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    When it's St. Patrick's Day in New Orleans, get ready to catch a cabbage

    by Kevin McGill Mar 16, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

    The grandly colonnaded old city hall was designed by an Irish architect. A neighborhood near the wharves is still known as the Irish Channel. Landmark towers and spires of Catholic churches built for Irish immigrants dot the skyline.

    is well known for a culture that evolved from early French and Spanish colonization, commerce and the legacies of enslaved Africans. But immigrants from a variety of countries also influenced New Orleans' art, architecture, food and music. March brings an annual focus on the Irish, with St. Patrick's Day celebrations

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