New Orleans

*"blame the refs for not calling pass interference, that's what new orleans always does when they lose"*

*--Gregory Severin*

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

New Orleans is the largest city in the US state of Louisiana

It is located near the mouth of the Mississippi River

It was both a French and Spanish territory before joining the US as part of the Louisiana Purchase

It is known for its unique culture, influenced by the French heritage as well as Caribbean and African influences

The city is still suffering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina in 2005

72 Major Leaguers have their birthplace listed as Louisiana, including Will Clark, Rusty Staub, and Ron Washington

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana

It was founded by the French before they had to give it to Spain, but then they re-acquired by trading parts of Tuscany for it before selling it, along with a whole lot of other stuff, to the US

Andrew Jackson famously defeated the British at New Orleans during the War of 1812—after the peace treaty had already been signed. It was captured early on in the Civil War as a part of the Union's efforts at seizing the Mississippi River through their superior naval power

New Orleans has a charming mix of French and Afro-Caribbean influences in its culture; in fact, it has been sometimes called the northernmost Caribbean city. It has ended up giving us many wonderful things, such as jazz, the best damn Carnival celebration this side of Rio, and of course a special Louisiana brand of voodoo

Notably, the New Orleans accent has much more of a Creole influence than most Southern cities, though it isn't fully Cajun either. I suppose it's a secret third thing. Anyway, they hate when people call it "Nawlins;" locals enunciate all three syllables but put the emphasis on the OR part of "Orleans"

The Saints won the city's first and last major championship in 2009, and though they haven't returned to the Super Bowl since they've had a lot of close calls. They also once nearly tied a game on the most exciting single play in football history since Stanford's band decided to prematurely celebrate (let's just ignore the extra point, shall we?). Other teams that exist in the city are the Pelicans, which I am told do basketball, and the University of Tulane Green Wave, who came out of nowhere last year to win twelve games and upset USC in the Cotton Bowl. Good god the PAC-12 is a mess

Notable people from New Orleans include author Truman Capote, pirate Jean Lafitte, the guy who probably shot JFK, actress Reese Witherspoon, and Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk and Mel Ott. Tommy Wiseau also claims to be from New Orleans, but let's be real the guy's from Mars

## Tournament

As the 181 seed, New Orleans was defeated by Tanzania in Round 3 Matchup 23 of FlagVote 2. As the 213 seed, it was defeated by Saga in Round 3 Matchup 63 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Yukon Territory.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (332) Seychelles (1977-1996) 4-3

**Round 2:** Win over (76) Puerto Rico 4-3

**Round 3:** Loss to (53) Tanzania 4-2

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** BYE

**Round 2:** Win over (300) Yukon Territory 6-4

**Round 3:** Loss to (44) Saga 9-1