200 years and counting

The Faubourg Tremé, a predominantly black neighborhood, was the site of significant economic, cultural, political, social and legal events for more than two centuries. Treme geographically is that part of New Orleans that lies between North Rampart and North Broad and from Canal Street to St. Bernard Avenue. The area received its namesake from one Claude Treme, a model hat maker and real estate developer who migrated from Saugivny in Burgundy, France, and settled in New Orleans in 1783. Tremé is also the name of a popular series on HBO focusing on the neighborhood