What is the nickname for New Orleans NOLA?


What is the nickname for New Orleans NOLA? New Orleans has several nicknames, including these: Crescent City, alluding to the course of the Lower Mississippi River around and through the city. The Big Easy, possibly a reference by musicians in the early 20th century to the relative ease of finding work there.


What do the locals call New Orleans?

New Orleanians rarely refer to the city as the “Big Easy.” Locals like to say “New Or-leens,” or “New Or-lee-ans.” Also, if we're giving someone our current location we tend to use street names, “heading to bourbon,” getting some beignets in the Quarter,” or “brunch on Canal” The one thing we do not say is “Nawlins,” ...