Louis Armstrong Park

Never forget the journey
Never forget the journey
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The sign is really beautiful at night. Louis Armstrong Park is a 32-acre park located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter. In the 1960s a controversial urban renewal project leveled a substantial portion of the Tremé neighborhood adjacent to Congo Square. After a decade of debate, the City created the present-day park from that land. This park was designed by New Orleans architect Robin Riley and was named after New Orleans-born Jazz legend Louis Armstrong. The footprint of the present-day park contains the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts and several buildings owned by the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. The portion of the park immediately in front of the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium is the site of Congo Square, formerly known as Beauregard Square, famous for its role in the history of African American music and spiritual practice. Some elements of the park's design have been subject to critique throughout the years. Residents of the adjacent Tremé and French Quarter neighborhoods have called for the removal of the large fence that separates the park from surrounding areas and for incorporating the large concrete parking lots in the rear of the park into the park's greenspace. The presence of these parking lots are often attributed to high rates of subsidence and flooding along N. Villere Street. Louis Armstrong Park was home to the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1970. While that festival has moved to the larger space of New Orleans Fairgrounds, Armstrong Park has more recently been the home of many other events, including the "Jazz in the Park" free concert series, the Treme Creole Gumbo Fest, and the Louisiana Cajun & Zydeco Festival. Monuments include a 12-foot statue of Louis Armstrong by Elizabeth Catlett, a bust of Sidney Bechet, and a depiction of Buddy Bolden. #LIFEATEXPEDIA #NEWORLEANS #IHEARTNOLA #TRAVEL
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Evening Riverboat Jazz Cruise

Evening Riverboat Jazz Cruise

Activity duration is 2 hours
8.6 out of 10 with 1147 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥9,191 per adult
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Evening Riverboat Jazz Cruise

Evening Riverboat Jazz Cruise

Activity duration is 2 hours
8.6 out of 10 with 1147 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥9,191 per adult
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Airboat Adventures: Semi-Private Airboat Experience

Airboat Adventures: Semi-Private Airboat Experience

Activity duration is 2 hours
9.6 out of 10 with 60 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥14,104 per adult
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Holiday & seasonal tours

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New Orleans: French Quarter Ghost Tour with Interior Visit

New Orleans: French Quarter Ghost Tour with Interior Visit

Activity duration is 2 hours
9.0 out of 10 with 32 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥5,863 per adult
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Small-Group Manchac Swamp Kayak Tour

Small-Group Manchac Swamp Kayak Tour

Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes
9.2 out of 10 with 5 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥14,579 per adult
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