New Orleans
Port city in orleans parish, Louisiana, United States
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February 5, 2014
The New Orleans Arena is renamed the Smoothie King Center.
2014
The number of murders in the city fell to 150 for 2014, the lowest in four decades.
April 2013
The Make It Right Foundation has 90 homes completed and is working on the 60 remaining homes.
February 13, 2013
New Orleans hosts Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. During the game, a power failure occurs halting the game for 34 minutes.
November 9, 2012
The Make It Right Foundation announces that their homes will be for sale to first responders and teachers from outside of the Lower 9th Ward.
March 10, 2012
“A Night to Make It Right” is hosted at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, hosted by Brad Pitt and Ellen Degeneres with performances by Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Seal, Dr. John, and others. $5 million was raised for the Make It Right Foundation at the event.
October 23, 2011
The Superdome is renamed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
February 17, 2008
New Orleans hosts the 2008 NBA All-Star Game at the New Orleans Arena.
January 7, 2008
New Orleans hosts the 2008 BCS National Championship Game at the Superdome.
December 2006
Brad Pitt and William McDonough found The Make it Right Foundation in order to rebuild 150 of the Lower 9th Ward in an environmentally friendly, safe, and affordable manner.
July 1, 2006
The population is about 219,563. It is harder or more expensive in post-Katrina New Orleans to get homeowners’ insurance because of the high risk of hurricanes in the area.
January 16, 2006
Only about 200,000 people are living in New Orleans, not even half of the pre-Katrina population.
January 2006
Only about 200,000 people are living in New Orleans, not even half of the pre-Katrina population.
October 5, 2005
Mayor Ray Nagin holds a press conference to announce that, due to the financial crisis caused by Katrina, 3,000 city employees will lose their jobs.
September 24, 2005
Hurricane Rita makes landfall in Texas. The eastern bands of the storm cause flooding in already-devastated New Orleans.
September 23, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issues a restraining order barring further firearms confiscations.
September 8, 2005
A city-wide order by New Orleans Police Superintendent Eddie Compass to confiscate all civilian firearms is issued to local police, National Guard soldiers, and Deputy U.S. Marshals.
September 5, 2005
16,000 National Guard troops work on search and rescue. It is feared that as many as 10,000 may have lost their lives, though nobody knows the actual number yet.
September 3, 2005
FEMA says they are overwhelmed by the emergency. Chaos and violence still run rampant in the city. The last of the people stuck in the Superdome and Convention Center are evacuated.
September 1, 2005
With many people, including Mayor Ray Nagin, asking why more help has not come from the federal government.
August 31, 2005
Some areas of the city are under 20 feet of water as the “bowl” of New Orleans is now even with Lake Ponchartrain. Thousands of people are stranded in the Superdome and reports of chaos and violence are reported in the media. People throughout the city are stranded on their roofs or trapped in their homes with no food, water, or power.
August 30, 2005
Waters continue to rise as Martial Law is declared in Jefferson, Orleans, and Plaquemines Parishes. Looting and chaos occurs as the whole world watches the disaster unfold on tv.
August 29, 2005
7:00 a.m.Water begins flooding over the levee in the 9th Ward.
August 29, 2005
8:45 a.m.
Up to eight foot high flood waters are reported in the 9th Ward.
August 29, 2005
6:00 a.m.
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall on the Gulf Coast, with the eye hitting just east of New Orleans. At 7am, water is reported coming
August 29, 2005
9:00 a.m. A hole is ripped in the roof of the Superdome. The eye of the storm moves to the east of New Orleans, blowing out windows in high rises.
August 29, 2005
Aug. 29, 2005 – 11:00 a.m.
There is a breach in the Industrial Canal levee, causing Lake Pontchartrain to flood into Eastern New Orleans, the Lower 9th Ward, and St. Bernard Parish.
August 29, 2005
Aug. 29, 2005 – 2:00 p.m.
A breach in the 17th Street Canal causes flooding of Gentilly, Broodmoor, Mid-City, and Lakeview. Meanwhile, waters have risen as high as 12 feet in some areas of the 9th Ward.
August 28, 2005
Hurricane Katrina reaches a Category 5 intensity with 175 mph winds. 26,000 people evacuate to the New Orleans Superdome. The director of the National Hurricane Center alerts the Times-Picayune of a “worse-case scenario.”
August 27, 2005
Mayor Ray Nagin calls for a voluntary evacuation of New Orleans. All outbound arteries of the city are clogged for 48 hours.
August 26, 2005
The National Weather Service announces that Hurricane Katrina has changed course and could hit New Orleans.
August 24, 2005
A tropical storm that will soon become Hurricane Katrina is first spotted in the Carribean.
July 2005
Ellen Degeneres, a New Orleans native, makes it one of her missions to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief. The Ellen Degeneres Show raises almost 10 million dollars for The Ellen Degeneres Show Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund in the months following the disaster.
2004
Construction to restore the entire Canal Street streetcar line is completed.
September 1998
The threat of Hurricane Georges causes the evacuation of about 500,000 Louisiana residents and the mayor of New Orleans declares a state of emergency. 160,000 residents lose power and many homes outside of the levee system were flooded.
