New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (January 2023)

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Live music in the French Quarter!

Statues celebrating jazz legacy.

Statues of ˝Fats˝ Domino, ˝Jumbo˝ Hirt, and Pete Fountain in the Musical Legend Park on Bourbon Street.

Statues of jazz musicians in Louis Armstrong Park.

Mural in Louis Armstrong Park depicting slaves gathering on Sundays at Congo Square in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, to play music and dance. Their music contributed to the foundation of jazz.

Statues of Louis Armstrong (left) and Sidney Bechet (right) in Louis Armstrong Park.

Buildings and houses in the French Quarter with wrought iron lace balconies.

Other houses in the French Quarter, some with masks and decoration for the upcoming Mardi Gras.

Former Lafitte's blacksmith shop built around 1730 on Bourbon Street, now turned into a bar.

Neon signs of Bourbon Street.

La Pharmacie Francaise (now a museum) on Royal Street.

Center: Wooden figurehead, called a gaper; it represents the taking of medicine and was used as a recognized symbol of a pharmacy. Right: Patient medicines, often regarded as miracle elixirs; many contain alcohol and narcotics that mask symptoms without providing a cure.

Pharmacist work area including mid-19th century tools.

In the Marigny District, along Frenchman Street.

Storefronts and wall advertisements, in several locations around the city.

Masks for Mardi Gras.

Shops selling clothes with Mardi Gras colors (purple, green, and gold).

Boats on the Mississipi.

Mansions in the Upper Garden District.

Saint Louis Cathedral, the oldest active Catholic cathedral in the United States.

The cathedral is named after the 13th-century French King Louis IX, who led two crusades.

Saint Louis Cemeteries No. 3 and No. 1.

All the photos below are from Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3, except the last one.

Wall of individual vaults used as temporary resting places or less costly alternatives to family tombs.

˝Society˝ tombs of the Hellenic Orthodox Community (left) and the Italian Benevolent Society (right), respectively located in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 and St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Such tombs contain the remains of deceased members of these societies. They are usually less costly for the individuals than family tombs.

Bayou Metairie in City Park.

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