There’s nothing like being outside and hanging with your friends. I get it. I’m enjoying the hangouts on Zoom with my chums or the meetings I have with the Very Local NOLA team. But sometimes, my home is messy or I just want a change of scenery. From sitting in a pothole to random places across New Orleans, here are a bunch of backgrounds you can download and use for your Zooming and keep it local. We also made some video backgrounds, too. (Photos taken by Matthew Hinton)
How to use the backgrounds:
Right click on the image and save the image to your computer
Nothing says NOLA like a pothole deep enough to sit in.
Pothole in the Carrollton neighborhood in New Orleans, Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
This beautifully bead-decorated fence
Happy carnival colors work for any occasion.
Mardi Gras beads on a fence in the Carrollton neighborhood in New Orleans, Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo by Matthew HintonMardi Gras beads on a fence in the Carrollton neighborhood in New Orleans, Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Jazz Fest in place crosswalk
Your friends in other states won’t have this kind of fun in their screen
Jazz Fest in place crosswalk in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Sit on this streetcar
Don’t even need the $1.25 for this one.
A streetcar on the St. Charles line is seen in the Uptown neighborhood in New Orleans, Thursday, April 30, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Bourbon Street
Smell not included.
Bourbon Street looks like a ghost town in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew HintonBourbon Street looks like a ghost town in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Locks of love
A pier gate by the Steamboat Natchez is seen in New Orleans, Monday, April 27, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Storyland
Just pretend you’re waiting your turn for the dragon slide.
Storyland at City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Armstrong Park
Virtually bask in the lights
Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Marigny/Bywater
Keep it funky and positive with this background
Near Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
City Park
These are the views that make us feel warm and fuzzy
Big Lake in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew HintonPeristyle in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew HintonBench in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew HintonFlowers in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Boarded Up
If windows aren’t your thing
Mid-City boarded-up business in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Bywater
Welcome folks to the funky Bywater (whether you are actually there or not)
Bywater in New Orleans, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Ninth Ward
Rep the Ninth Ward with this mural background
Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Jump in a second line
Step it up with this background
The 25th annual Original Pigeon Town Steppers Easter Second Line danced to the theme of ‘Legendary Status’ through the Carrollton and Uptown neighborhoods in New Orleans with Rollin’ Joe Henry and the Lady Pigeon Town Steppers to the music of the Big 6 Brass Band and Da Truth Brass Band Sunday, April 21, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Steamboat Natchez
You can just hear the calliope
Steamboat Natchez in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Riverboat Louis Armstrong
Riverboat Louis Armstrong in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Gator crossing
They can sneak up on you
Alligators near New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Photo by Matthew HintonAlligators near New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Cafe du Monde
We miss the smell of beignets
Cafe du Monde in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
St. Louis Cathedral
An iconic background of NOLA
The Cabildo and St. Louis Cathedral are seen in Jackson Square in New Orleans, Monday, April 27, 2020. Photo by Matthew HintonThe Cabildo, left, St. Louis Cathedral and the Presbytere are seen in Jackson Square in New Orleans, Thursday, April 30, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Cemetery
Cemeteries in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Skylines
That sky! That dome!
The Central Business District (CBD) skyline including the Superdome is seen in New Orleans, Monday, April 27, 2020. Photo by Matthew HintonThe Central Business District (CBD) skyline including the Superdome is seen in New Orleans, Monday, April 27, 2020. Photo by Matthew Hinton
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Hi. I’m Clint.
I’m the Local Market Manager for Very Local New Orleans. I’ve lived in New Orleans since 2001 and been living my best life in this rad place since that year.
I have 10 years of broadcast journalism and digital media experience. Before Very Local New Orleans, I worked for WDSU-TV – producing, product developing, digital media managing– I’ve done it all. I’ve seen first-hand the trials we’ve suffered in this city and the celebrations we’ve enjoyed. I love New Orleans. It’s home.
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