The Music of Frenchmen Street

Back when European powers loved nothing better than playing hot potato with ownership of the faraway Louisiana colony, a group of Frenchmen in Nouvelle Orleans led an uprising against Spanish rule, which won them two things: 1) execution and 2) enduring local fame. And since the only thing New Orleanians love better than celebrating their history is just plain celebrating, it's fitting that today locals' favorite place to have a good time is the street honoring these men: Frenchmen Street.

By Sara Hudson

September 28, 2012