Even on Mardi Gras day, you could hear great music at any random NOLA street corner!
Did you know that New Orleans’ first mayor is also known for producing the first granulated sugar in Louisiana? What is now Audubon Park used to be Jean Etienne de Boré’s sugar plantation in the late 18th century. Though the sugar mill already existed in other parts of the world, de Boré set one up on his plantation, thus producing the first granulated sugar in the colony. The emergence of granulation in Louisiana began a huge increase in the demand for sugar cane and, in response to the world’s growing demand for sugar, it became Louisiana’s biggest commodity crop. #sugarmill #sugarcane #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #travel #smallbusiness #shopsmall
Sugarcane has been an integral crop to Louisiana’s agriculture and economy for over 200 years. Today, the Louisiana sugar cane industry: Supports nearly 30,000 jobs, Produces 13 million tons of cane annually, And generates an overall economic value of $3 billion annually. 🌾🚜 #sugarcane #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #travel #smallbusiness #shopsmall
Look: it’s Halloween on Jackson Square today!!!
In New Orleans we take celebrating life very seriously!We will even decorate our potholes according to the season! 💀Halloween is a seriously fun time here 👻🎃#pothole #nolapothole #halloween #trickortreat #skeleton #skeletonhousenola #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #history #travel #vacation
⚜️ Lining New Orleans’ Jackson Square are two brick row houses built in the early 1850s. ⚜️ A famous Creole baroness, Micaela de Pontalba, ordered and oversaw their construction. ⚜️ Their cast iron railings are believed to be the first installed in New Orleans. ⚜️ Her rich father funded the reconstruction of St. Louis Cathedral as well as the construction of The Cabildo and Presbytere after the fire of 1788. #pontalba #cabildo #stlouiscathedral #jacksonsquare #decaturstreet #frenchquarter #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #travel #smallbusiness #shopsmall
The Flamboyant 19th-Century Creole Aristocrat Who Built New Orleans’ First Suburb: Bernard de Marigny ⚜️ One of many New Orleans colorful personalities, a legendary Creole with a sword in one hand and a deck of cards in the other, a “swashbuckling gambler, duelist, and playboy.” High living and careless with money, he was lighting his cigars with $100 bills. A remarkable real estate developer and politician, Marigny was also a guiding force of the first years of American New Orleans.A strong personality who defied convention and disregarded mainstream opinion, Marigny was the first outsized personality of the American era and his imprint is still felt in New Orleans in the neighborhood named after him today. #marigny #faubourgmarigny #bywater #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #travel #smallbusiness #shopsmall
Have you seen this mural in the Warehouse District of New Orleans?In 2020, Danaé Brissonnet completed a 14-story high mural along the side of the Embassy Suites by Hilton, at the corner of Julia and South Peters streets. Brissonnet’s gigantic art includes a pelican, alligator and a row of corn, meant to symbolize the first inhabitants of the area, and each element includes surrealistic flourishes. To learn more about Brissonnet and her incredible works, visit danaebrissonnet.com 🐊🎨#danaebrissonnet #mural #embassysuites #warehousedistrict #canadian #quebecois #canadianartist #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #travel #smallbusiness #shopsmall
In 19th century New Orleans, yellow fever epidemics raged in the city and forced the Department of Public Works to confront its sanitation problem. Over 12,000 people died in 1853 in New Orleans alone, and the disease continued to plague Louisiana until 1905.Because most of the area is below sea level, antebellum Louisianans were buried above ground. They decorated graves at the time of death and on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, placing black wreaths on doors and wearing clothes and jewelry that symbolized stages of mourning. Many of these customs incorporated Latin and African elements, a cultural heritage from Louisiana’s colonial era. The Historic New Orleans Collection St. Joseph and Felicity Plantations #yellowfever #antebellum #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #travel #smallbusiness #shopsmall
Spend this weekend welcoming in the fall season at the Fall Garden Festival! This Saturday and Sunday (October 7 & 8), join New Orleans City Park ’s Botanical Garden for plant and garden product exhibits and sales, educational programs, music, arts & crafts, cooking demonstrations and more! For more information, visit neworleanscitypark.org 🌱🍂 #citypark #nolacitypark #botanicalgarden #fall #fallgarden #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #travel #smallbusiness #shopsmall
Today, our guests on the fast and fun small Airboat Tour got to meet and learn all about ‘Big Jack’! 🐊 Book today at the link in our bio! #airboat #airboattour #swamp #bayou #wildlife #animals #alligator #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #travel #smallbusiness #shopsmall
Definitely all the skeletons are out of the closet at this beautiful home on St. Charles Ave in uptown New Orleans! And it’s not even October yet!Seriously getting ready for Halloween in NOLA! 💀👻🎃 Skeleton House St Charles Ave New Orleans #halloween #trickortreat #skeleton #skeletonhousenola #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #history #travel #vacation
During our New Orleans historical city tour ( https://toursbyisabelle.com/city-tour/ ) one of our stops is at New Orleans City Park , to discover the Besthoff Sculpture Garden: you will stroll along meandering shaded walking paths amid centuries old moss-draped live oaks surrounding two lagoons. 🪷⛲️ #citypark #neworleanscitypark #nolacitypark #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #history #travel #vacation
