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In this Oct. 11, 2012 photo, a patron exits the Laban Foodmart in the Treme section of New Orleans. The historic New Orleans neighborhood where immigrants, free people of color and slaves were allowed to own property, worship on Sundays and gather in public to dance and play music, has hit a milestone. It was roughly 200 years ago that cottages were built and a community established just beyond the French Quarter in the area named for French milliner and property owner, Claude Treme. The neighborhood is considered one of America\'s most unique, and it is getting a new lease on life thanks, in part, to the spotlight provided by HBO\'s series, “Treme.” It\'s also at the center of a billion redevelopment plan. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Historic Treme neighbourhood, New Orleans melting pot, celebrates 200 years of food and music

NEW ORLEANS – A colorful and musical New Orleans neighbourhood is marking the 200th anniversary of its origins as an early melting pot for the city and the nation.

Treme (truh-MAY) is considered one of America’s most unusual neighbourhoods and holds significant place in the history of jazz. It is also getting some new energy thanks in part to the spotlight provided by the HBO series “Treme.”

It was born from immigration that followed the Haitian revolution of the early 1800s and named for French milliner and property owner Claude Treme. The neighbourhood grew as an entertainment centre where white and black Creoles gathered.

The area’s bicentennial celebration begins Tuesday and will include performances by jazz trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, clarinetist Doreen Ketchens and the Treme Brass Band.

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