Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have adopted a new hometown.

In a rare joint red carpet appearance at the Golden Globe Awards on Monday, the twosome confirmed to Us Weekly that they had relocated to New Orleans.

"We love it there,” Jolie told the magazine. “The kids are going to go to school there. We're really looking forward to it.”

Pitt previously said in September that the family would be spending time in the Big Easy while he was on location filming The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Now, the globetrotting duo has apparently decided to settle down in the bayou on a more permanent basis.

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E! Online According to Us Weekly, Pitt and Jolie have purchased a $3.5 million six-bedroom home in the French Quarter, with plenty of space for five-year-old Maddox, two-year-old Zahara and seven-month-old Shiloh, not to mention any future additions to the family.

The couple was said to be hopeful that their move would help draw attention to the Gulf Coast's continued struggle to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Pitt has already teamed up with nonprofit organization Global Green USA to jointly commission 20 eco-friendly homes in low-income neighborhoods that were hardest hit by the storm. Construction on the buildings is expected to begin this month.

Meanwhile, Jolie is reportedly optimistic that distancing herself from Hollywood will enable her to be less of a movie star and more of a soccer mom.

"She's interested in befriending normal moms so she can do things with the kids," an unnamed source told Us Weekly.

Though Pitt and Jolie have said they have no plans to marry anytime in the near future, they have both publicly expressed their desire to expand their brood, with Jolie stating they would be more likely to adopt the next time around.

"Yes, we have Shiloh and it's been a wonderful experience, but we want to find another brother or sister in the world for our family," Jolie told Diane Sawyer in an interview last month.

At the Golden Globes on Monday, Pitt joked with E! News' Ryan Seacrest about the couple's family-planning strategy.

"We're thinking soccer team. World cup. We are going to start our own country and enter the world cup—and dominate," Pitt said.

It`ll be nice to see them helping out at home.

Thanks for posting LJ. I wish them all the best.

i hope their move does bring attention to the STILL ruined parts of New Orleans, but its sad if thats what it takes to get attention, just cause someone famous is in the city, lets hurry up and fix everything. they also need to bring attention to the stop the crime down there, i mean there were 9 murders in 10 days a couple of weeks ago, that is horrible...

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Originally posted by LMFPchick:
i hope their move does bring attention to the STILL ruined parts of New Orleans, but its sad if thats what it takes to get attention, just cause someone famous is in the city, lets hurry up and fix everything. they also need to bring attention to the stop the crime down there, i mean there were 9 murders in 10 days a couple of weeks ago, that is horrible...

I wouldn't be surprised if that was a huge part of why they were doing it. Knowing how much the press hounds them and follows them. The crime part is scary. I saw that on the news.

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Bush isn't much of a help...good thing wealthy celebrities can help build up the city again hey!

Sounds great-- :Lets see what happens.

It is sad that it takes their moving to N.O. in hopes of getting something done, but I also think it's cuz they truly want to help, that being there every day to lend a hand, is what they want to do. Angelina has been seen dining out with a friend and hanging out with the locals at a bar!!! AWWWWW, I wanna meet Angelina!!!

i'm a huge angelina fan, first cos lived her life finding her way as she went along, luv her acting, and now also her humanitarian efforts. i wish them huge success in new orleans, cos their success will be new orleans success, and that's the most important thing. wishing new orleans, and angie and brad and fam, the best!