The following is a

timeline A timeline is a display of a list of events in chronological order. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events. Timelines can use any suitable scale representi ...

of the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

of the city of

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

, USA.

18th century

* 1718 – La Nouvelle-

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (; ; February 23, 1680 – March 7, 1767), also known as Sieur de Bienville, was a French colonial administrator in New France. Born in Montreal, he was an early governor of French Louisiana, appointed four ...

of the

Mississippi Company The Mississippi Company (french: Compagnie du Mississippi; founded 1684, named the Company of the West from 1717, and the Company of the Indies from 1719) was a corporation holding a business monopoly in French colonies in North America and th ...

. * 1722 –

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of ''La Louisiane'' is relocated to New Orleans, from

Biloxi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other being the adjacent city of Gulfport). The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054 and in 2019 the estimated popu ...

. * 1724 -

Code Noir The (, ''Black code'') was a decree passed by the French King Louis XIV in 1685 defining the conditions of slavery in the French colonial empire. The decree restricted the activities of free people of color, mandated the conversion of all e ...

implemented in

Congo Square Congo Square (french: Place Congo) is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. The square is famous for its inf ...

gave enslaved Africans Sundays off "to dance". * 1734 –

Ursuline Convent The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula (post-nominals: OSU), is an enclosed religious order of consecrated women that branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula, in 1572. Like the Angelines, they t ...

built. * 1752 – Modern-day Ursuline Convent building is finished, today the oldest and finest

French Colonial French colonial architecture includes several styles of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many former French colonies, especially those in Southeast Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture ...

building in the U.S. * 1762 – French colony ceded to

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

under

Alejandro O'Reilly Alejandro O'Reilly, 1st Count of O'Reilly, KOA (; October 24, 1723 in Baltrasna, Co. Meath, Ireland – March 23, 1794 in Bonete, Spain), English: Alexander, Count of O'Reilly, Irish: ''Alastar Ó Raghallaigh, ''was an Irish-born military reform ...

. * 1768 - Population: 3.200. (approx). * 1769 - New Orleans City Archives established. * 1770s –

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Most likely built as a house in the 1770s during the Spanish colonial period, it is one of ...

was built, one of the oldest extant buildings in New Orleans. * 1779–1781 – Governor-general

Bernardo de Gálvez Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Madrid, 1st Count of Gálvez (23 July 1746 – 30 November 1786) was a Spanish military leader and government official who served as colonial governor of Spanish Louisiana and Cuba, and later as Viceroy of New Spa ...

successfully wages the

Gulf Coast campaign The Gulf Coast campaign or the Spanish conquest of West Florida in the American Revolutionary War, was a series of military operations primarily directed by the governor of Spanish Louisiana, Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez, Bernar ...

against

British West Florida British West Florida was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1763 until 1783, when it was ceded to Spain as part of the Peace of Paris. British West Florida comprised parts of the modern U.S. states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alab ...

, as part of the

Anglo-Spanish War (1779–83) Spain, through its alliance with France and as part of its conflict with Britain, played a role in the independence of the United States. Spain declared war on Britain as an ally of France, itself an ally of the American colonies. Most notably ...

and in support of the

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

. * 1788 ** Great New Orleans Fire. ** Lafayette Square laid out (approximate date), by the Surveyor-general Charles Trudeau, who would later serve as interim mayor. ** Madame John's Legacy was built, today a rare example of a raised cottage in the French Quarter. * 1789 –

Saint Louis Cemetery Saint Louis Cemetery (french: Cimetière Saint-Louis, es, Cementerio de San Luis) is the name of three Catholic cemeteries in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most of the graves are above-ground vaults constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cemete ...

established. * 1792 –

Theatre de la Rue Saint Pierre Theatre de la Rue Saint Pierre or Le Spectacle de la Rue Saint Pierre, was the first (French-speaking) theatre in New Orleans in Louisiana, active in 1792-1810. It opened in 1792 and was known to the Spanish-speaking citizens as El Coliseo and to th ...

opened. * 1794 ** 2nd Great New Orleans Fire ** St. Louis Cathedral built on the site of an earlier Catholic church. **

Carondelet Canal The Carondelet Canal, also known as the Old Basin Canal, was a canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., operating from 1794 into the 1920s – nearly 135 years. Construction of the canal began in June 1794, on the orders of the Spanish Govern ...

constructed. * 1799 – Cabildo (seat of Spanish colonial city hall ) rebuilding completed.

