Ancient Greek style was all the rage in 1810 ... Richard Campanella explains the origin of the nine Muses Streets in Uptown New Orleans. Spoiler: the story involves a sophisticated smuggler.

NEW ORLEANS – Pronouncing street names in New ... The streets named after the nine Greek Muses in the Garden District and Uptown can seem like they’re impossible to pronounce.

New Orleans has an affinity for Greek mythology. Let's face it: How many towns have streets named after all the muses (Terpsichore, Melpomene and Clio — hello!)? And Carnival processions roll ...

Storms in the New Orleans area may have cancelled one parade, but the Mardi Gras parades for the krewes of Babylon and Muses rolled on, delighting revelers on the rain-soaked Uptown parade route ...

Their name comes from the Muses who represent inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts of Greek Mythology ...

IT FEATURES GREEK ... of Muses celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025, there's a new King Cake being rolled out to celebrate. The all-female super krewe is partnering with the New Orleans Center ...