Bourbon Street, LA

About Bourbon Street

• • Al Hirt, a renowned trumpeter, owned a popular club on Bourbon Street for many years.
• • Laissez les bons temps rouler, the Cajun motto meaning 'let the good times roll,' is embraced here.
• • Named after France's ruling family, Bourbon Street was established during French colonization in 1721.
• • Many buildings have 'porte-cochères,' archways allowing carriages to drop off passengers inside.
• • The Great New Orleans Fire of 1788 destroyed much of the original French Quarter, including Bourbon Street.
• • Bourbon Street got its name from the French royal House of Bourbon, embodying colonial power.
• • New Orleans' population is about 380,000, smaller than Atlanta's despite its fame.
• • At 5 feet above sea level, New Orleans faces significant flooding challenges.
• • Tourism and hospitality are the main industries, providing jobs and driving the economy.
• • Bourbon Street feels like a sensory overload—loud, chaotic, and intoxicatingly festive.
• • The New Orleans Saints, near Bourbon Street, won Super Bowl XLIV in 2010.
• • The Sugar Bowl, a college football classic, has been played annually in New Orleans since 1935.

Songs About Bourbon Street