundle upriver, unfolding as a series of distinctive names: Oretha Castle Haley, The Garden District, Irish Channel, Riverside, the Black Pearl, Carrollton.