To literally put the confederacy on a pedestal in our most prominent places ofhonor is an inaccurate recitation of our full past, it is an affront to our present, andit is a bad prescription for our future
It should depict what we've went through and how we overcame it not glorifying the antagonist "CONFEDERATES".
The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity. It sought totear apart our nation and subjugate our fellow Americans to slavery. This is thehistory we should never forget and one that we should never again put on apedestal to be revered.
At first, I believed that the speaker was on the side of keeping it up, but he makes a justification almost for New Orleans. Saying that it has been through all the positives and negatives of history and how that's enough to show that as a city their "all in" so there is no need to have a monument reminding something that was never forgotten.
There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence of it.For America and New Orleans, it has been a long, winding road, marked by greattragedy and great triumph. But we cannot be afraid of our truth.
But who needs to remember it African Americans or other people?
There is no other place quite like it in the world that so eloquently exemplifies theuniquely American motto: e pluribus unum - out of many we are one.
This something that should describe every city in America, why did it take such horrible history for it to be recognized?
These monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy;ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement, and the terror that it actually stoodfor
No, it's just a reminder that's already reminded. Everyone knows what happened why have a monument that reminds African American people one of our lowest parts in history.
Since 2005[edit] While many residents and businesses returned to the task of rebuilding the city, the effects of the hurricane on the economy and demographics of the city are expected to be dramatic and long term. As of March 2006, more than half of New Orleanians had yet to return to the city, and there were doubts as to how many more would. By 2008, estimated repopulation had topped 330,000.[44][needs update] The New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl XLIV in the 2009 NFL season, bringing hope and joy to the city still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. In 2010 Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu won the mayor's race over ten other candidates with some 66% of the vote on the first round, with widespread support across racial, demographic, and neighborhood boundaries.[45] The 2017 New Orleans tornado touched down in New Orleans East and left approximately 10,000 homes without electric power.[46] John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency.[47] In 2018 LaToya Cantrell took office as Mayor of New Orleans, the first woman to do so. On the morning of October 12, 2019, a portion of the Hard Rock Hotel building at 1031 Canal Street collapsed during construction.[48]
I feel as this put here out of the want to fill up the page, the main problem of this whole article is that information has no structure and it needs to be heavily updated.
Hurricane Katrina[edit] On August 29, 2005, an estimated 600,000 people were temporarily evacuated from Greater New Orleans when projected tracks of Hurricane Katrina included a possible major hit of the city. It missed, although Katrina wreaked considerable havoc on the Gulf Coast east of Louisiana.
This article has be updated so that it represents information about Hurricane Ida because it's the most recent hurricane not Katrina.
On April 14, 2003, the 2003 John McDonogh High School shooting occurred at John McDonogh High School.
Very blank and flavorless fact with little to none details.
In May 2002, businessman Ray Nagin was elected mayor. A former cable television executive, Nagin was unaligned with any of the city's traditional political blocks, and many voters were attracted to his pledges to fight corruption and run the city on a more business-like basis. In 2014 Nagin was convicted on charges that he had taken more than $500,000 in payouts from businessmen in exchange for millions of dollars' worth of city contracts. He received a 10-year sentence.[40]
Okay this information is fine but since it's the 21st century, there should be some talk about Mayor Cantrell.
In 1986, Sidney Barthelemy was elected mayor of the Crescent City; he was re-elected in spring of 1990, serving two terms.
What effect did this have on the city itself and so forth to lead to the next election?
On October 15, 1890, Chief-of-Police David C. Hennessy was shot, and reportedly his dying words informed a colleague that he was shot by "Dagos", an insulting term for Italians. On March 13, 1891, a group of Italian Americans on trial for the shooting were acquitted. However, a mob stormed the jail and lynched eleven Italian-Americans. Local historians still debate whether s
Why wasn't there a Law and Legislation subheading put in this article that way they wouldn't have to title this as "1890s" which is very vague.
Main articles: Third Treaty of San Ildefonso and Louisiana Purchase In 1800 Spain and France signed the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso stipulating that Spain give Louisiana back to France, although it had to remain under Spanish control as long as France wished to postpone the transfer of power. There was another relevant treaty in 1801, the Treaty of Aranjuez, and later a royal bill issued by King Charles IV of Spain in 1802; these confirmed and finalized the retrocession of Spanish Louisiana to France.
I feel as if this whole section right has content gaps because it exhibits small bits and pieces of the story, very much well underdeveloped. I feel like the editor tried to make up for it with hyperlinks. But it could be a lot more said here.
After the significant destruction and loss of life resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the city would bounce back and rebuild in the ensuing years.
I agree with @aconyers, Hurricane Katrina is not the most recent cause of damage to the city of New Orleans.
In September 1722, a hurricane struck the city, blowing most of the structures down.
Which hurricane there are so many! So maybe a hyperlink to which hurricane it is would be best instead of the simple definition of a hurricane.
