Tour of Tremé Neighborhood in New Orleans

The tour itself was enlightening and I believe historically accurate as it relates to the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. Makayla (sp?) is clearly a well-researched and knowledgeable tour guide who is passionate about the city and this tour in particular. However, even on what is supposed to be an educational tour, I found political statements detracting from the experience. The least bothersome regarded the city's plan to move city hall into what is now Armstrong Park -- while it seems a bad idea on its face, I am not a resident of the city nor, I expect, were a number of the others on the tour. A better way to approach it would have been simply to explain why there were so many protest signs along the tour route without trying to sway opinion. Some may approve of the idea -- although I am not among them, they should be able to take the tour without their beliefs being questioned. The guide's promotion of the controversial 1619 Project and her statement that it should be required in school are deeply troubling. Historians and journalists alike have found numerous flaws in it, including a strong belief that the statements indicating the basis of the United States' founding was a means to maintain slavery are completely out of line. I agree that history has overlooked the role of black achievement, and of black suffering at the hands of whites. Those and other well-researched and verifiable points in history *should* be part of our schools' curricula. I do not believe the NY Times project meets that standard, and promoting it in that way was not welcome -- and that's from a lifelong journalist.

One of the best excursions on our trip. Would definitely recommend. Our guide Meliqua was absolutely FANTASTIC.

The tour itself was great. The rest stop was poorly organized. I didn’t get a chance to order anything. Perhaps give the venue notice that you’ll be bringing a group of X size by on Y date so that they can have more staff to better accommodate the traffic.