New Orleans celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a unique Irish Channel parade featuring cabbage and potato tossing.

New Orleans celebrates its Irish heritage during St. Patrick's Day with unique traditions, such as float riders tossing cabbages and potatoes in the annual Irish Channel parade. Irish immigrants have significantly influenced the city's art, architecture, food, and music since the early 19th century. This tradition dates back to the 1940s and honors the Irish working-class roots of the Irish Channel neighborhood.