Incipit - Modern uses of incipits. 1  The idea of choosing a few words or a phrase or two, which would be placed on the spine of a book and its cover, developed slowly with the birth of printing, and the idea of a title page with a short title and subtitle came centuries later, replacing earlier, more verbose titles.
The New Orleans metropolitan area was first defined in 1950. Then known as the New Orleans Standard Metropolitan Area (New Orleans SMA), it consisted of three parishes â Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard â and had a population of 685,405.
Average Weather in May in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. In New Orleans, the month of May is characterized by rising daily high temperatures, with daily highs increasing by 6Â°F, from 81Â°F to 86Â°F over the course of the month, and rarely exceeding 90Â°F or dropping below 75Â°F.