French quarter

With the growth of New Orleans, for a long time the city expanded around the French Quarter. Among the New Orleans francophones, the quarter is known as Vieux Carré (" Old Quarter "). Today, residents of the city simply call it “ The Quarter ” ^[1] . The central and one of the most famous streets of the quarter is Bourbon Street ( FR. Rue Bourbon ).

In 1788, a fire damaged or destroyed most of the buildings in the Quarter. Another fire in 1794 also damaged many buildings. With the purchase by the Americans of Louisiana , Anglophones began to settle in the city since 1804, as a result of which New Orleans began to expand rapidly. At the end of the 19th century, immigrants from Ireland and Italy began to settle in the area of ​​the French Quarter.

The French Quarter is one of the most important historical places in the development of Louisiana by Europeans. On December 21, 1965, it became a National Historic Landmark , and on October 15, 1966, the Quarter was entered on the National Register of Historic Places of the United States ^{[2] [3]} .

In 2000, 4,176 people lived in the French Quarter ^[4] . In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused significant damage to New Orleans, but the devastation in the Quarter was less severe ^[5] .

Main Attractions: Bourbon Street, Canal Street , Jackson Square , St. Louis Cathedral . Also, the French Quarter gave rise to a costumed performance of Mardi Gras .