New Orleans

New Orleans (pronounced N'awlins or New Orlens by locals, the only time that a hard E is correct is while singing "Way Down Yonder In New Orleens") is the birthplace of Jazz, a major US port city, important in river transshipment, naval logistics, and the illegal drug trade. New Orleans is located at the mouth of the...

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Also known as:

  • Nouvelle Orléans,
  • The Crescent City,
  • The City That Care Forgot,
  • The Big Easy,
  • New Orleans,
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
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