New Orleans, Louisiana probably has more nicknames than any other American city. One web site lists more than twenty nicknames. The most famous is “The Big Easy.” It describes the gentle, slow and easy-going way of life in New Orleans.
So how did the city get this nickname? In the early 1900s there was a dance hall in New Orleans called “The Big Easy.” But the nickname did not become famous until the early 1970s. That’s when a Louisiana newspaper writer began calling New Orleans by this name. She compared the easy-going way of life there to the hurried pace of life in New York City.
In 1970, James Conaway wrote a crime novel called “The Big Easy.” The story was set in New Orleans. In 1987, that book was made into a film which made the nickname even more popular.
Not everyone can be catching beads in the “Big Easy” this year, but if you’re looking for a dose of NOLA that won’t affect your waistline, you can still get caught up in the messy underbelly of the city with tons of history that makes the mysteries.
get ready for all the gumbo, booze, beignets, parades, and murder in these NOLA mysteries.
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