Rampart Street is a four-lane thoroughfare in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana. It forms the northern border of the French Quarter. The street gets its name from the wall, or "Rampart", that was built on the north side of the street in the city's early years to fortify the early colonial city. Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Official website: http://www. ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ...

Today, Rampart Street has become one of the city's most known streets, after Bourbon, Canal, and St. Charles. It features ornate lightposts and established plantings on the neutral ground. These streetlights were some of the only working lights in the city during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, as they ran on backup power in case of electrical failure. One of the most famous landmarks on the street is the St. Louis Cemetery #1, which is one of the oldest cemeteries in the country and the oldest in New Orleans. On divided roads, including expressways, motorways, or autobahns, the median (North American English) or central reservation (British English) is the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic. ... Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa) Damages $75 billion (2005 USD) (costliest Atlantic hurricane in history) Fatalities ≥1,605 Areas affected Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, most of eastern North America Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Katrina was the costliest... Saint Louis Cemetery is the name of three Roman Catholic cemeteries in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

Another famous landmark there is Louis Armstrong park, the site of Congo Square, which allegedly gave birth to proto-jazz when slaves would meet outside the French ramparts to play whatever instruments and utensils were available to them.