The effects of the earthquake and tsunami on Japan have been devastating, but New Orleans' recovery from Katrina proves that Japan will also be able to overcome its obstacles.
This poor tree on the Uptown parade route is sagging under the weight of two weeks' worth of beads!
Interpretive Ranger Leanne Sarco mobilized volunteers at Grand Isle State Park by forming the Hermit Crab Survival Project to save crabs affected by the BP Oil Spill.
There’s nothing subtle about a po-boy. They combine light, crispy French bread with heavy, hearty fillings and, if dressed, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
Six Flags New Orleans has been abandoned since Katrina flooded the facilities in 2005. In November 2010, a YouTube "tour" of the site came out, showing an eerily vacant yet somehow still intact amusement park. Untapped correspondent Guy D. Choate documented his visit to the park.
With more than 40,000 people expected to queue up for New Orleans' legendary sandwich, I headed to the Po-boy Preservation Festival nice and early.
The line at Parkway Bakery and Tavern stretched 20 people long on NFL Opening Day 2010, but it only took ten minutes to get to the front and order a sandwich. “Regular french fry po-boy with gravy.” The guy taking orders looked at me. “That’s a big sandwich. You sure?”
Over the past five years, the word “footprint” has taken on negative connotations in New Orleans. More recently, the footprint of the new LSU/VA hospital complex has threatened to crush many historic buildings in the Mid-City area, including the Deutsches Haus at 200 South Galvez.
Walking through the French Quarter the other day, I spotted this house at 1300 Chartres Street with amazing Halloween decorations.
Some Uptown Halloween love - State Street between Freret and St. Charles gets blocked off every year for trick-or-treaters.