Hundreds of people on Bourbon Street on a Sunday afternoon

FRENCH QUARTER / NEW ORLEANS, LA – SEPT 24: Hundreds of people can be seen enjoying the sites and sounds on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter on a Sunday afternoon in New Orleans, LA.

Bourbon Street (French: Rue Bourbon) is a street located in the heart of downtown New Orleans’ in the French Quarter that happens to be the oldest neighborhood in the city, founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.

The French Quarter is section off by a 13 block boundary that starts at Canal Street and ends at Esplanade Avenue.