Talk:History of New Orleans

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Suggestion: make a separate article on the New Orleanes mint, and link to that article in this article - there is far too much time taken on the subject of the New Orleanes mint and it disrupts the flow of the article. Also, there isn't much mention of the history of jazz & new orleanes (the first thing I think of when I think of new orleanes is jazz)

Quote"On 3 May 1849, a Mississippi River levee breech at Sauve's Crevasse (upriver from the city, around modern Kenner, Louisiana) created the worst flooding in terms of area covered under water in the city's history. While Hurricanes, severe storms, and breaks in levees around Lake Pontchartrain and drainage canals have flooded parts of city a number of times since, the city has not suffered from floods due to the River since (though it had a narrow escape in 1927)." Is this really ture still?
 * It's still true. The river levees held in Katrina. -- Infrogmation 04:01, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm changing the wording on further consideration. A simple comparison is difficult, as back in 1849 many areas such as Eastern New Orleans which flooded disasterously in Katrina wern't yet part of the city. However, parts of the city which were dry in Katrina flooded in 1849, and some areas which flooded in both were under deeper water in 1849. We need a Sauvé's Crevasse article; I think I'll try to get at least a stubby start on it soon. -- Infrogmation 18:06, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Theatres
It would be interesting to hear something about the theatre life in the city in and before the 19th century. The net say that the first theatre opened in 1792. Here are some links [], [], [] I don't know much about his, but it would be interesting if some one who did wrote about it!--85.226.235.178 (talk) 09:58, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

"Liberty Place" monument
Opinions on best wording of the mention of the "Liberty Place" monument? Mpshelton correctly noted that the monument still stands, however it is not in its original location. Also, a plaque was added to it decades ago to dissassociate modern New Orleans with the white supremist statements of earlier inscriptions. The whole story is IMO interesting but a bit convoluted and not easy to summarize without going off into tangential detail. I think more detailed info on the monument might be appropriate encyclopedic topic, perhaps as a section of an article on New Orleans during Reconstruction. However this aricle should be a general overview of the city's history. Reccomendations for a short, clear, accurate mention of the monument in this context? -- Infrogmation (talk) 02:27, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

James Longstreet
Before I add anything to this article about one of the more famous New Orleans residents, General James Longstreet, I thought I should check here to see if folks think it is appropriate. Longstreet was not only a leading citizen of New Orleans after the war, but as one of his plums from his friend President Grant, he was given command of the state militia and in that role had to lead the mostly black troops against the Crescent City White League when they were attempting the violent overthrow of the Republican governor. This action of course ruined any chance he had to remain in New Orleans so he left. But I believe it is a part of the history of New Orleans that folks should know.Trucker11 (talk) 12:32, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

1866 Riot
The page on the Louisiana Tigers mentions an 1866 Race Riot, but there is no mention of that event on this page. AusJeb (talk) 20:53, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Need reference
"At the end of the colonial era, the city of New Orleans had a population of about 10,000 people" this isn't correct. According to Richard Campanella's Geographies of New Orleans the population of New Orleans in 1785 (9 years after the colonial era) was "about 5,000; population of colony, over 25,000". And that by the time of the Louisiana Purchase the population was "approximately 8,000, residing in roughly 1,000 dwellings". I'm going to take this part outSedna1000 (talk) 21:15, 5 May 2011 (UTC)sedna1000

Timeline of New Orleans
What is missing from the city timeline? Please add relevant content. Thank you. -- M2545 (talk) 11:06, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

1874
"A monument commemorating the event still stands near the foot of Canal Street, to the side of the Aquarium near the trolley tracks." (from the article). In the fall of 2016, Esquire magazine online says, " Last year, when I was in New Orleans, the city council voted to remove a monument commemorating a similar white supremacist revolt in 1874. This spring, it should be noted, the removal process was canceled because the contractors who bid on the removal job got death threats." [ The death threat part is a blue link on the Esquire page.]http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a48562/kentucky-governor-armed-sedition/?mag=esq&list=nl_enl_news&src=nl&date=091416 Kdammers (talk) 20:56, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

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