New Orleans Colleges And Schools

New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana, with over 450,000 inhabitants. New Orleans is located on the Mississippi River, and Lake Pontchartrain, on Louisiana's Gulf coast. New Orleans is home to 21 schools, ranging in size from less than a hundred students, to Tulane University with over 10,000 students. New Orleans is a wonderful blend of French and Spanish traditions from its rich early colonial history. It is famous for fabulous culinary traditions and music. New Orleans is a melting pot of musical traditions, including, jazz, blues, rock and roll, Cajun, gospel, country, classical, and Zydeco. As with any major metropolitan area, New Orleans is a center of art, communication, culture, design, entertainment, fine dining, history, nightlife, and industry. There is a lot to see and do to enhance your education and college experience in the New Orleans area.

A few things of unique interest in New Orleans include:

• Mardi Gras
• Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World Museum
• Bourbon Street
• The French Quarter
• Canal Street
• Audubon Park and Audubon Zoo
• Chalmette Battlefield, where the Battle of New Orleans was fought during the War of 1812
• Lake Pontchartrain
• Memorial Hall Confederate Museum
• The National D-Day Museum
• New Orleans African-American Museum
• New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
• New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
• The old New Orleans Mint

For those who want their college experience to include easy access to professional sports, New Orleans is home to the Arena Football League's New Orleans VooDoo, the NFL's New Orleans Saints, and the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. New Orleans is also home to two of college football's bowl games, the Sugar Bowl and the New Orleans Bowl. Minor League Baseball's Class-AAA New Orleans Zephyrs, a farm team for MLB's Washington Nationals, make their home in New Orleans.