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °F (°C) 83(28) 85(29) 89(32) 92(33) 97(36) 101(38) 101(38) 102(39) 101(38) 97(36) 88(31) 85(29) 102(39) Mean maximum °F (°C) 77(25) 80(27) 83(28) 87(31) 92(33) 95(35) 97(36) 97(36) 94(34) 90(32) 84(29) 80(27) 98(37) Average high °F (°C) 62.5(16.9) 66.4(19.1) 72.3(22.4) 78.5(25.8) 85.3(29.6) 90.0(32.2) 91.4(33.0) 91.3(32.9) 88.1(31.2) 80.6(27.0) 71.2(21.8) 64.8(18.2) 78.5(25.8) Daily mean °F (°C) 54.3(12.4) 58.0(14.4) 63.8(17.7) 70.1(21.2) 77.1(25.1) 82.4(28.0) 83.9(28.8) 84.0(28.9) 80.8(27.1) 72.5(22.5) 62.4(16.9) 56.6(13.7) 70.5(21.4) Average low °F (°C) 46.1(7.8) 49.7(9.8) 55.3(12.9) 61.7(16.5) 69.0(20.6) 74.7(23.7) 76.5(24.7) 76.6(24.8) 73.5(23.1) 64.3(17.9) 53.7(12.1) 48.4(9.1) 62.5(16.9) Mean minimum °F (°C) 30(−1) 33(1) 38(3) 47(8) 57(14) 67(19) 71(22) 71(22) 63(17) 48(9) 38(3) 33(1) 28(−2) Record low °F (°C) 14(−10) 16(−9) 25(−4) 32(0) 41(5) 50(10) 60(16) 60(16) 42(6) 35(2) 24(−4) 11(−12) 11(−12) Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.18(132) 4.13(105) 4.36(111) 5.22(133) 5.64(143) 7.62(194) 6.79(172) 6.91(176) 5.11(130) 3.70(94) 3.87(98) 4.82(122) 63.35(1,609) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.5 9.0 8.1 7.3 7.8 12.7 13.9 13.6 9.8 7.1 7.1 9.2 115.1 Average relative humidity (%) 75.6 73.0 72.9 73.4 74.4 76.4 79.2 79.4 77.8 74.9 77.2 76.9 75.9 Mean monthly sunshine hours 153.0 161.5 219.4 251.9 278.9 274.3 257.1 251.9 228.7 242.6 171.8 157.8 2,648.9 Percent possible sunshine 47 52 59 65 66 65 60 62 62 68 54 50 60 Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)[c][101][105][102] showClimate data for Audubon Park, New Orleans (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
I don't feel as if this formatted correctly within itself, because even the climate data might be clear their isn't any way to tell which years for each month.
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 383,997 people, 151,753 households, and 69,370 families residing in the city. Prior to 1960, the population of New Orleans steadily increased to a historic 627,525. Beginning in 1960, the population decreased due to factors such as the cycles of oil production and tourism,[130][131] and as suburbanization increased (as with many cities),[132] and jobs migrated to surrounding parishes.[133] This economic and population decline resulted in high levels of poverty in the city; in 1960 it had the fifth-highest poverty rate of all U.S. cities,[134] and was almost twice the national average in 2005, at 24.5%.[132] New Orleans experienced an increase in residential segregation from 1900 to 1980, leaving the disproportionately Black and African American poor in older, low-lying locations.[133] These areas were especially susceptible to flood and storm damage.[135]
I don't know, I feel as something should be put here about the correlation to the constant real estate issues within New Orleans.
Race and ethnicity
These previous years are of course important but where is the most recent years such as 2021 or 2022, those numbers have surely increased or decreased.
New Orleans is served by Interstate 10, Interstate 610 and Interstate 510. I-10 travels east–west through the city as the Pontchartrain Expressway. In New Orleans East it is known as the Eastern Expressway. I-610 provides a direct shortcut for traffic passing through New Orleans via I-10, allowing that traffic to bypass I-10's southward curve. In addition to the interstates, U.S. 90 travels through the city, while U.S. 61 terminates downtown. In addition, U.S. 11 terminates in the eastern portion of the city. New Orleans is home to many bridges; Crescent City Connection is perhaps the most notable. It serves as New Orleans' major bridge across the Mississippi, providing a connection between the city's downtown on the eastbank and its westbank suburbs. Other Mississippi crossings are the Huey P. Long Bridge, carrying U.S. 90 and the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge, carrying Interstate 310. The Twin Span Bridge, a five-mile (8 km) causeway in eastern New Orleans, carries I-10 across Lake Pontchartrain. Also in eastern New Orleans, Interstate 510/LA 47 travels across the Intracoastal Waterway/Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal via the Paris Road Bridge, connecting New Orleans East and suburban Chalmette. The tolled Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, consisting of two parallel bridges are, at 24 miles (39 km) long, the longest bridges in the world. Built in the 1950s (southbound span) and 1960s (northbound span), the bridges connect New Orleans with its suburbs on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain via Metairie.
There should be some information about the damage the roads do to the cars due to the lack city funding.
On August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida, a category 4 hurricane, made landfall in New Orleans, where the Hurricane Ida tornado outbreak caused damage.
Why not add more? Hurricane Ida did a lot more to New Orleans than a landfall.
With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census,[5] it is the most populous city in Louisiana
I feel as this census should be regularly updated because it's 2022 with a population count from 2021.