The New Year's Day attack in New Orleans targeted the French Quarter, one of the US city's most famous districts, visited by millions each year as a hub for music, culture and raucous nightlife.

and one particular property in the heart of the French Quarter has a unique history tied to a prominent figure in French and ...

The boozy, bustling stretch of bars, restaurants and music spots is the hub of tourism in the historic French Quarter.

Founded in 1718, the neighborhood is also known as the Vieux Carre or "Old Quarter" and is the historic colonial center ... or stayed in the six-by-13-block French Quarter, located on the banks ...

and it's also a National Historic Landmark. As the site of the original New Orleans colony (established by the French in 1718), the French Quarter has held on to its heritage, complete with street ...