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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.
Perhaps best known as the city that gave birth to [[Jazz]] and of the location of Mardi Gras, it was also in the news in August 2005 when [[Hurricane Katrina]] caused numerous failures in its levee defence system that caused widespread devastation.
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.
===Battle of New Orleans 1815===
A major British invasion force was defeated in Jan. 1815 by General [[Andrew Jackson]], during the [[War of 1812]].
[[File:NO-1815.jpg|thumb|450px|Battle of New Orleans]]
===Katrina 2005===
Hurricane Katrina passed east of New Orleans on August 29, 2005.
According to the report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, "THE NEW ORLEANS HURRICANE PROTECTION SYSTEM: What Went Wrong and Why, A Report by the American Society of Civil Engineers Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel": <blockquote>
According to the report from the American Society of Civil Engineers,<ref>"THE NEW ORLEANS HURRICANE PROTECTION SYSTEM: What Went Wrong and Why, A Report by the American Society of Civil Engineers Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel"</ref> <blockquote>
1,118 people were confirmed dead in Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Another 135 people are still missing and
presumed dead. Thousands of homes were destroyed. Direct damage to residential and non-residential property is estimated at $21 billion, damage to public infrastructure another $6.7 billion. Nearly half the region’s population has not yet returned after evacuating. Nearly 124 thousand jobs were lost, and the region’s economy was crippled.<ref>http://www.asce.org/files/pdf/ERPreport.pdf</ref>
presumed dead. Thousands of homes were destroyed. Direct damage to residential and non-residential property is estimated at $21 billion, damage to public infrastructure another $6.7 billion. Nearly half the region’s population has not yet returned after evacuating. Nearly 124 thousand jobs were lost, and the region’s economy was crippled.<ref>http://www.asce.org/files/pdf/ERPreport.pdf</ref>
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New Orleans was voted [[America's most dangerous cities|America's Most Dangerous City]] in 2008 by the Congressional Quarterly Press.
New Orleans was voted [[America's most dangerous cities|America's Most Dangerous City]] in 2008 by the Congressional Quarterly Press.
[[Image:Storm gustav.jpg|left|thumb|320px|Mon Sep 1, 2008, 3:25 AM, before "[[Hurricane Gustav]]", a man hauls bags down Bourbon Street in the French Quarter.]]
[[Image:Storm gustav.jpg|left|thumb|320px|Mon Sep 1, 2008, 3:25 AM, before "[[Hurricane Gustav]]", a man hauls bags down Bourbon Street in the French Quarter.]]
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