Paris Olympics Eiffel Tower New Orleans [Video]

When we watch the Olympics this summer, we’ll see amazing athletes and historic venues in Paris.But you may be surprised to learn that France’s most recognizable monument has ties to the United States, specifically, the Deep South. “It was an entrepreneur who over 40 years ago got the pieces of the Eiffel Tower and brought it over in a barge and opened up the Eiffel Tower New Orleans, an amazing idea and it has become an iconic building in New Orleans,” said Tim Williamson.Williamson is a local entrepreneur who operates Nieux Society at the venue in the Lower Garden District. It’s a collective of trailblazers set out to explore the next wave of innovation. They say the group’s mission is to design a home base to inspire new thinking. As for the history of this structure in New Orleans, it starts in 1981 when de La Tour Eiffel Restaurant atop …