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By Last Night in Little Rock, Section Huricanes Katrina and Rita
Posted on Tue Sep 06, 2005 at 04:15:52 AM EST
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by Last Night in Little Rock

I received overnight from one of my legal assistants a page from the Time-Picayune, Marching On, of a small parade and party in the French Quarter in place of Southern Decadence, an annual gay pride celebration that was cancelled because of the storm. He and his partner were going, for like the fifteenth year in a row, but it was cancelled.

The page from the Times-Picayune at least brings hope of recovery of the NOLA tourist trade because the French Quarter appears dry.

That is small consolation, however, to the people whose homes are underwater and the vast number who died. As Sean Hannity said on FoxNews on that priceless video on Crooks and Liars, let's get some perspective:

We all know the French Quarter. But, unless you've spent time on the trolley and visited the Garden District or gone elsewhere in the city, you don't know the rest of New Orleans, and that's where the death and destruction lies.

My best friend moved to NOLA ten years ago from Arkansas, and he took me all over the city to interesting restaurants, bars, and jazz joints. It is apparent from these pictures that the French Quarter will be back, because we know the musicians will return because that is their life, and they can't do that work just anywhere.

If tourism comes back, the city will come back to some degree, but how long will it take?

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    Life going on in NOLA | 2 comments (2 topical)
    Re: Life going on in NOLA (none / 0) (#1)
    by cpinva on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:19 PM EST
    i've spent a few weeks in NO. during one of my trips, a colleague had her car with her, and was quite familiar with the city, so she took me on a tour. we spent time in the garden district, admiring both the beautiful homes with their lovely lawns, and just the wonderful overall ambiance of the area. it was like a whole other world from the french quarter. NO is unique in many respects, from its architecture to its cuisine, due to the diversity of its population. from beignets and coffee at cafe' dumonde, oysters on the half shell and wandering down the middle of bourbon street, beer in hand, enjoying the cacaphony of music eminating from the bars, to the wonderful aquarium, i enjoyed it all. can't forget pat o'brian's, with its hurricanes by the flaming fountain outside. i only had one, a bit on the sweet side for me. the best was the two older women on the twin baby grands, taking requests and, i kid you not, doing their own version of the "star wars" theme. for those who remember bill murray doing it on SNL, it was a complete hoot! the best part was the people, friendly and hospitable, with that wonderful jumble of accents. the t-shirts i brought home (yes, beads too!) have since been outgrown by my kids, but they refuse to get rid of them. to think most of this may well be lost causes me a great sadness. i had hoped, when my children were a bit older, to take them down there, and see and enjoy for themselves what i had experienced. i'm afraid now that opportunity is lost forever.

    Re: Life going on in NOLA (none / 0) (#2)
    by Kitt on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:20 PM EST
    Did you mean Sean OR Shep? I thought Shep was going to lose it. After his brief burst, Allan I think asked him a question and Smith's quiet, 'No.' was eerie. That quietness just indicated what dumb sh*ts he really thought they both were - at least at that moment.
    'When Hannity tried his usual spin job and said "let's get this in perspective," Smith chopped him off at the knees and started yelling at him saying, "This is perspective!"
    Life going on in NOLA | 2 comments (2 topical)