Multicultural New Orleans
The many places and people who helped create New Orleans
Many cultures made New Orleans: Cajun and Creole. French and Spanish. German. Latino, Irish and African. Along the river, in the streets, on the porches and under the eaves, newcomers settling in the Crescent City built upon their own native traditions to fashion the distinctive and elaborate culture the entire world knows as New Orleans. Whether it’s the accent, the food, the music or the architecture, this city is one of the most unique in the world thanks to the contributions made by the people who built it. Discover more about the cultures that created modern New Orleans.
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Top French Restaurants in New Orleans
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Often referred to as the most European city in the U.S., it’s no surprise that New Orleans has its…
Hispanic Heritage Guide to New Orleans
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Best Spots for Vietnamese Food
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Multicultural Museums
There are pocket museums dedicated to saluting these cultural and ethnic treasures all around town, casting a light on the transformative powers that came together to form New Orleans…
Black-Owned Businesses in New Orleans
Support these local, one-of-a-kind black-owned businesses in New Orleans!
Hispanic Heritage in New Orleans
Markets, shops, restaurants, history and celebrations, Hispanic Culture lives and breaths in the Crescent City.
Multilingual Tours
With new direct flights to Europe and South America lining up on the tarmac, New Orleans is seeing a growing number of foreign visitors speaking a host of languages beyond English. And really…
New Orleans Sayings
Informed by centuries of Technicolor culture and a simmering stew of ethnicities, New Orleans speak is as individual as the city that inspires it.
Family Reunions
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Multicultural Traditions
Mardi Gras Indians (Black Masking Indians)
Discover a brief history of the unique and historically rooted culture of Mardi Gras…
The Jazz Funeral
The jazz funeral celebrates life and mourns death. New Orleanians use music as a way to "cut…
New Orleans Second Line History - New Orleans & Company
Second lining has been called "the quintessential New Orleans art form – a jazz funeral…
Voodoo
Discover the origins of Voodoo in New Orleans and how it is practiced today.
Multicultural History
African American
African American culture has made New Orleans the authentic city it is today: Mardi Gras Indians…
Cajuns
Cajun influence is seen throughout Louisiana: the famous seasonings of Chef Paul Prudhomme, crawfish…
Creole History In New Orleans
Creoles popularized the dice game craps, brought the Creole cottages and shotgun houses of…
French
French culture has always influenced New Orleans traditions; the French Catholics brought Mardi…