The Duelling Oaks in City Park have seen some of the most colorful scenes in New Orleans' history. For years sword clanged against sword and bullets streaked between the ancient trees.

A History of New Orleans By: Donnald McNabb & Lee Madere A first draft of this manuscript was completed in late 1983, just prior to the 1984 New Orleans World Exposition. Revisions and updates were undertaken in1991 and are continuing today. The manuscript is being entered by my loving wife, Jerrelyn Jessop Madere, as her available time permits. She is kind enough to humor me in all of my ...

In 1947 the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway for a two year run with Marlon Brando as star and Elia Kazan as director. In 1951 the famous play was made into a movie starring: Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois Kim Hunter as Stella Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski Karl Malden as Mitch The story opens with Blanche DuBois coming to New Orleans to visit her sister, ...

As part of NPR's Present at the Creation series about American icons, Renee Montagne looks at the origins of the French Quarter of New Orleans.