HURRICANE KATRINA
PLANTS AND FLOWERS AND BEAUTY TO NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans contains a famous neighborhood called the “GARDEN DISTRICT”, New Orleans abounds with lovely Flora, throughout the City’s neighborhoods and parks, the plant life of New Orleans is an essential part of the City’s atmosphere, beauty and character.
Live Oaks with their twisting, dramatic gestures are one of the City’s most spectacular natural sights. These wise, old trees decorate the streetcar rides along St.Charles Avenue and Canal Street. City Parks has one of the largest collections of live Oaks in the world, including the Infamous Dueling Oaks, by which Creole gentlemen defend their honor with pistols and swords up until the end of the nineteenth century. Cascading tendrils of Spanish moss . Often centuries old , live Oaks tend to withstand storms well because their stout structure and spending roots allow them to brace against strong winds.
ANIMAL LIFE IN NEW ORLEANS:
Cats and dogs. In addition to Alligators, Russian Boars, and Pelicans, Cranes, Water Moccasins
LAKES AND RIVERS:
Lake Pontchartrain and The Mississippi River. Lake Pontchartrain is Oval in shape, and to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south further enhances the city’s stature as a hub of travel, trade and recreation.
The Mississippi River length is a difficult measurement to pin down because the river channel is constantly changing , but says that the Mississippi is 2,552 miles long, and between 20 and 30 feet wide . At the headwaters, the Mississippi is less than 3 feet deep, but the rivers deepest section is 200 feet deep. In New Orleans the average flow rate is 600,000 cubic feet per second. One cubic foot of water weighs about 65.4 pounds.
Geographic features that perpetuate its vulnerability for centuries, the Mississippi has acted as the primary conduit for the consumer goods, natural resources and agricultural products that make New Orleans one of the worlds greatest ports.
CUSINIES OF NEW ORLEANS:
Gumbo,
New Orleans contains a famous neighborhood called the “GARDEN DISTRICT”, New Orleans abounds with lovely Flora, throughout the City’s neighborhoods and parks, the plant life of New Orleans is an essential part of the City’s atmosphere, beauty and character.
Live Oaks with their twisting, dramatic gestures are one of the City’s most spectacular natural sights. These wise, old trees decorate the streetcar rides along St.Charles Avenue and Canal Street. City Parks has one of the largest collections of live Oaks in the world, including the Infamous Dueling Oaks, by which Creole gentlemen defend their honor with pistols and swords up until the end of the nineteenth century. Cascading tendrils of Spanish moss . Often centuries old , live Oaks tend to withstand storms well because their stout structure and spending roots allow them to brace against strong winds.
ANIMAL LIFE IN NEW ORLEANS:
Cats and dogs. In addition to Alligators, Russian Boars, and Pelicans, Cranes, Water Moccasins
LAKES AND RIVERS:
Lake Pontchartrain and The Mississippi River. Lake Pontchartrain is Oval in shape, and to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south further enhances the city’s stature as a hub of travel, trade and recreation.
The Mississippi River length is a difficult measurement to pin down because the river channel is constantly changing , but says that the Mississippi is 2,552 miles long, and between 20 and 30 feet wide . At the headwaters, the Mississippi is less than 3 feet deep, but the rivers deepest section is 200 feet deep. In New Orleans the average flow rate is 600,000 cubic feet per second. One cubic foot of water weighs about 65.4 pounds.
Geographic features that perpetuate its vulnerability for centuries, the Mississippi has acted as the primary conduit for the consumer goods, natural resources and agricultural products that make New Orleans one of the worlds greatest ports.
CUSINIES OF NEW ORLEANS:
Gumbo,