19th century

1800s–1840s

* 1801 –

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

regains power, on paper. * 1803 **

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

sells a huge swath of North America to the U.S. via the

Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or app ...

. Formalities of the Spanish transfer to France and the French cession to the United States do not take place until November and December, at

the Cabildo The Cabildo was the seat of Spanish colonial city hall of New Orleans, Louisiana, and is now the Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. It is located along Jackson Square, adjacent to St. Louis Cathedral. History The original Cabildo was destroyed ...

; with

Upper Louisiana Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

(

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

)'s ceremony occurring in the spring of 1804. ** Etienne de Boré becomes the first mayor, under territorial Governor

William C. C. Claiborne William Charles Cole Claiborne ( 1773–1775 – November 23, 1817) was an American politician, best known as the first non-colonial governor of Louisiana. He also has the distinction of possibly being the youngest member of the United State ...

. ** Population: 10,000. (approx). * 1804 **''Orleans Gazette'' newspaper begins publication. ** The

Territory of Orleans The Territory of Orleans or Orleans Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from October 1, 1804, until April 30, 1812, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Louisiana. History In 1804, ...

(future

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

of Louisiana) is established, with the seat of government in New Orleans. * 1805 – New Orleans incorporated as a city * 1806 – New Orleans Mechanics Society instituted. * 1810 –

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

: 17,242. * 1811 – Largest slave revolt in American history occurs nearby, with Orleans Parish involved in its aftermath. * 1812 **April –

becomes a

, with New Orleans as its first

capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

. **August –

1812 Louisiana hurricane The 1812 Louisiana Hurricane was a major hurricane that struck New Orleans, Louisiana, during the War of 1812. It was the worst storm of the early history of New Orleans and was very likely the hurricane which made the closest landfall known to af ...

* 1813 –

The Presbytere The Presbytère is an architecturally important building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It stands facing Jackson Square, adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral. Built in 1813 as a matching structure for the Cabildo, which flanks ...

built. * 1815 ** January –

Battle of New Orleans The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French ...

Charity Hospital Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * Ch ...

built. **

Théâtre d'Orléans The Théâtre d'Orléans (English: Orleans Theatre) was the most important opera house in New Orleans in the first half of the 19th century. The company performed in French and gave the American premieres of many French operas. It was located o ...

opens. * 1816 – First licensed pharmacist in the United States, Louis J. Dufilho, Jr. * 1817 – First Congregational Church built. * 1818 –

Fort Pike Fort Pike State Historic Site is a decommissioned 19th-century United States fort, named after Brigadier General Zebulon Pike. It was built following the War of 1812 to guard the Rigolets pass in Louisiana, a strait from the Gulf of Mexico, via L ...

built. * 1822 –

Fort Macomb Fort Macomb is a 19th-century United States brick fort in Louisiana, on the western shore of Chef Menteur Pass. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The fort is adjacent to the Venetian Isles community, now legally within t ...

built. * 1824 ** American Theatre built. ** Pontchartrain Hotel built at Spanish Fort. **

Camp Street Theatre The Camp Street Theatre, American Theatre, or Old American Theatre was a theater in New Orleans between 1824 and 1835.Robin O. Warren, Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865: Performance, Gender and Identity It was founded by James H. Caldwell to rep ...

becomes the first English language theater constructed in New Orleans. * 1827 ** ''

L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans ''The New Orleans Bee'' (french: L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans) was an American broadsheet newspaper in New Orleans, Louisiana, founded on September 1, 1827, by François Delaup and originally located at 94 St. Peter Street, between Royal a ...

