Ellen DeGeneres   1958-

Actress, comedian, talk-show host, lesbian, former oyster shucker and house painter in New Orleans

Antoine "Fats" Domino  1928-

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pianist/singer/songwriter, his hits include "Ain't That a Shame" and Blueberry Hill", 9th Ward mainstay

John Goodman   1952-

Actor, primarily in comedies such as "The Big Lebowski", "Raising Arizona" and "Rosanne".. Mardi Gras fixture, New Orleans resident
Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire" - 1951
Academy Award winning film set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Adapted from a play by Tennessee Williams, a longtime New Orleans resident

Dr. John   1940 -

legendary New Orleans pianist, singer and songwriter

Rose Tavern

Mural on the outside wall of the Rose Tavern at Thalia and Dorgenois streets in New Orleans, flooded after Hurricane Katrina

Governor Kathleen Blanco -(D), Louisiana, with President Chimpy McFlightsuit - (R) after Hurricane Katrina

The Second Line

A New Orleans funeral tradition celebrating the deceased with music and dancing, following the "first line" - family and friends of the deceased

 

Pete Fountain   1930-

Legendary jazz clarinetist, club owner in New Orleans. A statue of Pete in Edison Park near Bourbon Street solidifies his status as one of NOLA's greats

Louie Armstrong, aka "Satchmo"
1901-1971

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an "early influence", achieved worldwide fame as a trumpeter and vocalist, the New Orleans native is the most recognized face and voice of 20th century jazz

Mahalia Jackson  1911-1972 

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an "early influence", widely regarded as the greatest American gospel singer, performed at John Kennedy's inauguration and Martin Luther King, Jr's funeral

The Crescent City Connection

Interstate US 90 twin bridges crossing the Mississippi River at New Orleans

 

Al Hirt 1922-1999

trumpeter
"The round mound of sound"