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First held in 2001 to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of New Orleans jazz legend Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. Organizers were unsure how many people would come out for a music festival in the August heat, but it was such a success that it's been repeated ever since. On and around the grounds of the Old Mint on Esplanade in the lower French Quarter, first weekend in August.
Heading eastbound Highway 90 from the intersection with Highway 190, it is beside the first bridge that you reach (about 1 km east of the intersection)
A two hour flat boat tour involving seeing the swamp, wildlife (e.g. alligators, birds, raccoons), and houses of people living in the swamp lands.