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Perhaps best known as the city that gave birth to Jazz, New Orleans is also the location of the annual Mardi Gras on the eve of Lent
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'''New Orleans''' is the largest city in [[Louisiana]]. Originally part of the French and Spanish territories in America, it retains a great deal of French heritage.  
 
'''New Orleans''' is the largest city in [[Louisiana]]. Originally part of the French and Spanish territories in America, it retains a great deal of French heritage.  
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Perhaps best known as the city that gave birth to [[Jazz]] and of the location of Mardi Gras. In August 2005 [[Hurricane Katrina]] caused numerous failures in its levee defence system that caused widespread devastation.
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Perhaps best known as the city that gave birth to [[Jazz]], New Orleans is also the location of the annual [[Mardi Gras]] on the eve of [[Lent]]. In August 2005 [[Hurricane Katrina]] broke its levee defense system and caused widespread devastation, but the city has been rebuilt since then.
 
===Battle of New Orleans 1815===
 
===Battle of New Orleans 1815===
 
A major British invasion force was defeated in Jan. 1815 by General [[Andrew Jackson]], during the [[War of 1812]].
 
A major British invasion force was defeated in Jan. 1815 by General [[Andrew Jackson]], during the [[War of 1812]].
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