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New Orleans may never be
the same as pre
Hurricane Katrina and we
treasure these recorded
memories that we were
able to share with you.
While the news stories
have faded and the
reports elude to some
sense of normalcy, there
is still much to be
done.
Take a look at this map
to get a better
perspective of where the
damage was done.
The
French Quarter suffered
wind and rain damage but
no significant flooding.
Hotels, restaurants,
shops, historic homes,
museums, attractions,
bars and clubs are back
in service and patrons
and visitors are back on
the streets of the old
Quarter.
If you
have the time and
inclination and would
like to contribute,
check with your
church, local Red
Cross or one of
these resources.
Combine your
volunteering with a
vacation and come back a
new person.
Emergency Communities
Direct Relief |
"The City that
Care Forgot." It's a phrase you'll see in almost any material
you read about N'Awlins - as a true New Orleanean would say.
Before we came, I wondered what it meant.
Who would think that a city built on a
swamp at a bend in the Mississippi, and divided for so long by ethnicity,
would become one of the world's favorite vacation
spots?
Chef Kevin at the New Orleans
School of Cooking put it aptly, "New Orleans is like a foreign
country in America".
The speech, food, architecture,
entertainment, history - it's all worn like a badge, savored for it's
immenseness, coddled for it's impact and enjoyed for it's drama and
excitement.
We leave New Orleans with new friends,
new memories and especially a new sense of all that this zesty city has
to offer. With all we've seen and done, I have a feeling
that we haven't even scratched the surface.
So what does that phrase
"The City that Care Forgot" mean? I think it's about
applauding life in ALL it's diversity. New Orleans has used their
differences of the past to become a celebration of living. From a
melting pot of French, Spanish and African influences came jazz, Cajun
cooking, musical language and Mardi Gras.
Bon Vivant! An appropriate theme
song for a city so full of life and so proud to contribute it's colorful
past and passionate present. Will we be back? I think
so.
Thanks for joining us.
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Adieu!
We wish
you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! |
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