New Orleans Real Estate
Louisiana
New Orleans real estate offers some of the best choices in the American real estate market, regardless of whether you are looking for an apartment, condominium, single-family home, or land to realize your dreams for the future. Through USALifestyleRealEstate.com, you are guaranteed to find a qualified broker or real estate agent who can help you find a property that is a great real estate investment and matches your lifestyle.
Top Lifestyles
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Arts and Entertainment
Jazz music- Festivals include the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, the Fringe Festival (theater), White Linen Night (art), and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (music).
- 45 museums and historic homes, including the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum, and the New Orleans African American Museum
- The French Market in the French Quarter is the oldest open-air market in the nation and sells arts and crafts, fruits and vegetables, and Creole seasonings.
- Ranked as a top nightlife destination by TripAdvisor and as a top dining destination by Esquire
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History
Oldest cathedral in North America- 50+ National Historic Landmarks in the New Orleans area, including Fort Jackson in Triumph, and 25 landmarks in the New Orleans city limits
- Many Mardi Gras traditions that were created by the Comus organization, formed in 1857, still continue today.
- Vieux Carré, also known as the French Quarter, is the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans and has a mix of Spanish, French, and Creole architecture.
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Professional Sports
Professional basketball- Teams: the New Orleans Saints (football), the New Orleans Hornets (basketball), the New Orleans Zephyrs (baseball), the New Orleans VooDoo (arena football), and the New Orleans Blaze (women’s football)
- Championships: 2009 Super Bowl (New Orleans Saints)
- The Superdome has hosted six Super Bowl games, which is more than any other stadium, and will host the Super Bowl again in 2013.
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Gambling
Riverboat casinos- Several casinos, including riverboat casinos
- 5,000+ slot machines and 150+ tables
- Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is the site of the annual Louisiana Derby and offers simulcast wagering on site and at 10 off-track betting sites throughout southeastern Louisiana.
OTHER POPULAR LIFESTYLES
- Bicycling, boating/sailing, city life, lake, scenic, university city, water sports
Highlights
- 7.5 million visitors annually
- City Park is the nation’s sixth largest public park and the nation’s seventh most visited park.
- Cajuns are descendants of French-speaking exiles from Acadia, now known as the Canadian Maritimes. Cajun music features the accordion and fiddle, and Cajun food is typically very spicy.
- Creole people are primarily descendants of French and Spanish colonial settlers. Creole cuisine blends French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Asian Indian, Native American, African, and Southern influences.
- The birthplace of jazz music, the jazz funeral (a brass band that plays to and from the cemetery), and second lines (people who join in and follow brass band processionals)
- Nearby cities and towns: Metairie; Chalmette; Baton Rouge (1.5 hours); Biloxi, MS (1.5 hours)
FAST FACTS
| Population | 354,829 (1.2 million in metropolitan area) |
| Size | 350 square miles (906 km2) |
| Climate | New Orleans experiences short, mild winters and wet, humid summers, with most rain falling during the summer months. |
| Nearby Airports with Hub Connections |
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY): Direct connections include Atlanta (ALT), Boston (BOS), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Detroit (DTW), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Houston (IAH), Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO), Philadelphia (PHL), San Francisco (SFO), Washington, DC (IAD) |
