The following is a of the history of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
18th century
19th century
1800sâÂÂ1840s
- 1801 â France regains power, on paper.
- 1803
- Napoleon sells a huge swath of North America to the U.S. via the Louisiana Purchase. Formalities of the Spanish transfer to France and the French cession to the United States do not take place until November and December, at the Cabildo; with Upper Louisiana (St. Louis)'s ceremony occurring in the spring of 1804.
- Etienne de Boré becomes the first mayor, under territorial Governor William C. C. Claiborne.
- Population: 10,000. (approx).
- 1804
- Orleans Gazette newspaper begins publication.
- The Territory of Orleans (future state of Louisiana) is established, with the seat of government in New Orleans.
- 1805 â New Orleans incorporated as a city
- 1806 â New Orleans Mechanics Society instituted.
- 1810 â Population: 17,242.
- 1811 â Largest slave revolt in American history occurs nearby, with Orleans Parish involved in its aftermath.
- 1812
- April â Louisiana becomes a state, with New Orleans as its first capital.
- August â 1812 Louisiana hurricane
- 1813 â The Presbytere built.
- 1815
- January â Battle of New Orleans
- Charity Hospital built.
- Théâtre d'Orléans opens.
- 1816 – First licensed pharmacist in the United States, Louis J. Dufilho Jr.
- 1817 â First Congregational Church built.
- 1818 â Fort Pike built.
- 1822 â Fort Macomb built.
- 1824
- American Theatre built.
- Pontchartrain Hotel built at Spanish Fort.
- Camp Street Theatre becomes the first English language theater constructed in New Orleans.
- 1827
- LâÂÂAbeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans newspaper begins publication.
- Algiers ferry in operation, which has run continuously to the present day.
- Students dance through the streets in masks in the first recognized New Orleans Mardi Gras.
- 1830 â Introduction of natural gas
- 1831 â Pontchartrain Railroad begins operating.
- 1832 â First steam-powered cotton press
- 1833 â Lafayette Cemetery is founded.
- 1834 â Medical College of Louisiana and U.S. Mint established.
- 1835
- New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad begins operating, which became today's streetcar lines.
- U.S. military barracks and First Presbyterian Church built.
- St. Charles Theatre in operation.
- Convent of the Holy Family founded.
- 1836
- City is divided into three municipalities, which system existed for about twenty years.
- St. Louis Hotel in business.
- Female Orphan Asylum in operation.
- 1837
- The Picayune newspaper begins publication.
- U.S. economic recession begins with the Panic of 1837.
- Christ Church built.
- 1838
- St. Charles Hotel in business.
- New Basin Canal opens, connecting uptown and the lakefront.
- St. Vincent De Paul Church built.
- 1840
- Population reaches approximately 102,000 or double the 1830 population. At this point, New Orleans is the wealthiest city in the nation, the third-most populous city, and the largest city in the South. (New York City's population was 312,000. Baltimore and New Orleans were the same size, with Baltimore showing only 100 more people.)
- Beginning of the city's public school system
- 25th anniversary celebration of the Battle of New Orleans victory, with former President Andrew Jackson in attendance
- Antoine's restaurant in business.
- St. Patrick's Church built.
- Cypress Grove Cemetery and First German Lutheran Congregation established.
- 1841
- The Boston Club formed.
- St. Augustine Church founded.
- 1842
- St. Augustine Church dedicated.
- Holy Family Sisters founded.
- 1844 - 824 Canal Street built by James Gallier for Dr William Newton Mercer, a planter from Mississippi who served as a surgeon in the War of 1812.
- 1845 â City Hall built.
- 1846
- Public School Library, 1st District, established.
- Jackson monument erected.
- De Bow's Commercial Review begins publication.
- 1847 â University of Louisiana Law School opens.
- 1849
- State capital is relocated to the then-small-town of Baton Rouge.
- Flood.
1850sâÂÂ1890s
20th century
1900sâÂÂ1940s
1950sâÂÂ1990s
21st century
2000s
2010s
- 2010
- Population: 343,829. The New Orleans Saints win Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010, bringing home the city's first ever major professional league sports title.
- Mitch Landrieu elected mayor
- Treme (TV series) debuts
- Deepwater Horizon oil disaster
- 2011 - Cedric Richmond becomes U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.
- 2012
- BlightStatus city app launched.
- Hurricane Isaac creates widespread power outages.
- 2013 - New Orleans Hornets basketball team renames themselves the New Orleans Pelicans in an effort to localize its name and identity.
- 2014
- Former mayor Nagin sentenced to prison.
- Fictional program NCIS New Orleans debuts premiere episode on WWL, part of the wider NCIS franchise set in the city
- 2015
- 200th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans.
- Population: 386,617 (estimate).
- 2016 - Population: 387,200
- 2017
- August-Solar Eclipse during August 21, 2017
- Population: 389,157
- Removal of Robert E. Lee Statue and other prominent monuments to the Confederacy
- 2018
- Population: 392,120
- LaToya Cantrell elected mayor
- 2019
- Population: 395,429 (estimation)
- A new Hard Rock Hotel and Casino being constructed in the city partially collapses, causing a large search effort.
2020s
- 2021 - Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana, passing through New Orleans on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
- 2025 - Population : 421,987 (estimate)
See also
References
Bibliography
Published in 19th century
Published in 20th century
- 1913
- Albert A. Fossier. New Orleans, the Glamour Period, 1800âÂÂ1840. New Orleans, La.: Pelican, 1957.
- Robert Reinders and John Duffy. End of an Era: New Orleans, 1850âÂÂ1860. New Orleans, La.: Pelican, 1964.
- Holli, Melvin G., and Jones, Peter d'A., eds. Biographical Dictionary of American Mayors, 1820-1980 (Greenwood Press, 1981) short scholarly biographies each of the city's mayors 1820 to 1980. online; see index at p. 409 for list.
- Walter G. Cowan et al. New Orleans Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the city. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1983.
- Arnold R. Hirsch and Joseph Logsdon, eds. Creole New Orleans: Race and Americanization. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1992.
Published in 21st century
- (Baltimore, Detroit, Los Angeles, New Orleans)
- Richard Campanella (2006). Geographies of New Orleans: Urban Fabrics Before the Storm. Lafayette: University of Louisiana, Center for Louisiana Studies
- Michael E. Crutcher Jr. Tremé: Race and Place in a New Orleans Neighborhood (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2010)
- Lake Douglas. Public Spaces, Private Gardens: A History of Designed Landscapes in New Orleans (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2011)
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