'' newspaper begins publication. ** Algiers ferry in operation, which has run continuously to the present day. * 1830 – Introduction of

natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...

* 1831 –

Pontchartrain Railroad Pontchartrain Rail-Road was the first railway in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chartered in 1830, the railroad began carrying people and goods between the Mississippi River front and Lake Pontchartrain on 23 April 1831. It closed more than 100 years late ...

begins operating. * 1832 – First

steam-powered A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be tra ...

cotton press * 1833 –

Lafayette Cemetery Lafayette Cemetery was a cemetery in the Passyunk Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1828 and originally intended for 14,000 burials but over time fell into disrepair and became overcrowded with 47,000 buria ...

is founded. * 1834 – Medical College of Louisiana and U.S. Mint established. * 1835 **

New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad The New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad (originally Rail Road) was one of six short-line rail systems built to connect the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, with surrounding neighborhoods, in this case, four-and-a-half miles to the resort village of ...

begins operating, which became today's streetcar lines. ** U.S. military barracks and First Presbyterian Church built. **

St. Charles Theatre The St. Charles Theatre was a theater in New Orleans, United States, between 1835 and 1967. It was founded by James H. Caldwell to replace the Camp Street Theatre and was for a time the only English language, English theater in New Orleans. It w ...

in operation. ** Convent of the Holy Family founded. * 1836 ** City is divided into three municipalities, which system existed for about twenty years. ** St. Louis Hotel in business. ** Female Orphan Asylum in operation. * 1837 ** '' The Picayune'' newspaper begins publication. ** U.S. economic recession begins with the

Panic of 1837 The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down, westward expansion was stalled, unemployment went up, and pessimism abound ...

. ** Christ Church built. * 1838 ** St. Charles Hotel in business. **

New Basin Canal The New Basin Canal, also known as the New Canal and the New Orleans Canal, was a shipping canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, operating from 1830s into the 1940s. History The New Basin Canal was constructed by the New Orleans Canal and Banking Comp ...

opens, connecting uptown and the lakefront. ** St. Vincent De Paul Church built. * 1840 ** Population reaches approximately 102,000 or double the 1830 population. At this point, New Orleans is the wealthiest city in the nation, the third-most populous city, and the largest city in the South. (

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

's population was 312,000.

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

and New Orleans were the same size, with Baltimore showing only 100 more people.) ** Beginning of the city's public school system **25th anniversary celebration of the

victory, with former President

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...

in attendance **

Antoine's restaurant Antoine's is a Louisiana Creole cuisine restaurant located at 713 rue St. Louis (St. Louis Street) in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is one of the oldest family-run restaurants in the United States, having been established in 1 ...

in business. ** St. Patrick's Church built. ** Cypress Grove Cemetery and First German Lutheran Congregation established. * 1841 **

The Boston Club The Boston Club is a private gentlemen's club in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, founded in 1841 as a place for its members to congregate and partake in the fashionable card game of Boston. It is the oldest remaining social club in the city, after ...

formed. ** St. Augustine Church founded. * 1842 ** St. Augustine Church dedicated. ** Holy Family Sisters founded. * 1844 ** 824 Canal Street built by

James Gallier James Gallier (24 July 1798– 3 October 1866) was a prominent nineteenth-century Ireland, Irish-born American architect, most famed for his buildings in New Orleans. Gallier Hall, which he designed and once served as New Orleans City Hall, is ...

for Dr William Newton Mercer, a planter from Mississippi who served as a surgeon in the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

. * 1845 –

City Hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...

built. * 1846 ** Public School Library, 1st District, established. ** Jackson monument erected. ** '' De Bow's Commercial Review'' begins publication. * 1847 – University of Louisiana Law School opens. * 1849 **

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is relocated to the then-small-town of

Baton Rouge Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-sma ...

. ** Flood.

