Local Spirits
This famous French whiskey also shares its name with a New Orleans hotel claimed to be haunted by the specters of abandoned orphans, playing tricks on unsuspecting guests.
What is bourbon?
"The mouse ran up the clock" is a line from a traditional nursery rhyme naming 3 Harahan streets, this one being home to Ochsner's Operations Center.
What is Dickory Avenue?
The Ochsner Clinic was historically among the first medical institutions to posit a link between lung cancer and this popular leisure activity.
What is smoking/tobacco use?
As the French know it, Mardi Gras, also called "Carnival," always falls on this "fat" day of the week.
What is Tuesday?
The French Quarter's Cafe du Monde is the recognized home of this sugar-dusted fried pastry, though it actually traces its origins as far back as ancient Rome.
What is a beignet?
Some believe the ghost of this renowned New Orleans pirate still guards his treasure buried beneath the eponymous Bourbon Street blacksmith and tavern built over his former hideout.
Who is Captain Jean Lafitte?
Named for the water-keeping structure it was built over, this street runs riverward through New Orleans' downtown area and ends at the Harrah's Casino.
What is Canal Street?
Before founding the original Ochsner Clinic, Dr. Alton Ochsner cheered "Roll, Wave, roll!" as a part of the medical school faculty of this New Orleans university.
What is Tulane University?
The start of New Orleans' Mardi Gras season is traditionally marked by this Christian feast day known for its regal well-wishers.
What is King's Day/Epiphany?
This Creole comfort dish was a favorite of musician Louis Armstrong and whose main ingredient, said to be "good for your heart," traditionally takes a long soak in water from Sunday to Monday.
What is red beans and rice?
Located in the Hotel Monteleone, this revolving bar is said to spin both its guests and the heads of long-passed tormented authors like Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote, who once reveled within.
What is the Carousel Bar?
This blues song subject was once the main thoroughfare in Storyville, New Orleans' historic red-light district.
What is Basin Street?
Surgical school chairman Dr. Alton Ochsner allegedly rebuffed a request for favoritism from this former Louisiana governor, who then, in retaliation, went on to found the LSU Health Sciences Center across the street from his downtown workplace.
Who is Huey P. Long?
This is the French name of New Orleans' Mardi Gras-adjacent holiday celebrating the riverfront arrival of Rex, the king of carnival.
What is Lundi Gras?
This revered New Orleans food base, comprised of a 2-1-1 ratio of onions, bell pepper, and celery, takes its name from a similarly 3-pieced tenet of theological dogma.
What is the Cajun trinity?
Also known as the "Witch Queen of New Orleans," this infamous voodoo practitioner was known both for her rumor-gathering beauty parlor as well as her otherworldly herbal brews.
Who is Marie Laveau?
On January 9, 1970, Dr. John Ochsner was the first doctor in the Gulf South region to perform this type of organ transplant.
What is heart/cardiac transplant?
Mardi Gras' specific yearly date revolves around the Christian observance of Ash Wednesday and, following, Easter, whose date itself was historically derived from this balance point in the solar calendar.
What is the vernal/March equinox?
Lending its French name to this category's title, this is the English name of this meaty meal which involves whole-roasting the animal after raising it on a specific maternal diet.
What is suckling pig?
Historic Chartres Street brothel-turned-pub Sylvain is supposedly stalked by its former madam, who leaves Sazerac cocktails for her patrons and is affectionately referred to by this nickname.
Who is Aunt Rose?
New Orleans' Lower Garden District is where you'll find this street named after the Greek muse of tragedy.
What is Melpomene Street?
Ranking in the top 25 of US IDN's as of February of 2021, this is the total number of owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and specialty hospitals under the Ochsner Health umbrella.
What is 40?
After making landfall in present-day Louisiana, French explorers Iberville and Bienville marked the first American celebration of Mardi Gras on this date in 1699.
What is March 2nd?
Said to have been invented at downtown New Orleans' Central Grocery, this Italian sandwich is known for its olive salad topping and is named after its distinctive shape, derived from the Sicilian word for "mushroom."
What is a muffuletta?