Nueva Orleans

"Nueva Orleans (en francés: La Nouvelle-Orléans; en inglés: New Orleans) es la ciudad más grande del estado de Luisiana, en los Estados Unidos, así como el principal puerto del río Misisipi. Nueva Orleans es considerada una de las ciudades más importantes del sur de los Estados Unidos. En 2010 su población era de 343 829 habitantes. Tras ser parcialmente destruida por el huracán Katrina en 2005, la población disminuyó considerablemente por evacuación o defunción y en 2006 la población era aproximadamente la mitad, entre 192 000 y 230 000 habitantes. Nueva Orleans es una ciudad multicultural del sur de los Estados Unidos (con especial influencia africana, latinoamericana, española, francesa,...), muy conocida por sus festivales, su música y su cocina. Eventos como el Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest y el Sugar Bowl (tazón del azúcar) mantienen a la ciudad como un destino turístico. En Nueva Orleans nacieron músicos de jazz como Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis y Harry Connick, Jr., el vocalista de Heavy Metal Phil Anselmo y el rapero Lil Wayne. También es la cuna de los escritores Tennesse Williams, Anne Rice, Sherrilyn Kenyon y John Kennedy Toole."

"New Orleans (/nu rlnz/, /nu rlinz/, /nu rlinz/, or /nrlnz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvlle] ) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The New Orleans metropolitan area (New OrleansMetairieKenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States. The New OrleansMetairieBogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,452,502. The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture. It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras, dating to French colonial times. The city is often referred to as the "most unique" in the United States. New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, straddling the Mississippi River. The city and Orleans Parish (French: paroisse d'Orléans) are coterminous. The city and parish are bounded by the parishes of St. Tammany to the north, St. Bernard to the east, Plaquemines to the south, and Jefferson to the south and west. Lake Pontchartrain, part of which is included in the city limits, lies to the north and Lake Borgne lies to the east. Before Hurricane Katrina, Orleans Parish was the most populous parish in Louisiana. It now ranks third in population, trailing neighboring Jefferson Parish, and East Baton Rouge Parish."