New Orleans


 * This article is about the city, New Orleans, for the starship class see New Orleans class.

New Orleans is a city in the United States of America on Earth. For centuries it was a major seaport, located as it was at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the longest river on the North American continent. The city is the namesake of the USS New Orleans and the New Orleans class of Starfleet starships.

Large sections of the city were destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but New Orleans was eventually rebuilt to its former glory.

Frederick La Rouque was born in New Orleans sometime in the 19th century. (TNG: "Time's Arrow, Part I")

In 2332, Benjamin Sisko, was born in New Orleans, as were many members of the Sisko family. His father, Joseph Sisko owned a restaurant, Sisko's Creole Kitchen, in the French Quarter. (DS9: "Homefront", "Paradise Lost", "Image in the Sand")

In 2364, Commander William Riker recreated the Bourbon Street Bar in New Orleans, on the holodeck. He enjoyed the music and the company, it was there he met Minuet. (TNG: "11001001")

In the early 2370s, New Orleans was a popular spot for Starfleet Academy midshipmen to spend their leave. The cadets of Omega Squad often visited the city. (Star Trek: Pendragon; Starfleet Academy)

Captain Sisko recommended New Orleans as a place for Miles O'Brien to live when he and his family left Deep Space 9 for Earth after the Dominion War ended. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")