I was born and lived in Hawaii for most of my life, but additionally spent four years or more in California, Louisiana and the Washington, DC area, plus two six month sabbaticals in Tokyo. I graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 1972, so more than half a century has passed since I last lived in this state. What has changed in Louisiana during this period? 1972 2026 Population: 3.76 million 4.62 million Black % 31% 29.5% Asian % 0.1...
The view of the Port of New Orleans, called Port of NOLA for New Orleans, Louisiana. Lunch, Went of a bus tour of the city. Above is the 32-acre Louis Armstrong Park. I asked Google AI, who is the most iconic person associated with New Orleans: Louis Armstrong is widely considered the most famous and influential person born in New Orleans. A pioneering jazz trumpeter and singer, his international fame spanned decades, cementing his legacy as a "foundational influence in jazz" known affectionately as "Satchmo" For example, their airport was in 2001 renamed the Louis Armstrong International Airport. I might further add that he was born in New Orleans in 1901: Had a career spanning five decades, beginning as an inventive trumpeteer in the 1920s In 1928 he recorded St James Infirmary Blues, also known as Gambler's Blues, which originated as an American folk song. There is no true association with New Orleans because the infirmary deriv...