The Original Cajun Restaurant.

Riverwalk along the Mississippi.

New Orleans

Mississippi River

New Orleans, Home of the Mardi Gras.

The Legend of the Rougarou

Making beignets at the Cafe Du Monde (French Quarter)

 Perfume store in the Riverwalk.

Special scents for Mardi Gras blended by the Perfume Store.

Cooking school for the famous tastes of New Orleans.

Riverwalk boutiques.

 Typical fast food stand in New Orleans.

 Southern food museum.

Katrina Memorial

Katrina Memorial

One of the many beaded costumes from Mardi Gras

King and Queen heads (approx. 5 feet tall) on Mardi Gras float

Grammy with a Mardi Gras King

The Prop Shop at Mardi Gras World

The work area at Mardi Gras World, maker of the parade floats.

Some of the past Mardi Gras will ride on this float.

A Mardi Gras float of Alfred Hitchcock

Float ready for Mardi Gras 2011

The King of Mardi Gras will ride on this float

This picture shows the detail work on the floats

One of the props for this year's parade. The Trojan Horse is 15 feet tall.

One of this years floats all ready for the parade

Workers putting the finishing touches on a float

An example of the art work found on every float

French Quarter

Apartments in the French Quarter

Musical Legends Park in the French Quarter

Many buildings still show Katrina damage. (French Quarter)

Jazz Funeral "Where people are dying to come in"

Jazz Funeral Store (French Quarters)

The best way to tour the French Quarter

Court of Two Sisters Restuarant (French Quarters)

Voodoo Shop (French Quarter)

Voodoo Shop (French Quarter)

Apartment Building in the French Quarter

French Quarter. Local artists display their art on the fence surrounding the Church

French Quarter.

Typical landscaping throughout the French Quarter

The Presbytere was built on the site of the residence of the Capuchin monks. (French Quarter)

Jackson Square, in the heart of the French Quarter, named for Andrew Jackson after his victory in the Battle of New Orleans

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