New Orleans-Orléans Sister City Association Payment Page

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Orléans Sister City Membership: Your Orléans sister city membership supports endeavors that further the exchange of culture awareness leading to a positive and supportive relationship and mutual appreciation of our individual traditions. The Orléans Sister City association will have its own events and e-newsletter. (Sister city association membership is open to anyone who has an interest in being part of the sister city connection. Membership is separate from Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc membership and does NOT include parading privileges.
 

The purpose of the New Orleans-Orléans Sister City Association is to support endeavors that further the exchange of culture awareness leading to a positive and supportive relationship and mutual appreciation of our individual traditions.Sister city relationships depend on genuine human connections between individuals (not just official governments) and are commonly fostered through auxiliary associations to encourage cultural exchange, travel, collaborations and mutual friendships. The Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc intends to plant the seed for such an association and will maintain separate fund records for sister city projects. 

New Orleans-Orléans Sister City Association Liaison: Carol Lynch, [email protected][/one_third]

Relationship between Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc and the sister city project:

Mayor Mitch Landrieu and delegates from the City of New Orleans visited Orléans in November 2017. Then a delegation from Orléans visited here, including Mayor Olvier Carré, and the sister city agreement was formally signed here in New Orleans January 5, 2018. (Article Orléans and New Orleans: Sisters at Last). More news articles on our Press page.

Joan of Arc’s first military victory was to break the English siege of Orléans, France, in 1429. Orléans was the last holdout against the English in the heart of France, and Joan’s victory turned the tide of the Hundred Years War in one of the greatest military comebacks in history. Since 1430 Orléans has celebrated Joan’s victory with an annual festival in her honor. United by our shared devotion to Joan of Arc, the delegates attended the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc pre-parade dinner January 5, marched at the front of the New Orleans Joan of Arc parade January 6 (Joan’s birthday), and brought 4 costumes from the Orléans Joan of Arc parade which were worn by Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc members for the 2018 New Orleans parade. Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc leaders will join other cultural ambassadors of New Orleans in the Orléans’ annual Fête de Jeanne d’Arc May 6-8, 2018, and will likewise loan costumes from the New Orleans Joan of Arc parade for the Orléans parade. Guests from the sister city association in Orléans, France, are also planning to visit New Orleans in September, when they will participate in the annual Salon de Jeanne d’Arc conference.

Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc Captain and Founder Amy Kirk Duvoisin with Orléans Mayor Olvier Carré

Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc Captain and Founder Amy Kirk Duvoisin with Orléans Mayor Olvier Carré for the 2018 Joan of Arc parade in New Orleans.

Jean-Pierre Gabel, Orléans city council member in charge of the Fête de Jeanne d’Arc, thanks the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc for the gift of handmade throws for the Orléans delegates.