1850s–1890s

* 1850's - St. Louis Cathedral rebuilding completed. * 1852 **

Lafayette Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to: People * Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette * House of La Fayette, a French noble family ** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757� ...

becomes part of city. ** Union Race Course opens. **

Touro Infirmary Touro Infirmary is a non-profit hospital located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded by Judah Touro in 1852, it is a part of the LCMC Health System. Organization Touro Infirmary is affiliated with the Louisiana State University Health Science C ...

founded.

* 1853 **

City Park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to resi ...

established. ** Major

yellow fever Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains – particularly in the back – and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. In ...

epidemic. * 1855 – Swiss Benevolent Society founded. * 1856 **

Mistick Krewe of Comus The Mistick Krewe of Comus, founded in 1856, is a New Orleans, Louisiana, Carnival Krewe. It is the oldest continuous organization of New Orleans Mardi Gras festivities. Before Comus was organized, Carnival celebrations in New Orleans were mostly ...

founded. ** Last Island hurricane dumps 13 inches of rainfall on the city. **

Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas and New Orleans Railroad was a railroad in Texas and Louisiana. It operated of railroad in 1934; by 1961, remained when it merged with parent company Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific. Location The Morgan's Louisiana and ...

founded. * 1857 ** Saint Alphonsus Church built. **

The Pickwick Club The Pickwick Club is a private gentlemen's club in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1857, The Pickwick Club and the The Mistick Krewe were originally one group comprising two organizations. After The Boston Club, The Pickwick Club is the s ...

formed. * 1859 **

French Opera House The French Opera House, or ''Théâtre de l'Opéra'', was an opera house in New Orleans. It was one of the city's landmarks from its opening in 1859 until it was destroyed by fire in 1919. It stood in the French Quarter at the uptown lake corner o ...

opens. ** Locust Grove Cemetery established. * 1860 ** Louisiana Historical Society incorporated. ** St. Mary's Assumption Church built. ** Population: 168,675. * 1861 – January – Louisiana votes to secede from

the Union The Union may refer to: Politics * The Union (Germany) or CDU/CSU, the partnership of the German political parties the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union * The Union (Italy), a former coalition of political parties in Ital ...

. * 1862 **

Capture of New Orleans The capture of New Orleans (April 25 – May 1, 1862) during the American Civil War was a turning point in the war, which precipitated the capture of the Mississippi River. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the Union was u ...

by Union forces. **

Café du Monde Café du Monde (French for "Café of the World" or "the People's Café") is a renowned open-air coffee shop located on Decatur Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a New Orleans landmark and tourist ...

in business. ** Harmony Club formed. * 1863 – ''New-Orleans Times'' newspaper begins publication. * 1866 –

New Orleans riot The New Orleans Massacre of 1866 occurred on July 30, when a peaceful demonstration of mostly Black Freedmen was set upon by a mob of white rioters, many of whom had been soldiers of the recently defeated Confederate States of America, leading t ...

* 1867 – Another in the long series of

epidemics; this one took its toll in

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

, as well. * 1868 ** Louisiana readmitted to the Union. **

Straight University Straight University, after 1915 Straight College, was a historically black college that operated between 1868 and 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After struggling with financial difficulties, it was merged with New Orleans University to form ...

founded. * 1869 –

New Orleans University New Orleans University was a historically black college that operated between 1873 and 1934 in New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

and Jefferson City annexed. **

Leland College Leland College was founded in 1870 as a college for blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, but was open to all races. With . The college facilities had become derelict by the time of listing. In the early 21st century, only the ruins of the two dormi ...

established. ** Population: 191,418. * 1871 **

New Orleans Cotton Exchange The New Orleans Cotton Exchange was established in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1871 as a centralized forum for the trade of cotton. It operated in New Orleans until closing in 1964. Occupying several buildings over its history, its final locatio ...

established. ** Audubon Park established. * 1874 ** Carrollton annexed. **

Battle of Liberty Place The Battle of Liberty Place, or Battle of Canal Street, was an attempted insurrection and coup d'etat by the Crescent City White League against the Reconstruction Era Louisiana Republican state government on September 14, 1874, in New Orleans ...

