We know the serious strain that any illness inflicts on a family. Therefore, we periodically like to post info about free and low cost events in the area.
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just one day in New Orleans; here, it’s turned it into a multi-week celebration with parades, block parties and plenty of corned beef and cabbage.
For all of the details, including maps of parade routes, times and more visit St. Partick’s Day New Orleans.
Irish History in New Orleans
New Orleans is known for its French influence and Spanish culture, but the Irish have left their thumbprint on the city too.
Dating back to the seventeenth century, the Irish immigrated to the United States in search of a better life for themselves and their families. Many of these immigrants ended up in South Louisiana. During the 1830’s, the Irish were the labor that built the New Basin Canal, a shipping canal that connected Uptown with Lake Pontchartrain. Depending on whose records are most accurate, somewhere between 4,000 and 30,000 Irish workers died from yellow fever while building that canal. Many of those who were lucky enough to survive settled into an area south of Magazine Street that became known as the Irish Channel, and they worked at the nearby Port of New Orleans.
That Irish heritage, as well as all Irish history and culture in general, is celebrated every March 17 with parties and parades throughout New Orleans.
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