The Mid City

Mid-City New Orleans

Mid-City is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: City Park Avenue, Toulouse Street, North Carrollton and Orleans Avenues, Bayou St. John and St. Louis Street to the north, North Broad...

 Bayou Boogaloo is a free admission festival on the banks of the historic Bayou St. John in New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...

. Described as a mini-Jazz Fest, the all day festival features New Orleans music, art, cuisine and culture. The event was created by Jared Zeller to help restore the Mid City neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...

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In 2007 Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters, Soul Rebels Brass Band and Anders Osborne

Anders Osborne

Anders Osborne is a songwriter and singer.Anders was born in 1966 in Uddevalla, Sweden, left home at age sixteen, and hitchhiked and played music throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the U.S...

were among the many performers.

The 2008 Bayou Boogaloo will be held on Saturday, May 24th.