Morial was born in New Orleans, Louisiana of Creole ancestry and grew up in the Seventh Ward of New Orleans.
Morial came to prominence as a lawyer fighting to dismantle segregation laws and as president of the local NAACP from 1963 to 1965.
Morial, short in stature, is best known for his Napoleonic stand where he placed his arm inside his coat and stood in a characteristic Napoleon pose at the announcement that he was cancelling Mardi Gras.
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Named after former mayor of New Orleans Ernest N. Morial, as of 2005 it has about 1.1 million square feet (102,000 m²) of exhibit space, covers almost 11 blocks, and a gross amount of over 3 million square feet (280,000 m²) of total space.
The convention center was planned and built in 1978, is the 16th largest facility of its kind in the United States, and the 2nd busiest.
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