, white insurrection against the

Reconstruction Reconstruction may refer to: Politics, history, and sociology *Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company *'' Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...

government. * 1876 ** St. Roch Cemetery chapel dedicated. ** New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club and Athénée Louisianais founded. * 1879 – Unsightly beggar ordinance effected. * 1880 –

: 216,090. * 1881 –

Southern University Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the largest historically black college or university (HBCU) in Louisiana, a ...

opens. * 1882 - Flood. * 1883 – Theatre built at Spanish Fort. * 1884 –

World Cotton Centennial The World Cotton Centennial (also known as the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition) was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1884. At a time when nearly one third of all cotton produced in the United Sta ...

held. * 1886 ** Christ Church Cathedral founded. ** New Orleans Camera Club organized. * 1887 – Howard Memorial Library built. * 1889 –

Louisiana Historical Association The Louisiana Historical Association is an organization established in 1889 in Louisiana to collect and preserve the history of Louisiana and its archives. The organization was formed, in part, for the operation of New Orleans' Memorial Hall A m ...

founded. * 1890 **

Confederate Memorial Hall The Confederate Memorial Hall (sometimes calling itself the "Confederate Embassy") was a museum, library, and social club owned by the Confederate Memorial Association and located at 1322 Vermont Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The brownstone that ...

built. Commander's Palace restaurant opens. **Jefferson City Buzzards Mardi Gras Marching Club formed and will live to become the oldest marching club. **

: 242,039. * 1891 **

Jackson Brewery Jackson Brewing Company, or Jackson Brewery, was a regional brewery operating in New Orleans, from 1890 to 1974. One of two breweries selling ''Jax'' beer, along with Jacksonville's Jax Brewing Company, it was popularly known as the Jax Brewe ...

building constructed. ** Liberty Monument erected. ** Italian troubles of 1891. * 1892 **

New Orleans Union Station New Orleans Union Station was a railroad station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was designed by Louis H. Sullivan for the Illinois Central Railroad and opened on June 1, 1892. It was located on South Rampart Street, in front of the current New Or ...

opens. ** Street Railway Union established. ** June –

Homer Plessy Homer Adolph Plessy (born Homère Patris Plessy; 1862 or March 17, 1863 – March 1, 1925) was an American shoemaker and activist, best known as the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision ''Plessy v. Ferguson''. He staged an act of ...

arrested. **

1892 New Orleans general strike The New Orleans general strike was a general strike in the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana, that began on November 8, 1892. Despite appeals to racial hatred, black and white workers remained united. The general strike ended on November 12, w ...

FEMA - 20722 - Photograph by Robert Kaufmann taken on 12-21-2005 in Louisiana

* 1893 ** Electric streetcars begin operating. **

The Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel The Roosevelt New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 504-room hotel owned by AVR Realty Company and Dimension Development and managed by Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. The hotel was originally built by Louis Grunewald, a German immigrant, ...

opens as Hotel Grunewald. * 1894 – U.S. Naval Station built. * 1895 –

1895 New Orleans dockworkers riot The 1895 New Orleans dockworkers massacre was an attack against black, non-union dockworkers by unionized white workers on March 11 and 12, 1895. The mob killed six black workers. The incident had its roots in both economic pressure and racial hat ...

* 1895 –

Hennen Building __NOTOC__ The Hennen Building, also known as the Canal-Commercial Building, Maritime Building,Reports of the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals. United States, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939. and briefly the Latter & Blum Building, is an 11-story, ...

completed. * 1896 – Fisk Free and Public Library opens. * 1897 – Storyville district established. * 1898 - City Board of Health created. * 1900 ** Robert Charles Riots ** Art Association of New Orleans founded. ** Development of Garden District concluded. **

: 287,104.

