“Laissez les bon temps roulez!”
Situated along the Mississippi River, 40 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans
is a unique city bursting with history, culture, and opportunity. Though Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita dealt a devastating blow to the Gulf Coast region and its healthcare
infrastructure in 2005, it is now industry and innovation that are flooding the city
of New Orleans. Businesses continue to flourish and tremendous opportunity awaits
those in the biomedical field, tech business, film industry, and culinary world. Progressive
growth in the medical sciences is highlighted by the opening of two brand new healthcare
facilities, ensuring the city's continued status as a regional magnet for medical
treatment and research. In the interim, a number of local hospitals and clinics are
open to provide excellent patient care and teaching services.
The city's natural beauty as well as its musical and architectural heritage have been
marveled over for centuries. As a cultural destination, New Orleans is unparalleled.
Our famous food, nightlife, and hospitality are internationally renowned. Events like
Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest bring visitors from around the globe. Other points of interest
are the Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Zoological Gardens, New Orleans Philharmonic
Orchestra, New Orleans Opera, and the Essence Festival. The region is famously known
as a sportsman's paradise with limitless recreational opportunities, including: fishing,
boating, wildlife sighting, and hiking. New Orleans also proudly hosts the Saints
and the Pelicans, our professional sports teams, as well as the Zephyrs, our Triple-A
baseball team.
Without a doubt, there is plenty to do and see to keep the good times rolling in the Big Easy!