New Orleans Events

1803 Dec 20 France Turns New Orleans Over To United States
France turned New Orleans over on December 20, 1803 at The Cabildo. On March 10, 1804, a formal ceremony was conducted in St. Louis to transfer ownership of the territory from France to t...
1828 Apr Lincoln Works on Cargo Flatboat Bound for New Orleans
When, in 1860, the Ship of State seemed like to run aground hopelessly, it was his determination and ingenuity that averted total wreck. As in his youth he saved the flatboat, so in his m...
1831 Mar Lincoln Makes Second Flatboat Trip to New Orleans
In 1830 the Lincolns left Indiana for Illinois. Abraham made a second flatboat trip to New Orleans, and in 1831 he left home for New Salem, in Sangamon County near Springfield. The separa...
1862 Apr 18
to 1862 Apr 28
 Union Navy Fleet Attacks Confederate Forts at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip
The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) in the American Civil War was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans. The two Confederate forts on the Mississipp...
1862 Apr 25
to 1862 May 1
 Capture of New Orleans
At noon on April 25, Farragut anchored in front of New Orleans; Forts Jackson and St. Philip, isolated and continuously bombarded by the mortar boats, surrendered on April 28. Soon afterw...
1889 Dec 6 Death of Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis died between 12:30AM and 1:00AM on December 6, 1889. The news of his death hit the front page of many Southern newspapers. The praises and tributes read similar to that of...
2001 Aug 4 New Orleans Airport renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport
MSY opened after World War II, replacing the older New Orleans Lakefront Airport (which kept the NEW and KNEW airport codes and now serves general aviation) as the city's main airport[cit...
2003 Apr 5
to 2003 Apr 7
 Syracuse Orange Wins 2003 NCAA Final Four
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
2005 Aug 29 Hurricane Katrina
At approximately 6:10 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a Category 4 storm packing winds of 145 m.p.h., made landfall out of the Gulf of Mexico near Bura...
2009 Oct 15 President Obama Visits New Orleans to Assess Progress of Hurricane Katrina Recovery
President Barack Obama toured parts of New Orleans that are still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina and promised residents the bungled government response after the disaster wo...