20th century

1900s–1940s

* 1901 – Louisiana hurricane causes much flooding in the city, due partly to the overflowing

. * 1904 – Loyola College established. * 1905 – Galatoire's restaurant in business. * 1906 **

Louisiana State Museum The Louisiana State Museum (LSM), founded in New Orleans in 1906, is a statewide system of National Historic Landmarks and modern structures across Louisiana, housing thousands of artifacts and works of art reflecting Louisiana's legacy of historic ...

founded. ** Beth Israel synagogue opens. * 1907 ** Dixie Brewing Company in business. ** New Orleans Library Club formed. **

White City White City may refer to: Places Australia * White City, Perth, an amusement park on the Perth foreshore * White City railway station, a former railway station * White City Stadium (Sydney), a tennis centre in Sydney * White City FC, a football clu ...

amusement park in business. * 1908 –

New Orleans Public Library The New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) is the public library service of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. History The system began in 1895 in the Fisk Free and Public Library in a building on Lafayette Square. Abijah Fisk was a ...

main branch building opens. * 1909 – The Grand Isle hurricane causes much New Orleans flooding. * 1910 –

: 339,075. * 1911 –

Delgado Museum of Art The New Orleans Museum of Art (or NOMA) is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans. It is situated within City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue, and near the terminus of the " ...

and Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of New Orleans established. * 1914 –

Audubon Zoo Audubon Zoo is an American zoo located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the Audubon Nature Institute which also manages Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Freeport-McMoran Species Survival Center, Audubon Pa ...

established. * 1915 **

Xavier College Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Classes started in 1878. Th ...

established. **

1915 New Orleans hurricane The New Orleans Hurricane of 1915 was an intense Category 4 hurricane that made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the most intense tropical cyclone during the 1915 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm formed in late September when it moved ...

inflicts great wind damage, destroying churches and

the Presbytere The Presbytère is an architecturally important building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It stands facing Jackson Square, adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral. Built in 1813 as a matching structure for the Cabildo, which flanks ...

's cupola. * 1916 –

Our Lady of Holy Cross College University of Holy Cross (UHC) is a private Catholic liberal arts college in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded by the Marianites of Holy Cross. History University of Holy Cross was founded in 1916 as a two-year women's normal school by ...

and

Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (founded 1916) is a fraternal organization in New Orleans, Louisiana which puts on the Zulu parade each year on Mardi Gras Day. Zulu is New Orleans' largest predominantly African American carnival organizati ...

established. * 1917 ** ''

Livery Stable Blues "Livery Stable Blues" is a jazz composition copyrighted by Ray Lopez ''(né'' Raymond Edward Lopez; 1889–1979) and Alcide Nunez in 1917. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band on February 26, 1917, and, with the A side " Dixieland ...

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Original Dixieland Jass Band The Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) was a Dixieland jazz band that made the first jazz recordings in early 1917. Their "Livery Stable Blues" became the first jazz record ever issued. The group composed and recorded many jazz standards, the m ...

. ** Storyville closed. * 1918 **

1918 influenza epidemic The 1918–1920 influenza pandemic, commonly known by the misnomer Spanish flu or as the Great Influenza epidemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus. The earliest documented case was ...

