New Orleans is a major city in Louisiana known for its vibrant culture, music, and celebrations. The city motto "Laissez les bon temps rouler" translates to "let the good times roll," capturing New Orleans' fun atmosphere. Some iconic aspects of New Orleans culture include Mardi Gras celebrations like parades organized by krewes, beads being thrown from floats, and King Cake being the traditional dessert; famous music festivals like Jazz Fest featuring various genres; and local specialties like beignets, jambalaya, and gumbo. Voodoo also plays a role in New Orleans' history and superstitions.

1. New Orleans
Art, tradition, superstition, music and joy.

2. A few highlights about New Orleans
New Orleans is a major city in the U.S state of Louisiana. The population of New
Orleans is 423,000.
The city motto of New Orleans is “Laissez les bon temps rouler”. This French saying
translates to “let the good times roll” – which really sums up the vibe of this great city!

3. New Orleans´local superstitions
New Orleans is widely considered to be one of the United States’ most
haunted cities. Voodoo was made popular in NOLA in the 1800’s by Marie
Laveau, who was given the nickname of “The Voodoo Queen”. Marie
Laveau’s tomb attracts more visitors each year than Elvis Presley’s does in
Graceland, Memphis.

4. New Orlean´s nightlife and music festivals
The nightlife in New Orleans can be found in Bourbon Street and
Frenchmen Street. However, the authentic jazz and blues sounds in
Frenchmen street, in venues such as the Spotted Cat, the Snug
Harbour, the Blue Nile and La Maison. One icon bar in Bourbon
Street is the Pat O’Brien’s .

5. New Orleans´music festivals
One of the icon festivals in New Orleans is the Jazz and Heritage Festival,
which host many different scenarios and markets playing different music
styles. The festival also offers high quality food from Louisiana.

6. Mardi Gras
Beads are a huge part of the New Orleans Mardi Gras customs. Handing
out beads or “throws” from floats is a central element of the celebration
and the beads were originally prizes for parade attendees.
The official colors of the beads are purple, green and gold.

7. Mardi Gras
A “krewe” is a Mardi Gras organization that plans the parades and
celebrations each year. Each krewe has their own parade, and they
usually keep the theme of each year’s parade a secret until the event
itself.
Mardi Gras is held across New Orleans during the two weeks
before and through Shrove Tuesday. The actual day of “Mardi Gras”
is an official holiday across Louisiana.

8. Mardi Gras
If you’re in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, be sure to try the official
dessert of Mardi Gras – King Cake! Available in a variety of flavors,
such as custard, apple and pecan, these stuffed cakes are an
institution in NOLA

9. New Orleans Food Specialities
Beignets
Jambalaya
Poboys

10. New Orleans specialities
Crawfish boil
Gumbo

11. References
https://www.jonesaroundtheworld.com/new-orleans-facts/
https://www.neworleans.com/event/new-orleans-jazz-%26-heritage-
festival/3197/
https://www.neworleans.com/restaurants/traditional-new-orleans-foods/