And many Chinese vendors who take advantage of the opportunity to copycat don't understand the difference between New Orleans and Orleans, so they blackmailed it into Orleans barbecue wings.
Orleans is one of the most famous cities in France, in the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, Joan of Arc was born from the suburban village of Orleans, and Joan of Arc blew the horn against the British invaders here. That's why the United States named the city New Orleans in honor of its victory in the War of Liberation.
New Orleans is a Gulf Coast city that does love barbecue, but barbecued chicken wings are not a specialty here, except to say that KFC uses their signature seasonings. They grill everything, especially seafood.
And grilled chicken is not popular in Orleans, and the French rarely eat grilled chicken except for holidays.