William McAden William McAden Power Point Project

REASON FOR GOING  My family and I go down to visit my brother who goes to college at Tulane University. He is a senior this year. William McAden Power Point Project

Attractions Swamp and airboat tours French quarter tours Cemetery tours Mississippi River Cruises TOURIST ACTIVITIES William McAden Power Point Project

Sometimes it can be a bit scary… 2010 Crime Rate Indexes for New Orleans, LA William McAden Power Point Project

 New Orleans was founded in 1718 by the Frenchman Sieur de Bienville.  It was named for Phillipe, Duc d’Orleans.  In 1762, for unknown reasons, Louis XV gave Louisiana to his Spanish cousin Charles III.  In 1788 and 1794 destroyed much of New Orleans, so there is very little French architecture left in the city. Most of the older buildings are of Spanish origin.  In 1801 New Orleans was retaken by the French, but was sold in 1803 to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.  After the purchase, Amerians, European immigrants, and Haitians quickly began moving to New Orleans further diversifying the population and culture.  By the mid 1800’s New Orleans had become one of the richest, most popular, and most diverse cities in the U.S. and remains so to this day. HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS William McAden Power Point Project

 Gumbo  Crawfish Etouffee  Jambalaya  Red Beans and Rice  Beignets New Orleans food is heavily influenced by the diverse population of the city. The cuisine blends French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Native American, and African foods. It strongly resembles Cajun food but the cooking styles between the two slightly differ. You can find recipes to many popular Creole dishes here.here William McAden Power Point Project

 New Orleans has a rich history in music and has produced some of the best musicians in the world.  There is a lot of great music in New Orleans, but it is best known for being the birthplace of Jazz music.  No one actually knows who created jazz or when it was created, but it was undisputedly created in the Big Easy.  Just like many other New Orleans traditions, Jazz was created from the incredibly diverse cultures in the city.  Three of the greatest musicians ever to live, Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, and Jelly Roll Morton, all called New Orleans their home. William McAden Power Point Project

POPULATION STATISTICS William McAden Power Point Project Race% of population Black60.2% American Indian and Alaskan0.3% Asian2.9% Hispanic or Latino5.2% White30.5% Persons reporting 2 or more races1.7% Population of New Orleans in 2010: 343,829

 In 1699 a French explorer named Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville discovered a port below New Orleans and named it Pointe du Mardi Gras after realizing Mardi Gras was to take place the next day.  In 1702, Bienville established the city of Fort Louis de la Louisiane, which became the first city in the U.S. to celebrate Mardi Gras.  In 1718 Bienville established New Orleans and Mardi Gras began to be celebrated in the city in the 1730’s.  By the mid 1800’s Mardi Gras krewes began to form, and they began to hold processions in the streets and masked balls just like today.  In 1872, in honor of the visiting Grand Duke of Russia, his family colors of purple, green, and gold were adopted as the official colors of Mardi Gras. The song of Mardi Gras, "If Ever I Cease to Love,” was also adopted due to the Grand Duke’s liking of it.  A year later the extravagant paper mache floats began to be manufactured completely in New Orleans.  In 1875 the governor of Louisiana declared Mardi Gras a state wide holiday and it still is to this day. William McAden Power Point Project

BIBLIOGRAPHY  1 st Slide Background-  2 nd Slide pic of me- Facebook, My mom took the picture this summer  2 nd slide flag-  4 th slide info- Rate, 2010www.clrsearch.com/New_Orleans_Demographics/LA/Crime- Rate  5 th slide info- New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureauhttp://  6th slide info- New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation  7 th slide info-  7 th slide pic-  7 th slide sound-  8 th slide info , U.S. Census Bureauhttp://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/ html  9 th slide info- William McAden Power Point Project

FEEDBACK  I thought this was a good project to use all of the features of Power Point.  I wasn’t sure where I should cite the sources I used so I decided to make a bibliography slide.  I used Smart Art, the Table, and Speaker Notes for the first time in this project, but they were pretty easy to figure out. William McAden Power Point Project