Katrina Aftermath
Boarded up house in the lower 9th ward How has New Orleans changed 5 years after Hurricane Katrina? According to the 2010 census, the population has dropped by 30%. The demographics have changed, too. A [...]
Boarded up house in the lower 9th ward How has New Orleans changed 5 years after Hurricane Katrina? According to the 2010 census, the population has dropped by 30%. The demographics have changed, too. A [...]
Mike's been working out -note the shapely figure!Mardi Gras World has been in the mega-float business for over 60 years. Their massive warehouse stores the vast majority of Mardi Gras floats year round, remaking them [...]
Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo"SERIOUSLY, do not touch the altar"Beads! Beads! Beads! Someone should figure out how to make these biodegradable, right?Legendary cemeteries - above grounddue to the high water table Beignets (sugary French donuts) and Cafe au [...]
It's hard to describe what an assault to the senses Bourbon Street is... Music spilling out of every other doorway - jazz, rock, blues, piano bars, live bands, solo street performers. The street closes [...]
Why is the Nat'l WWII Museum in New Orleans?Because Higgins, the inventor of this boat, able to land troops on the beach, was from New Orleans. In 1943, 92% of the U.S. Navy fleet were boats of Higgin's design. General Eisenhower [...]