New Orleans timeline

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more