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NEWS ABOUT: French Quarter

French Quarter stories: 3 news summaries

 Some Can't, Won't Flee Gustav 

Finances, fear, fatigue lead some to ignore evacuation

Aug 31, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Gustav roars toward the Gulf Coast, and New Orleans’ mayor calls it “the storm of the century,” there are some in the city who can’t—or simply won’t—evacuate. “Most people don’t have cars to leave, don’t have money for gas. Pay... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • evacuation • French Quarter • Hurricane Gustav

 New Orleans
 Is New, New,
 New Again  

Big Easy is back and business is booming

May 5, 08 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - No more pungent Bourbon Street or trashed French Quarter: Residents are returning, business is booming, and New Orleans is new again. Forbes Traveler offers compelling reasons to revisit the Big Easy:
  1. The fancy Royal Sonesta Hotel, with its tasty oysters and cool outdoor bar.
  2. The Swizzle
... More »

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travel • New Orleans • New Orleans Jazz Festival • French Quarter • New Orleans streetcar • Bourbon Street • cajun

 Mr. and Mrs. Brangelina? 

Jolie, Pitt tie the knot in New Orleans, tabloid claims

Mar 30, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Have parents-of-many Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally tied the knot? Star magazine insists Brangelina got hitched in a French Quarter wedding chapel yesterday, while People magazine is claiming no such ceremony took place. Angelina was pushing for an intimate wedding in France, but Brad got his way instead in... More »

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Angelina Jolie • pregnancy • Brad Pitt • twins • wedding • Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt • Maddox Jolie-Pitt • Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt • Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt • French Quarter

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