Thousands of sailors and 10 tall ships and modern warships have converged on New Orleans as the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard kick off four years of international events to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812. New Orleans is the inaugural city for the Navy-led events that conclude in the Crescent City in January 2015, on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.
About 50,000 people are expected to flock to the New Orleans lakefront for two days of air shows over Lake Pontchartrain, featuring the Navy’s Blue Angels as the headliner and other military acts.
As many as 25,000 people are expected to tour the vessels that for a week will be docked along the Mississippi River’s east bank, from the Crescent City Connection to the Esplanade Avenue Wharf.
Admission to the events is free. Ship tours will be available daily, with mornings reserved for school groups and afternoons for the general public, said Mark Romig, who chairs the city’s planning committee.
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