La Nouvelle-Orleans (New Orleans) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. Because of the location in the bend of the Mississippi, New Orleans is also referred to as "The Crescent City." The Crescent city is known for Mardi Gras, Streetcars, cafe au lait, beignets, muffulettas, neutral grounds, heat, humidity, crawfish, yats (hurricanes), the French Quarter's, gumbo, and red beans 'n rice, and Jazz.
New Orleans is know all around the world for its Cajun Cuisine. What most of people don't know is that this food originated from cajun immigrants in the Acadian region of Louisiana. Acadian refugees were poor and had to live off of the land. So, rice, crawfish, and sugar cane were extremely important to there dishes. In addition to rice, crawfish, and sugar cane, the holy trinity (which is a mixture of bell peppers, onions, and celery) is used to season most cajun dishes.
Not only is the food in New Orleans good, but the music is amazing. New Orleans is the birthplace to Jazz. Jazz is rooted in the blues, the folk music of former enslaved Africans in the U.S. South and their descendants, which is influenced by West African cultural and musical traditions that evolved as black musicians migrated to the cities. The front-line of the traditional jazz band includes the cornet, which carries the melody, the clarinet, which harmonizes the melody, and the trombone, which punctuates the melody from below. The rhythm section includes four parts. The drum is the first, it keeps the beats steady. Then there's the brass, it holds the sound together. Lastly, there is the guitar (which was later replaced by banjo/and or piano), and it provides chord structure.
If ever in the city, and you want to enjoy good food and music, here are some sites you can refer to:
http://www.graylineneworleans.com
http://www.neworleans.com
http://www.neworleansonline.com
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