. ** Arnaud's, Arnaud's restaurant in business. * 1919 – The French Opera House is destroyed by fire * 1920 ** Broussard's, Broussard's restaurant in business. ** 1920 United States Census#City rankings, Population: 387,219. * 1921 ** Delgado Community College, Delgado Central Trades School opens. ** Orpheum Theater (New Orleans, Louisiana), Orpheum Theater in operation. ** Hibernia Bank Building (New Orleans), Hibernia Bank Building constructed. * 1922 - WWL List of radio stations in Louisiana, radio begins broadcasting. * 1923 ** WDSU List of radio stations in Louisiana, radio begins broadcasting. ** Notre Dame Seminary founded. ** The Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel, Roosevelt Hotel in business. ** Industrial Canal Lock built. * 1924 ** ''New Orleans Item-Tribune'' newspaper begins publication. ** Women's "Petit Salon" organized. * 1925 ** WSMB List of radio stations in Louisiana, radio begins broadcasting. ** Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (New Orleans), Lakeview Presbyterian Church built. * 1926 ** WBNO and WJBW List of radio stations in Louisiana, radio begin broadcasting. ** State Palace Theatre (New Orleans), State Palace Theatre built. ** Tulane Stadium opens. * 1927 ** Saenger Theatre (New Orleans, Louisiana), Saenger Theatre opens. ** First National Bank of Commerce Building constructed. ** Pontchartrain Hotel in business. * 1928 – Pontchartrain Beach amusement park opens. * 1929 – National American Bank Building constructed. * 1930 ** Dillard University chartered. ** Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans), Municipal Auditorium opens. ** Broadmoor, New Orleans, Broadmoor Improvement Association formed. ** 1930 United States Census#City rankings, Population: 458,762. * 1932 – Bureau of Governmental Research established. * 1933 – Pat O'Brien's Bar, O'Brien's in business. * 1935 – Sugar Bowl begins. * 1936 – New Orleans Botanical Garden opens. * 1937 – ''New Orleans Roosevelt Review'' begins publication. * 1938 ** Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament begins. ** Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents and Associates – VCPORA, Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents, and Associates preservation group incorporated. * 1939 **

built. ** Lincoln Beach amusement park in business. * 1943 - New Orleans Opera Association formed. * 1946 ** Moisant International Airport opens. ** Foreign trade zones of the United States, Foreign trade zone established in the Port of New Orleans. ** New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary formed. * 1947 ** Joy Theater opens. ** New Orleans Emergency Medical Services established. ** 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane, September hurricane creates tremendous flooding, shutting down Moisant Airport. * 1948 - WDSU-TV (List of television stations in Louisiana, television) begins broadcasting. * 1949 – Entergy, Middle South Utilities in business.

1950s–1990s

* 1950 – New Orleans Pharmacy Museum opens. * 1951 - St. Augustine High School (New Orleans), St. Augustine High School opens to educate African-American young men preparing for college. * 1953 - WJMR-TV (List of television stations in Louisiana, television) begins broadcasting. * 1954 ** McDonogh Day Boycott ** New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal opens. * 1956 ** University of New Orleans, Louisiana State University in New Orleans and Southern University at New Orleans established. ** Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opens. * 1957 ** Pontchartrain Expressway opens. ** Harvey Tunnel built. * 1958 – Crescent City Connection, Greater New Orleans Bridge opens. * 1959 - WVUE-TV (List of television stations in Louisiana, television) begins broadcasting. * 1960 – November: Desegregation of New Orleans Public Schools begins, with Ruby Bridges attending William Frantz Elementary. * 1965 ** Annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon, Marathon race begins. ** I-10 Twin Span Bridge opens. ** Hurricane Betsy causes great damage to the city, the worst before Katrina 40 years later. * 1966 – Historic New Orleans Collection and Amistad Research Center established. * 1967 ** New Orleans Saints football team formed. ** World Trade Center New Orleans, International Trade Mart building constructed. * 1969 **Plaza Tower built. **Hurricane Camille inflicts $320 million damage in Louisiana. * 1970 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Jazz Fest begins. * 1972 – One Shell Square built. * 1973 ** UpStairs Lounge arson attack ** Sniper Mark Essex attacks police in a shooting spree at a Howard Johnsons hotel. ** New Orleans Center for Creative Arts opened. * 1974 ** Utah Jazz, New Orleans Jazz basketball team formed. ** Preservation Resource Center founded. * 1975 ** Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Superdome opens. ** WYLD-FM begins airing in an R&B format. * 1978 ** Ernest Nathan Morial, Ernest N. Morial is elected as city's first African-American mayor. ** New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts established. * 1979 ** Paul Prudhomme, K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in business. ** Annual Crescent City Classic running race begins. ** New Orleans Regional Transit Authority established. ** New Orleans Jazz basketball team relocates to Utah and becomes the Utah Jazz. * 1980 ** Longue Vue House and Gardens opens. ** Radio WWOZ begins broadcasting. * 1981 – New Orleans Mint museum active. * 1983 ** Lakefront Arena opens. ** Luling Bridge opens. ** Pontchartrain Beach amusement park closes. * 1984 ** French Quarter Festival begins. ** New Orleans Morial Convention Center, Convention Center opens. ** 1984 Louisiana World Exposition ** Place St. Charles built. * 1986 – Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival begins. Ends a few months later * 1988 – 1988 Republican National Convention * 1989 – New Orleans Film Society founded. * 1990 ** Emeril Lagasse, Emeril’s restaurant in business. ** Aquarium of the Americas opens. ** Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge established. ** 1990 United States Census#City rankings, Population: 496,938. * 1991 – Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra formed. * 1994 – New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park created. * 1995 ** Essence Music Festival begins. ** May 1995 Louisiana flood * 1998 – City website online (approximate date). * 1999 – Voodoo Experience, Voodoo Fest of music begins. * 2000 ** National World War II Museum opens. ** Six Flags New Orleans theme park opened (closed 2005); initially called Jazzland. ** Population: 484,674.

