NOLA by the Numbers

25
Percent of our nation’s petrochemicals produced in Louisiana.

1714
Year Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis founded Fort St. Jean Baptiste des Natchitoches, the first permanent European settlement in Louisiana.

1,800,000
Approximate number of migratory...

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Art at the Alley
Dutch Alley is an artist co-op that offers a variety of art including photography, jewelry, hats, costumes, accessories, paintings, wood...

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Napoleon at home in New Orleans

“Treasures of Napoleon” gives visitors the opportunity to gain an understanding of Napoleon Bonaparte’s personal as well as political life.
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NOLA by the Numbers

181
Year Louisiana became the 18th state (April 30).

1/2
Stick of butter in Brennan’s “Bananas Foster” recipe.

3,580
Lime wedges used during Tales of the Cocktail 2007.

1990
Year the Louisiana Iris, Iris Giganticaerulea, became Louisiana’s official wildflower.

599,000,000<br...

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Take it for granite
Surprisingly for some, natural stone is “very affordable,” says Rachel Jones, office manager for Triton Stone Group of New Orleans, a wholesale natural stone yard that provides granite, marble, travertine, onyx and other natural stone products. “Our stone is...

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The art of Amzie Adams
The All Amzie All The Time Gallery features artwork by local artist Amzie Adams, who describes his style as “post-impressionistic spacialism.” He combines New Orleans “dreamscapes” and psychedelic color palates, explains gallery owner of Lisa Faia.
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NOLA by the Numbers

1966
Year the brown pelican officially became Louisiana’s state bird.

4
Ingredients in Abita – water, malted barley, yeast and hops.

579
Poultry producers in Louisiana (according to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry).

10,000
Square feet of gallery space at...

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Techno-Romantic  
Artist and gallery owner, Thomas Mann of Thomas Mann I/O (which stands for Insightful Objects) describes his art as “techno-romantic...

NOLA by the Numbers

273
Height (in feet) of the Superdome.

5
Pair of pleopods (“swimmerets;” abdominal appendages for swimming and mating) on a crawfish.

1999
Year the diatonic accordion (“Cajun” accordion) was named Louisiana’s official musical instrument.

60
Average...

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Mobile pet grooming
Animal lovers Erica Hirsch and Stephanie Trumbauer are lucky: their working hours are spent with the very creatures that they adore. “While other people have to deal with coworkers and bosses, we get to play with dogs all day,” says Hirsch, who serves as president of...