that depends on where the person is from that you ask.for example if your anywhere else than in Louisiana and you mention New Orleans, they will either tell you about the time they spent on Bourbon street/the French Quarter or have some comment about hurricane katrina.now if you were to ask this question in the last few months, you would probably get a few comments about the New Orleans Saints football team, that is going to the Superbowl !! ( GO SAINTS GO!)other answers run from mardi Gras to Jazz to the great food.the first thing I think of is it, being the city and then the touristsbut the most famous thing about it is the Mississippi River or to football fans the Superdome
New Orleans is famous because of its history, architecture, culture, food, etc...New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz.New orleans is the most unique city in the USHome to many celebrations, Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras, French quarter Fest, Sugar Bowl, Zurich Classic, etc. read on for history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans
Well, the first thing I think of is, home. I guess NO is famous because the culture is so different from anywhere else in the US.
Mardi Gras, Funnel cake, boiled shrimp, Flaming Hurricanes
Mardi Gras, or Hurricane Katrina.
the saints
The people and our history