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1. French Quarter: The oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, and the only section of the city where streets run in a grid and a nexus for...  
2. Treme: Named after Claude Treme, the Treme (pronounced truh-MAY) neighborhood (often referred to simply as 'Treme') is the...  
3. Mid-City: Mid-City is one of the largest of New Orleans' 73 neighborhoods, and one of its most diverse. The neighborhood extends...  
4. Beignet: A french-style doughnut, typically dusted with powdered sugar and accompanied by a cup of chicaory-laced cafe au lait. ...  
5. Coffee & Chicory: Coffee laced with chicory. Rumored to have originated in New Orleans during the Civil War, when the city was under a...  
6. New Orleanian: This is, or so I have been told, the term to apply to those that have been born and/or lived in New...  
7. NOLA: An endearing term for New Orleans.  
8. Forever New Orleans: A primetime television show that broadcasts New Orleans-focused material to an international audience....  
9. Beads: In a Mardi Gras tradition of questionable taste and legality, female partiers are offered beads (usually by male...  
10. Café du Monde: The oldest coffeehouse in New Orleans, famous for beignets and chicory-laced coffee.  
11. Po' Boy: A New Orleans hero-type sandwich made with French bread and a variety of fillings.  
12. Streetcar: Trolley, electric street railway car.  
13. Garden District: An area of architecturally impressive mansions and Victorian-era houses, a favorite place for walking...  
14. Big Easy, The: Nickname for New Orleans, referring to the slower, easy-going, laid back attitude to life that the city is known...  
15. Crescent City: A nickname for New Orleans.  
 
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