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  New Orleans, Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Orleans is named after Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States.
The population of New Orleans peaked in 1960.
The New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is the central rail depot, and it is served by three trains: the Crescent to New York City, the City of New Orleans to Chicago, Illinois, and the Sunset Limited from Orlando to Los Angeles.
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 PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ... - Online Information article about PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ...
ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
On the deposition of Louis Philippe in 1848, the duchess of Orleans struggled to secure the See also:
Mexico, the Orleans princes withdrew from the See also:
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 Top20NewOrleans.com - Your Top20Guide to New Orleans, LA.
New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718 and has played an important role in the history of the United States.
New Orleans is well known for its Creole culture and the persistence of Voodoo practice by a few of its residents, as well as for its music, food, architecture, and spirit of celebration.
The Port of New Orleans handles about 145 million short tons (132 million tonnes) of cargo a year and is the largest faction of the Port of South Louisiana, the latter being the largest and busiest shipping port in the western hemisphere and the 4th busiest in the world.
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He's also created New Orleans private eye Lucien Caye, and several other police procedural series, featuring such NOPD officers as Jacques Dugas (a cop in the 1890's) and Detective John Raven Beau.
Philip Eagle is currently helping to sub-edit a scientific web information service.
Duke's a downhomer, hailing from Sydney, Nova Scotia, and doesn't care who knows it.
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 Timeline
Battle of Steppes (Belgium), victory of bishop of Liege over raiding forces of Henry, duke of Brabant, during period of anarchy in the Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Bouvines, defeat of King John's allies by Philip Augustus of France; key battle in establishing French kingdom
Start of siege of Constantinople, by the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Mahomet II 29 May
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Former basketball teams were the New Orleans Buccaneers (c.
A freighter on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.
The Orleans Parish civil sheriff's employees serve (deliver) papers involving lawsuits.
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 February 15 Events in History
February 15, 1677 King Charles II reports anti-French covenant with Netherlands
February 15, 1637 Ferdinand III succeeds Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor
February 15, 1386 Duke Philip the Stout forms Council of Flanders
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