21st century

2000s

* 2001 – New Orleans Bowl begins. * 2002 ** Charlotte Hornets basketball team relocates to New Orleans and becomes the New Orleans Hornets. ** New Orleans VooDoo football team formed. * 2003 ** Iron Rail Book Collective founded. ** Ogden Museum of Southern Art established. ** John McDonogh High School shooting * 2004 – 2004 Christmas Eve snowstorm, Christmas Eve snowstorm * 2005 ** August – Hurricane Katrina; 2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans, levee failures. ** September – Hurricane Rita. ** Bring New Orleans Back Commission formed. ** Big Easy Rollergirls established. * 2006 ** World Cultural Economic Forum begins. ** January – Chocolate City speech. * 2008 ** Hurricane Gustav ** Prospect New Orleans art exhibit begins. ** Audubon Insectarium opens. * 2009 – Joseph Cao becomes United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, Congress's first Vietnamese American member.

2010s

* 2010 ** Population: 343,829. The New Orleans Saints win Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010, bringing home the city's first ever major professional league sports title. ** Mitch Landrieu elected mayor ** Treme (TV series) debuts ** Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Deepwater Horizon oil disaster * 2011 - Cedric Richmond becomes U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. * 2012 **''BlightStatus'' city app launched. **Hurricane Isaac (2012), Hurricane Isaac creates widespread power outages. * 2013 **New Orleans Hornets basketball team renames themselves the New Orleans Pelicans in an effort to localize its name and identity. * 2014 ** Former mayor Ray Nagin, Nagin sentenced to prison. ** Fictional program ''NCIS New Orleans'' debuts premiere episode on WWL, part of the wider NCIS franchise set in the city * 2015 ** 200th anniversary commemoration of the

. ** Population: 386,617 (estimate). * 2016 **Population: 387,200 * 2017 ** August-Solar Eclipse during August 21, 2017 ** Population: 389,157 ** Removal of Robert E. Lee Monument (New Orleans, Louisiana)#Removal of the monument, Robert E. Lee Statue and other prominent monuments to the Confederacy * 2018 ** Population: 392,120 ** LaToya Cantrell elected mayor * 2019 ** Population: 395,429 (estimation) ** A new Hard Rock Hotel and Casino being constructed in the city partially collapses, causing a large search effort.

2020s

* 2021 **Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana, passing through New Orleans on the 16th anniversary of Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina. *2025 ** Population :421,987 (estimate)

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External links

* * Louisiana Historical Society
Resources for Research in New Orleans
* , ca.1722-1956 * (about New Orleans Police Department) * Louisiana Association of Museums
List of Louisiana Museums
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