Louisiana swamp critters: just to give you an idea of what you could run into on our fast and fun small Airboat tours! And it’s not just alligators! 🐊🦗🦉 #airboat #airboattour #swamp #bayou #wildlife #animals #insects #alligator #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #history #travel #vacation
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Anyone who has been to Louisiana noticed one of its natural ‘monuments’ in the landscape: giant live oak trees. They are everywhere across Louisiana and usually draped with Spanish moss. They are so treasured by Louisianans that there is a Live Oak Society, an official body who registers all known century old live oaks, protects and promotes their preservation. More information at their website: https://www.lgcfinc.org/live-oak-society.html#louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #history #travel #vacation
Louisiana Alligators: a conservation success story!Hunting gators is a Louisiana tradition.Overhunting resulted in population decline. The harvest closed in 1962 and alligators listed as endangered. Population was allowed to recover. The wild harvest reopened in 1974, and alligator farming began.Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries manages alligators as a renewable natural resource. In addition to the wild harvest, alligators are farmed for skins and meat.The state's wild population increased from fewer than 100,000 to more than 2 million in 50 years!Each year, a percentage of farm-raised juveniles are added to the wild population.Preserving habitat is essential to protecting alligators.#alligators #swamp #bayou #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #history #travel #vacation
BEIGNETS Acadians, (in Louisiana called Cajuns) brought them to Louisiana as fried fritters, sometimes filled with various fruit. Today NOLA’s beignet is a square piece of dough, fried then covered in powdered sugar, usually served in orders of three. The Original Cafe du Monde at Jackson Square serves them since 1862! On our historical New Orléans City Tour, we bring our guests to their City Park location… ⚜️✨ #beignets #cafedumonde #citypark #acadian #cajun #jacksonsquare #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #history #travel #vacation
BANANA SPIDERS are often seen on our swamp tours. Giant golden orbweaver or banana spider, are an impressively large spider of the family Araneidae. Females reach 2 inches in body length, males, however, average one-quarter of an inch in body length.The name comes from their giant webs with yellowish threads that appear golden in sunlight. Females build large webs, made up of 2 components. The main “orb” web (classic spider web shape), used primarily to catch prey, is accompanied by a secondary web made up of incoherent mess of silk strands on one side of the main web, to alert the spider to any potential predators before they reach the main web. They span over 3 feet in diameter, typically located above the ground (optimal for flying-insect trapping).The golden-colored silk that the banana spider produces is one of the most impressive biological materials known to man. Its silk is 5 times stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar, and more flexible than nylon!Males of this species, upon reaching adulthood, begin their search for a female. Once they find a female’s web, they start their lengthy progression toward her. They move slowly and wait in one spot on the periphery of the web; a single female can attract multiple males, sometimes hosting up to 12 potential suiters in her web as a time. After mating, females produce two or more egg sacs that contain hundreds of eggs. Once they hatch, spiderlings go off and create their own webs to start catching food. This species almost never bites humans. Bites only occur when they are handled roughly. Even then, bites are rare, and their venom is less severe than that of a bee sting. They typically inhabit wooded areas, unlikely to be found in or around homes and are, therefore, not considered a pest. 🕷🕸#bananaspider #spider #swamp #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #history #travel #vacation
NOLA street tiles⚜️ These 4-by-6-inch, 1-inch thick, blue and white ceramic tiles were started to be embedded into New Orleans sidewalks sometime in the mid-1880s. The distinctive markers quickly worked their way into the hearts of locals and visitors alike and are now part of NOLA’s fabric and the Instagram feeds of every visitor.The letter tiles at most city sidewalk intersections, identify the two street names. It was done for the slower, horse-drawn society that New Orleans once was.In the more commercial districts of the city, you see the name of a business embedded in front of what was, or still is, a storefront. Throughout the city, in all the different wards, house numbers appear using these same decorative tiles.There are two types of tiles. The early letter tiles, called Belgian style were manufactured overseas and imported.Belgian tile differs from the so-called American style tiles in two ways: the font and lack of a pinstripe groove or shadow line. The American style tiles were originally manufactured by the American Encaustic Tile Company in Zanesville, Ohio, and sold in showrooms in New York City.The American Encaustic Tile company went out of business after the Great Depression. In 2002, Mark Derby, owner of Derby Pottery and Tiles stepped in to fill the void, but he really stepped up in 2006 when the city was still reeling from Hurricane Katrina.“It was sort of a natural give back after Katrina,” Derby said. “What can I do to help the city to rebuild? As everybody knows, the water meter covers were kind of being taken and street tiles as well other things were being lost.”Now, Mark helps the city rebuild tiles that cannot be salvaged. But he puts his own twist on the classic New Orleans artifact. You can tell Mark’s tiles apart by his signature yellow lining around each letter. #louisiana #louisianatours #tours #nola #neworleans #visitlouisiana #neworleanslouisiana #tourism #history #travel #vacation
