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A person who is a long-time resident or native of New Orleans is called a New Orleanian. It is the commonly used demonym for someone from New Orleans, Louisiana. Read more...
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The New Orleans Saints NFL football team plays its home games at Caesars Superdome (formerly Mercedes-Benz Superdome) in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Superdome has been home to the Saints since 1975, having previously played for eight seasons at Tulane University’s now-demolished Tulane Stadium. The Saints played their first regular-season game of the 1975 NFL season Read more...
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The Fox affiliate television station in New Orleans, Louisiana, is WVUE, broadcasting on virtual channel 8. Branded as Fox 8, WVUE broadcasts from studios on Norman C Francis Parkway (formerly Jefferson Davis Parkway) in the Gert Town neighborhood of New Orleans, via a transmitter located some 9 miles to the east at 601 Magistrate Street in Chalmette, Louisiana. Read more...
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Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans is open to cars during the daytime in a one-way direction from Canal Street towards Esplanade Avenue. At night, from around 7 pm, bollards and police barriers close off most of Bourbon Street to traffic and it becomes a pedestrian mall for night-time revellers. Cross streets remain open to vehicles. Bourbon Read more...
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In good daytime conditions, driving across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway between Metairie and Mandeville, Louisiana, takes approximately 25 minutes. In foggy conditions, the crossing time will be nearer 45 minutes as traffic is restricted to a single lane and a speed limit of 35 mph. At the 16 mile marker, the bridge has a bascule drawbridge to allow passage of Read more...
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