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Wikipedia: New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The city is named after Philippe II, Duc d'Orléans, Regent of France, and is well known for its distinct French architecture, as well as its cross cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras.
![[A picture of New Orleans]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/New_Orleans_Elevations_s.jpg "A picture of New Orleans")
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![[A picture of New Orleans]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Nouvelle_Orl_C3_A9ans_boutique_fun_C3_A9raire_s.jpg "A picture of New Orleans")
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![[New Orleans contains many distinctive neighborhoods.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Colorful_houses_in_New_Orleans_s.jpg "New Orleans contains many distinctive neighborhoods.")
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![[Intracoastal Waterway near New Orleans]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Intracoastal_Waterway_Louisiana_s.jpg "Intracoastal Waterway near New Orleans")
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![[An aerial view from a United States Navy helicopter showing floodwaters around the Louisiana Superdome and...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Navy_flooded_New_Orleans_20050901_trim_s.jpg "An aerial view from a United States Navy helicopter showing floodwaters around the Louisiana Superdome and...")
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![[A true-color satellite image of New Orleans taken on NASA's Landsat 7]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Landsat_new_orleans_nfl_s.jpg "A true-color satellite image of New Orleans taken on NASA's Landsat 7")
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![[A tanker on the Mississippi River in New Orleans]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tanker_IVER_SPRING_on_Mississippi_River_in_New_Orleans_s.jpg "A tanker on the Mississippi River in New Orleans")
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![[Bourbon Street, New Orleans, in 2003, looking towards Canal Street]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Orleans_bourbon_arp_750pix_s.jpg "Bourbon Street, New Orleans, in 2003, looking towards Canal Street")
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![[Hurricanes of Category 3 or greater passing within 100 miles of New Orleans 1852]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hurricanes_Category_3_or_greater_within_100_miles_of_New_Orleans_s.jpg "Hurricanes of Category 3 or greater passing within 100 miles of New Orleans 1852")
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![[Elevation of New Orleans]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Msyelevst_s.jpg "Elevation of New Orleans")
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![[Café du Monde, a landmark New Orleans beignet cafe established in 1862.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cafe_du_Monde_New_Orleans_s.jpg "Café du Monde, a landmark New Orleans beignet cafe established in 1862.")
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![[Louis Armstrong, famous New Orleans jazz musician]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Louis_Armstrong_restored_s.jpg "Louis Armstrong, famous New Orleans jazz musician")
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![[Saint Louis Cathedral is a symbol of New Orleans.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Stlouiscathedralnight_s.jpg "Saint Louis Cathedral is a symbol of New Orleans.")
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![[A New Orleans streetcar traveling down Canal Street]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CanalSt3Oct07PT922MB_s.jpg "A New Orleans streetcar traveling down Canal Street")
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![[Mule-drawn carriage entering Royal Street]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/New_Orleans_s.jpg "Mule-drawn carriage entering Royal Street")
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![[A view of St. Charles Avenue running through downtown New Orleans in 2007.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/StChasUpWhitneyFromPlaceStChas2ndFloorOct07_s.jpg "A view of St. Charles Avenue running through downtown New Orleans in 2007.")
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![[A view of Gibson Hall at Tulane University.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gibson_Hall_2_s.jpg "A view of Gibson Hall at Tulane University.")
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![[Skyline of New Orleans Central Business District as viewed from Uptown (1991)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/NewOrleansCBDfromUptownBig_s.jpg "Skyline of New Orleans Central Business District as viewed from Uptown (1991)")
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![[Houses on Esplanade Avenue]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/EsplanadeThreeHouses_s.jpg "Houses on Esplanade Avenue")
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![[Esplanade Avenue at Burgundy Street, looking lakewards (1900)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/EsplanadeBurgundy1900_s.jpg "Esplanade Avenue at Burgundy Street, looking lakewards (1900)")
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![[New Orleans Mardi Gras in the early 1890s.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/MardiGrasCanalStreet1890sChartresGazebo_s.jpg "New Orleans Mardi Gras in the early 1890s.")
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![[The New Orleans cityscape as of 2007]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/New_Orleans_Skyline_s.jpg "The New Orleans cityscape as of 2007")
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![[French Quarter, 2002]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Altaner_s.jpg "French Quarter, 2002")
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![[Snow falls on St. Charles Avenue in December 2008.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Snow_in_New_Orleans_by_evreniz_2_s.jpg "Snow falls on St. Charles Avenue in December 2008.")
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![[One Shell Square, at 51 floors, stands as the tallest building in New Orleans and Louisiana]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CBD11Oct07BarronePoydrasOneShell_s.jpg "One Shell Square, at 51 floors, stands as the tallest building in New Orleans and Louisiana")
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