In 2023, the famous Carnival is taking place in New Orleans. 10 things you might not know about New Orleans:
- The city was named by French explorer Sieur de Bienville, after the Prince Regent of France, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.
- Its nicknames include The Big Easy (possibly because in the early 20th century it was easy for musicians to find work there); Crescent City (because the Lower Mississippi River flows in a crescent shape in and around the city) and NOLA, the acronym for New Orleans, Louisiana.
- One of the things the city is famous for is the Mardi Gras celebrations. The first Mardi Gras was held in New Orleans in 1837 and continues to this day with parades, costumes, beaded necklaces and parties in the streets.
- It’s also known for Music, especially Jazz. What you might not know is that in 1796, New Orleans was the first US city to put on an Opera performance, namely, a performance of Sylvain, written in 1770. Hence the city became known as the Opera Capital of North America.
- It’s home to the longest Bridge to stretch continuously over water. It’s called the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which spans 23.86 miles over Lake Pontchartrain and was built in 1956. The bridge is so long that in the middle, you can’t see the land on either side.
- St. Louis Cathedral is the oldest continually operating cathedral in the US, dating back to 1794.
- Also here is the oldest family-run restaurant in the country, Antoine’s.
- Bourbon Street, a focal point of the Carnival and music scene, wasn’t named after booze. It was actually named after the French royal family ruling at the time the city was founded, the House of Bourbon.
- The city sits at the same latitude as Cairo, Egypt.
- The motto of New Orleans is “laissez les bon temps rouler”, which is a Cajun/French translation for “let the good times roll”.
Character birthday
Kingfisher, son of Aqua and Speedy and one of the next generation of the G-Men superhero team. He has flight and water powers. He lives in the mansion owned by Ultra Grav, although is keen to leave home and go to university. He appears in Fire in Her Blood.
Fire in her Blood
Sent away to school to get her away from undesirable company, Agnes finds herself homesick and lonely. A brief connection with Jason Warner leads to the teenage crush to end all teenage crushes. Jason is barely aware Agnes exists, but she plans her whole future around him.
It is only when they meet again as adults that the connection becomes mutual; but before it can develop, Jason makes a discovery which rocks his entire world. He needs time alone, away from everyone, including Agnes. When Jason is finally ready to go back to his old life, Agnes has moved on and he cannot find her.
Agnes is now a single parent to the remarkable Seraphina. The Power League want to harness Seraphina's powers for evil before the Freedom League become aware of her. Agnes has no idea her new colleague and friend is a supervillain with his own agenda, and his willingness to babysit is not as innocent as she thinks. As Incendio starts teaching Seraphina to use her powers, the Freedom League intervene. Little do they know that they have found one of their own.
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