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Hansen’s: Where New Orleans’ Famous Sno-Balls Were Invented (Maybe)

Supposedly, New Orleans’ love affair with sno-balls began here at Hansen’s on Tchoupitoulas, more than 75 years ago. If the stories are true, this is where the shaved-ice machine that makes New Orleans sno-balls different from snowcones was invented. Across the street is McKeown’s Books and Difficult Music, one of the city’s best used book stores.

Company Burger (@CompanyBurger)on Freret Street in the Uptown of New Orleans is part of a growing trend nationwide toward upscale burger boutiques. Freshly-baked buns and antibiotic-free, hormone-free beef are the hallmarks of this new New Orleans hot-spot. Visit them at http://thecompanyburger.com/, follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=CompanyBurger or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/THE.COMPANY.BURGER.

Company Burger (@CompanyBurger)on Freret Street in the Uptown of New Orleans is part of a growing trend nationwide toward upscale burger boutiques. Freshly-baked buns and antibiotic-free, hormone-free beef are the hallmarks of this new New Orleans hot-spot. Visit them at http://thecompanyburger.com/, follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=CompanyBurger or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/THE.COMPANY.BURGER.

Company Burger (@CompanyBurger)on Freret Street in the Uptown of New Orleans is part of a growing trend nationwide toward upscale burger boutiques. Freshly-baked buns and antibiotic-free, hormone-free beef are the hallmarks of this new New Orleans hot-spot. Visit them at http://thecompanyburger.com/, follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=CompanyBurger or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/THE.COMPANY.BURGER.

Company Burger (@CompanyBurger)on Freret Street in the Uptown of New Orleans is part of a growing trend nationwide toward upscale burger boutiques. Freshly-baked buns and antibiotic-free, hormone-free beef are the hallmarks of this new New Orleans hot-spot. Visit them at http://thecompanyburger.com/, follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=CompanyBurger or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/THE.COMPANY.BURGER.

This mural on Freret Street in Uptown New Orleans is an appropriate one for July 4th. It reminds us that our liberty is dependent on that of our fellow-man. 7/5/12

This mural on Freret Street in Uptown New Orleans is an appropriate one for July 4th. It reminds us that our liberty is dependent on that of our fellow-man. 7/5/12

This mural on Freret Street in Uptown New Orleans is an appropriate one for July 4th. It reminds us that our liberty is dependent on that of our fellow-man. 7/5/12

This mural on Freret Street in Uptown New Orleans is an appropriate one for July 4th. It reminds us that our liberty is dependent on that of our fellow-man. 7/5/12