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  2. Lafayette Square (New Orleans) - Wikipedia

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    Lafayette Square is the second-oldest public park in New Orleans, Louisiana (after Jackson Square ), located in the present-day Central Business District. During the late 18th century, this was part of a residential area called Faubourg Sainte Marie ( English: St. Mary Suburb). The park was designed in 1788 by Charles Laveau Trudeau aka Don ...

  3. First Presbyterian Church of New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Palmer and First Presbyterian Church of New Orleans later spearheaded the drive that put the graft-riddled Louisiana State Lottery out of business in the 1880s. On September 29, 1915, a disastrous hurricane destroyed the Lafayette Square church building except for rooms at the rear. Four hundred tons of debris were carted off.

  4. New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    1629985. Website. nola .gov. New Orleans [a] (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, [8] it is the most populous city in Louisiana and ...

  5. St. Louis Cathedral (New Orleans) - Wikipedia

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    It is dedicated to Saint Louis, also known as King Louis IX of France. The first church on the site was built in 1718; the third, under the Spanish rule, built in 1789, was raised to cathedral rank in 1793. The second St. Louis Cathedral was burned during the great fire of 1788 and was expanded and largely rebuilt and completed in the 1850s, [2 ...

  6. Gallier Hall - Wikipedia

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    Description and history. Gallier Hall is located on St. Charles Avenue at Lafayette Square in the Central Business District. The building was originally designed to be the city hall of New Orleans by the architect, James Gallier Sr. Construction began in 1845, and the building was dedicated on 10 May 1853. Gallier Hall is a three-story marble ...

  7. Uptown New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, encompassing a number of neighborhoods (including the similarly-named and smaller Uptown area) between the French Quarter and the Jefferson Parish line. It remains an area of mixed residential and small commercial properties, with a wealth ...

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