January 6, 1997
The freightliner is finally removed from the crash site.
December 14, 1996
The Bright Field freightliner/bulk cargo vessel crashes into the Riverwalk mall and hotel complex on Poydras Street Wharf, injuring 116 people, and destroying 15 shops and 456 hotel rooms.
1990
Streetcars are restored to a section of Canal Street.
1987
Pope John Paul II addresses 80,000 children at the Superdome.
1984
New Orleans hosts its second World’s Fair, the Louisiana World Exposition.
1960
The Canal Streetcar Line is replaced with buses.
1920
The old cast-iron balconies are removed from Canal Street in an attempt to modernize the city.
1910
A. Baldwin Wood, an engineer and investory, oversees his plan to drain the city and install large pumps to drain rainwater from the canals into Lake Pontchartrain. The drainage allows the city to expand.
1884
New Orleans hosts the 1884 World’s Fair, The World Cotton Centennial.
1880
Loses its status as the capital of Louisiana to
1872
The official Mardi Gras colors – purple, green, and gold – are chosen by the King of Carnival, Rex. Purple stands for justice, green for faith, and gold for power.
1865
Once again becomes the capital of Louisiana.
1853
During the Great Scourge of 1853, almost 10,000 New Orleans citizens die from yellow fever.
1849
Loses its status as the capital of Louisiana to.
1840
The population is approximately 102,000, making it the fourth largest city in the United States at the time.
1830
The population of New Orleans doubles.
January 8, 1815
The British are defeated by Andrew Jackson and his army in the Battle of New Orleans.
1812
The War of 1812 brings British forces who try to conquer New Orleans.
1803
Napoleon sells the Louisiana territory to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase.
1801
Louisiana reverts back to French control after Napoleon regains the territory under a treaty agreement with Spain.
1795
A second fire destroys much of the remaining French architecture. The Spanish rebuild using Spanish colonial architecture.
1795
The United States is granted “Right of Deposit” in New Orleans, allowing them to use the city’s port facilities.
1788
The Great Fire destroys many of the French-built structures in the original French Quarter of the city.
1762
France cedes New Orleans to Spain under the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
1724
Jews are officially forbidden to enter New Orleans. Despite this, many Jews are able to enter by not admitting to being Jewish.
1722
New Orleans becomes the capital of French Louisiana, replacing Biloxi.
1718
The city of New Orleans is founded by the French as La Nouvelle-Orléans. It is named for Philip II, Duke of Orléans, the king of France at the time.
1699
French Canadian Pierre D’Iberville establishes a camp called Point du Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Point) 60 miles below the present-day New Orleans.
1682
The French lay claim to the land at the mouth of the Mississippi River and the upriver Louisiana territory.
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2014
The number of murders in the city fell to 150 for 2014, the lowest in four decades.
Palamarenko Irina
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February 5, 2014
The New Orleans Arena is renamed the Smoothie King Center.
Palamarenko Irina
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April 2013
The Make It Right Foundation has 90 homes completed and is working on the 60 remaining homes.
Palamarenko Irina
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February 13, 2013
New Orleans hosts Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. During the game, a power failure occurs halting the game for 34 minutes.
Palamarenko Irina
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November 9, 2012
The Make It Right Foundation announces that their homes will be for sale to first responders and teachers from outside of the Lower 9th Ward.
Palamarenko Irina
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March 10, 2012
“A Night to Make It Right” is hosted at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, hosted by Brad Pitt and Ellen Degeneres with performances by Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Seal, Dr. John, and others. $5 million was raised for the Make It Right Foundation at the event.
Palamarenko Irina
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October 23, 2011
The Superdome is renamed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Palamarenko Irina
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February 17, 2008
New Orleans hosts the 2008 NBA All-Star Game at the New Orleans Arena.
Palamarenko Irina
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January 7, 2008
New Orleans hosts the 2008 BCS National Championship Game at the Superdome.
Palamarenko Irina
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December 2006
Brad Pitt and William McDonough found The Make it Right Foundation in order to rebuild 150 of the Lower 9th Ward in an environmentally friendly, safe, and affordable manner.
Palamarenko Irina
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July 1, 2006
The population is about 219,563. It is harder or more expensive in post-Katrina New Orleans to get homeowners’ insurance because of the high risk of hurricanes in the area.
Palamarenko Irina
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January 16, 2006
Only about 200,000 people are living in New Orleans, not even half of the pre-Katrina population.
Palamarenko Irina
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January 2006
Only about 200,000 people are living in New Orleans, not even half of the pre-Katrina population.
Palamarenko Irina
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July 2005
Ellen Degeneres, a New Orleans native, makes it one of her missions to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief. The Ellen Degeneres Show raises almost 10 million dollars for The Ellen Degeneres Show Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund in the months following the disaster.
Palamarenko Irina
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October 5, 2005
Mayor Ray Nagin holds a press conference to announce that, due to the financial crisis caused by Katrina, 3,000 city employees will lose their jobs.
Palamarenko Irina
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September 24, 2005
Hurricane Rita makes landfall in Texas. The eastern bands of the storm cause flooding in already-devastated New Orleans.
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