In 2004, the hospitality industry employed 85,000 people, making it the city's top economic sector as measured by employment totals. Some hotspot for the tourist are- The French Quarter, Mardi Gras, The National WWII Museum, Jackson Square, Preservation Hall, the St Louis Cathedral, New Orleans City Park, Louisiana State Museum at the Cabildo, The Garden District, Steamboat Natchez, New Orleans Museum of Art, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, The Audubon Zoo, The Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve , …show more content…
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals operates at the US Courthouse downtown. NASA's Michoud rocket factory is located in New Orleans East and is operated by Lockheed Martin. It is a huge manufacturing facility that produced the external fuel tanks for the space shuttles, and is now used for the construction of NASA's Space Launch System.
New Orleans is world-famous for its food. The indigenous cuisine is distinctive and influential. New Orleans food developed from centuries of amalgamation of the local Creole, haute Creole, and New Orleans French cuisines. Local ingredients, French, Spanish, Italian, African, Native American, Cajun, Chinese, and a hint of Cuban traditions combine to produce a truly unique and easily recognizable Louisiana