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The Culture of New Orleans

The Culture of New Orleans. History of New Orleans. French settled in 1718 French sold Louisiana to Spain 1762 People of Spanish, French and Indian descent are called creole. History of New Orleans. French got Louisiana back from Spain in 1803

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The Culture of New Orleans

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  1. The Culture of New Orleans

  2. History of New Orleans • French settled in 1718 • French sold Louisiana to Spain 1762 • People of Spanish, French and Indian descent are called creole

  3. History of New Orleans • French got Louisiana back from Spain in 1803 • Napoleon promptly sold it to U.S. for $15 million • Made by Jefferson, Known as the Louisiana Purchase

  4. History of New Orleans • Battle of New Orleans

  5. Voodoo • Island of St. Dominique revolted • New Orleans was more lenient with slaves • This created an environment for open spiritualism

  6. Voodoo • Most Africans participated in the ritual • Most white were too afraid to interfere

  7. Voodoo today • Voodoo was made famous among whites by Marie Laveau • Today voodoo is mostly a tourist attraction

  8. The Music of New Orleans • Jazz started in New Orleans • Started with voodoo drums, then was brought into the church and made more lively • White and black people mixed their music until it became something of their own

  9. The Music of New Orleans • People like Buddy Bolden, Sidney Becket, and Bunk Johnson were among the early jazz pioneers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

  10. The Music of New Orleans • Used musical instruments like the fiddle, banjo, drum, the cello, and later the trombone

  11. Mardi Gras • Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday • Big feasting party before the fasting season of Lent, which is a season of fasting reflection and penance right before Easter Sunday

  12. Mardi Gras • 1740’s- Louisiana’s Governor Marquis de Vaudreuil held lots of masquerade balls • 1830’s- New Orleans had parties in the streets with maskers and horses and carriages • 1870’s- The first recorded Mardi Gras

  13. Mardi Gras • Since hurricane Katrina, Mardi Gras has become bigger • Not only do the Native Louisianans participate, but thousands of people from all over come to celebrate as well

  14. The Legend of Storyville • Also known as the Red light District • A man named Alderman Sidney Story allowed for legal prostitution in a sectioned off part of the city because it was running rampant everywhere else

  15. The Legend of Storyville • The Red light district was very successful

  16. The Legend of Storyville • The Blue Book • Basically like stats for the prostitutes of the brothels

  17. The Legend of Storyville • A woman named Lulu White ran one of the most famous brothels at this time • Men paid TONS of money for the women there called “octoroons”

  18. The legend of Storyville • Prostitution was once again made illegal in 1917 • Mostly because of the huge outbreak of syphilis and gonorrhea

  19. Hurricane Katrina • Happened in August of 2005 • Affected a few southern states, but hit Louisiana the hardest • About 80% of New Orleans was under water, 20ft deep in some places

  20. Hurricane Katrina • The effects were devastating, thousands of people had to leave their homes • The final death toll was 1,836, with 705 people still missing

  21. Hurricane Katrina

  22. Rebuilding After Disaster • Took WAY too long for the government to step in • The cost for damages was about $81 billion • Then Times-Picayune said “ New Orleans will forever exist as two cities: the one that existed before that date, and the one after”

  23. Rebuilding After Disaster

  24. New Orleans Today • Many parts of New Orleans are still ghost towns • A lot of money was given to businesses • Many of the art works were saved and are now in Museums, so there is stilla lot of tourist attraction down there.

  25. New Orleans Today • Schools are much better than they were before • Big film industry • Large music economy

  26. The End

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