PHOTOS: Feeling French? Bastille Day in Faubourg St. John

Nancy Ochsenschlager shows her support for France as she walks down Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal's Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

PHOTOS: Feeling French? Bastille Day in Faubourg St. John

by Matthew Hinton | July 29, 2019

Hurricane Barry rained on our parade (sort of), but no worries, there’s nothing a little rescheduling can’t handle. Saturday, the Faubourg St. John celebrated Bastille Day in the neighborhood of French Creole aristocracy! The celebration is a revelry in the city’s French heritage, and celebrates the Storming of the Bastille, a turning point in the French Revolution.

Check out pictures from the celebration:

People walk down Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Jessica Pagan wears a ‘Bread for All’ sash referencing when Marie Antoinette supposed responded to the lack of bread for peasants by saying ‘Let them eat cake’ as she walks down Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

The band traditional Jazz and Gypsy Jazz band Harmonouche; an amalgam created from the words harmonious, harmonica and manouche, the french word for gypsy, performs on Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Beth, Mary, and Larry Holloman wear French berets as they walk down Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Star Clown makes balloons for kids on Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Coco the Catahoula wears a French sailor shirt on Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

People travel down Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Mary Poche wears a hat honoring Notre Dame Cathedral on Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Jenn Pagan dresses as Napoleon and a fan of the French Open as she walks down Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Chocolate crepes are prepared by Cafe Degas on Ponce de Leon Street for the 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party in New Orleans, La. Saturday, July 27, 2019. Originally scheduled for Bastille Day, July 14, 2019, the event was moved because of the approach of Hurricane Barry. The event is put on by local merchants including Pal’s Lounge, Cafe Degas, 1000 Figs, Catty Shack, the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce Gulf Coast Chapter, Liuzzas by the Track, Nonna Mia, Lolas, Santa Fe, Swirl Wines and Toast Cafe. Bastille Day celebrates the French National Day and the storming of the Bastille fortress and political prison on July 14, 1789. Photo by Matthew Hinton

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Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton is a New Orleans area freelance photographer whose work has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Awards in 2014 and 2016, and by numerous awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, including the Hal Ledet President's Print Photography Award, the highest honor the Press Club can bestow upon a photographer.
Matthew Hinton has previously been a staff photographer at both of the daily newspapers in New Orleans. His work has appeared nationally and internationally through freelance work with the Associated Press and AFP, Agence France-Presse.

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