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In 1867, thousands of formerly enslaved…

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020Weirdo

In 1867, thousands of formerly enslaved African Americans in New Orleans protested and achieved desegregation of the city’s streetcars, nearly 90 years before the bus boycotts in Montgomery.

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A New Orleans restaurant has been owned by the same…

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017Weirdo

A New Orleans restaurant has been owned by the same family since 1840. Antoine’s, famous for Oyster Rockefeller and Baked Alaska, has had five generations of the family run it, and a sixth is preparing to take over. It is the US’s oldest continuously family-run restaurant.

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In 1919, a serial killer in New Orleans stated he would kill…

May 9, 2016Weirdo

In 1919, a serial killer in New Orleans stated he would kill again, but would spare the occupants of any place where a jazz band was playing. On that night, all dance halls reached capacity and amateur bands played jazz at hundreds of house parties. There were no murders.

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The New Orleans EMS has a policy stating that all EMS must…

November 21, 2015Weirdo

The New Orleans EMS has a policy stating that all EMS must wear their Kevlar helmets between 11:45 pm and 12:15 am on New Year’s Eve.

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If New Orleans were a country, its gun h …

September 21, 2013Weirdo

If New Orleans were a country, its gun homicide rate would rank second highest in the world.

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