• North, south, east, and west mean nothing in New Orleans; use uptown, downtown, riverside, and lakeside for reference instead
  • New Orleans’ City Park is the largest municipal park in the country
  • At 20, New Orleans has the largest number of historic districts of any U.S. city
  • Even today people of New Orleans refer to medians as “neutral ground”, a holdover from when these strips divided peoples who did not get along, but were forced to do business together
  • The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple (justice), green (faith), and gold (power)
  • Each seat in the New Orleans Superdome is a different color from the ones beside it, creating the illusion of a full house even when some are empty
  • “Where y’at?” is the New Orleans version of “How are you?”