Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
New Orleans founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
7th May 1718
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The historic heart of the city is the French Quarter, the oldest neighbourhood in New Orleans, and known for its French and Spanish Creole architecture, and vibrant nightlife along Bourbon Street.
New Orleans was founded on 7th May 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city quickly developed around the "Old Square"
Today, the district is more commonly called the French Quarter.
The most well known of the French Quarter streets, Bourbon Street, or Rue Bourbon, is known for its drinking establishments.
Most of the bars frequented by tourists are new, but the Quarter also has a number of notable bars with interesting histories.
'The Old Absinthe House' has kept its name even though absinthe was banned in the U.S. from 1915 to 2007 because it was believed to have toxic qualities.
New Orleans and its French Quarter are one of a few places in the United States where possession and consumption of alcohol in open containers is allowed on the street.
Today, Voodoo lives on in New Orleans, through people who see it as part of their culture, and its also a major draw to the tourists who flock to the city to visit the shrines and tombs.
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