New Orleans

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. The streetcar was damaged heavily during the storm, but it's making a comeback, one track at a time! Explore a hotel that masquerades as a bar during the night, but which features original furnishings from the old days of the South. Go to a New Orleans tradition for the coldest ice cream in the city, and don't forget to...

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. It's not always about the cocktails and wild times in New Orleans. It's also a family friendly place where animals swim around you at one of the most beautiful aquariums in the country. Allowing your kids to be kids is what one museum is all about. And when's the last time you were able to hand-feed a giraffe? A...

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. Walking down the street has never been as artistic as it is on one street, where art is a moving landscape filled with onlookers. There are artists who teach classes anyone can sign up for, and one man in particular who helped bring back hope to a city in need. Not every restaurant is as cool as one we...

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. It is a southern mansion made famous by the movies shot there. Perhaps it was during his filming of Interview With The Vampire when Brad Pitt fell in love with this part of the country, but no matter how you look at it, this plantation takes you back in time. No cell phones, please, but we will show you...

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. There's something about New Orleans that gets into your blood that not even a transfusion will fix. And there's good reason why. The culture that makes the city so great is intact because so many people who are born in Louisiana end up growing old there, carrying on the traditions of generations of the original settlers to this unique...

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. Men and women don't always want to do the same things while on vacation. But there's no need to take separate vacations. You can experience completely different vacations that right here in New Orleans! Our featured couple checks into a fabulous hotel, and while the man takes his turn at the TPC golf course, the woman hits the streets...

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. It may not always be crawfish season in New Orleans, but there's always something fun to eat here. We'll take you to the new version of a restaurant famous for a "crawfish conveyor belt" completely destroyed by the storm, yet making a comeback in another part of the city. And you know what? The owners of this popular shrimp...

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. You may not know it, but the Latin influence in New Orleans is as prevalent -- perhaps in some cases, even more so-- than the French. It's the wild life and those in the Crescent City know how to live it! We take you to a Cuban restaurant where the only thing more vivacious than the flavors in the...

DVD. Nature Parks New Orleans is synonymous with good food, jazz and Mardi Gras and it was here that history was created, founded by France, conquered by Spain, bought by President Jefferson and occupied by the Yankees! New Orleans also possesses the second largest harbor in the U.S.A. and even today, they shout, "Full speed ahead!" as paddle steamers negotiate `Ol Man River', the grand...

Globe Trekker Video. Situated in the state of Louisiana, New Orleans - "The Big Easy" - was founded by the French in 1718, populated with Africans, given to the Spanish and sold to the Americans. Follow presenter Justine Shapiro and get a feel for this beautiful multicultural city on the banks of the Mississippi, famous for its jazz music and its Mardi Gras carnival. 55...

DVD. Vista Point. 26 Minutes. Fun-filled metropolis at the mouth of the Mississippi, New Orleans is a cultural melting pot and the birth place of jazz. In 1682, the Frenchman, Robert Cavalier, declared this Mississippi region to be French territory and named it, `La Louisiana'. However, Napoleon later accepted $15,000,000 from President Jefferson and in 1840 it was the fourth largest city in the USA....

VHS. Rand McNally Video Traveller. See how Cajun, Creole and American cultures blend in the French Quarter. Ride the St. Charles Avenue streetcars and float up the Mississippi on the paddle-wheeler Natchez. Hear jazz music along Bourbon Street and celebrate Mardi Gras. 32 minutes.

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. You wouldn't know it was so close to the city, but a natural oasis exists within an hour's drive of New Orleans. When you turn your cell phone off, your peace of mind will automatically turn on. You won't be listening to the roar of a freeway but instead, the serene song of birds. It's a paradise for everything...

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. Spice is the flavor of life? and in this case, it's sweet, too. A brand new one-of-a-kind confectionary creates chocolates with New Orleans flavors, including a Bananas Foster chocolate, even a dark chocolate with Vietnamese spices! The store was created by a graduate of Commanders Palace and was three years in the making. We eat and cook with Chef...

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. If you were to take a knife and cut open the skies over New Orleans, music notes would fall out. As Jazzfest looks to reclaim its post-storm numbers, you'll find the lyrical nature in just about every endeavor during an exciting and music-filled episode. There's one restaurant where the Taste of America host will find music he wasn't expecting....

DVD. Forever New Orleans. 30 Minutes. The hurricane may have brought a lot of destruction to the gulf coast, but it has also brought a groundswell of kindness from all over the country and all over the world. We introduce you to a hotel chain that offers discounts for "voluntourists"? those who spend their hard-earned time off to donate their efforts in rebuilding the city....