1. Louisiana Heritage

2. What is Heritage?
Heritage – practices that handed down form one generation to the next.

3. What is Culture?
Culture- behaviors and attitude of a particular group of people.
Religion
Food
Clothing
Music
Celebrations

4. Mardi Gras Mardi Gras is a celebration that takes place in Louisiana.
The largest Mardi Gras is in New Orleans.
One of the main events of Mardi Gras are the parades.
Parades usually have floats with riders, bands, and other performers.

6. Jazz Fest
New Orleans Jazz and heritage Festival is a large festival held in New Orleans every Spring.
Jazz Fest celebrates the types of music popular in New Orleans.
These include: blues, R&B, gospel music, Cajun music, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk music, Latin, rock, rap music, country music, bluegrass, and everything in between. And of course there is lots of jazz, both contemporary and traditional.

8. Louisiana Foods

9. Louisiana Foods

10. Jazz Music Jazz music began in New Orleans around 1900.
It was first played by African Americans.
Some instruments that are used to play jazz are saxophones, trumpets, and trombones.

11. Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong is one of the most famous Jazz musicians to ever live.
He was born in New Orleans.
He was a singer and trumpet player
His nickname is “The King of Jazz”