ðə pˈɑːɹk ˌɔn lˌæ sˈæl ɪnðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts, ˈeɪ.ˈɛl. dˈeɪvɪs pˈɑːɹk nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚɹ ˈeɪbɹəhˌæm lˈɪŋkən dˈeɪvɪs, ðə fˈɜːst ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən tə sˈɜːv ɔnðə nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl, hɐz lˈɔŋ bˌɪn ɐ fɹˈiːkwənt sˈaɪt ʌv bɹˈæs bˈænd pɚɹˈeɪdz, ænd ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ sˈaɪt fɔːɹ mˈɑːɹdi ɡɹˈɑːz ˈɪndiənz tɹˈaɪbz.
The park on La Salle in the Projects, A.L. Davis Park (named after Abraham Lincoln Davis, the first African-American to serve on the New Orleans City Council), has long been a frequent site of brass band parades, and an important gathering site for Mardi Gras Indians tribes.