The Faubourg which literally means in French as suburb or neighborhood is considered the oldest African American neighborhood in America. Most popularly referred to simply as Treme, it was the locations for significant economic, cultural, political, social and legal events that have paved the way for a Black America. Read More..

New Orleans had been the benchmark in the revolution of music in the late 19th Century. Though most of America was immersed in military marches, the city was alive with VooDoo rhythms initiated by slaves playing their own drums. NOLA was the equality paradise of music as the rich and the poor, the blacks and the whites, the famous and the anonymous dance together to the new vibe. Read More..

Creole had been used in varying groups of people either the slaves born in New World known as the free people of color, people of mixed heritage, or the white descendants of the French and Spanish who lived in Nola. This gave birth to the distinction of Black Creole from White Creole. Read More..

Lying on a crescent in the Mississippi river on one of the highest ground in New Orleans is the French Quarter which was known back then as Vieux Carre. Architecture in this area of the city shows evident signs of the influence Creoles made during their stay there. Styles are a mixture of Spanish, French, and modern American. Plastered walls and single chimneys show signs on the fire in 1788 and 1794 that nearly destroyed the city. Read More..

Many conceive that Cajuns are native New Orleans people but in reality their real domain is south Louisiana. However due to their strong influence throughout Louisiana, their culture descended to local New Orleans. Read More..

Located at 1113 Chartres Street is the Beauregard-Keyes House which was built for wealthy auctioneer Joseph LeCarpentier in 1826. The house got its name from two of its former tenants Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant (P.G.T.) Beauregard and author Frances Parkinson Keyes. Read More..

Located at 616 Saint Peter Street is the community theatre called the Le Petit Theatre. The beginnings of this place dated back to 1916 when a group of amateur theatre-lovers began drafting plays in the drawing room of one of the members. The Drawing Room Players earned a greater fan base which needed a larger space so they decided to rent the lower Pontalba building. Read More..

Back in 1960's Lasalle claimed the Louisiana territory for the French. The task of developing a colony in the new territory was awarded to Company of the West owned by John Law. In turn, Law appointed Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville Commandant and Director General of the new colony. Read More..

Until 1763, the French had ruled the city until it was later sold to Spain due to the effects of two major fires and the sub-tropical climate destroying most of the established structures in the city. To address this issue, the Spanish established new building codes requiring tile roofs and native brick walls. Read More..

In 1806, the Faubourg Marigny was developed as the second suburb in New Orleans. Located at the downriver of the Vieux Carre, it was once a plantation of a Creole born vivant who made the "craps" dice game popular in America. In 1906, the property was subdivided and gradually developed with a European influence and cosmopolitan mix. Read More..