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The bar was featured in a New Orleans edition of the TruTV series Impractical Jokers. The bar's front sign was briefly visible in a New Orleans reference in season 5, episode 13 of Family Guy, "Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey." NCIS: New Orleans, season 3, episode 5--Pride and Gregorio interview the daughter of a victim who waits tables at the bar.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.Most likely built as a house in the 1770s during the Spanish colonial period, it is one of the oldest surviving structures in New Orleans.
Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823) was a French pirate, privateer, and slave trader who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his older brother Pierre spelled their last name Laffite, but English language documents of the time used "Lafitte".
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History buffs who enjoy a good beer or cocktail need to know these spots, with bullet holes left by Jesse James and floors walked by George Washington.
Nick's Original Big Train Bar was a New Orleans saloon originally established as a grocery in 1918 by Nicholas G. "Mr. Nick" Castrogiovanni (1893–1979). Located at 2400 Tulane Avenue across the street from the Dixie Brewing Company , Nick's Bar operated until Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.
But it’s the 32-seat bar made from whitewashed shiplap that is the focal point of the 3,200-square-foot restaurant. At 5 p.m. on Thursday half of the seats at the rectangular bar were occupied.
The famous French Quarter and Garden District escaped flooding because those area are above sea level. A total of 573 deaths occurred in New Orleans alone. Several other parishes were severely impacted by the storm. Many areas outside of New Orleans also suffered wind damage, especially St. Tammany and Washington parishes.