I've just watched the film 'Double Jeapardy', which of course features this fine city.
However, does anyone Stateside know what the condition of the city is now? Has it recovered at all from that devastating Huricane?
2007-01-20 09:07:36 · 6 answers · asked by Bill N 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New Orleans
I am a NOLA resident. Parts of the city are coming back strong, others lag behind. The French Quarter, and Algiers were relatively unscathed. Uptown residents had the resources to make things right quickly. Other harder hit areas still look bad. There are parts of New Orleans East that still do not have power, or phones.
All of that can wait, for right now there are bigger issues here. The Saints may actually go to the Superbowl, after they beat the Bears tomorrow. Surely hell will freeze over, and FEMA will be slow in responding once again :-). This has been a Godsend of joy to all of us here that we have lacked for these past 18 months. A good source of local news is NOLA.com. All I can think about is football at the moment, please forgive me. The devastation left by faulty levees and the Corps of Engineers will have to wait. GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!!
2007-01-20 09:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our son moved to NO last June, so we've taken a few trips down there, the last being over Christmas. The population is still less than half of what it was pre-Katrina. Our son's mother-in-law has taken us on 2 "devastation" tours, and we've had a chance to see the progress (or lack of progress) in the areas most affected by the storm. The real miracle was that the Mississippi River was never breached - all of the damage came from breaches along the inner canals. There are still many, many businesses that have not reopened, including many grocery stores. The Ninth Ward was the hardest hit - most of the land has been bulldozed, but there are still houses there that were physically moved several hundreds of feet, now resting atop other houses. Some of the other communities have taken on the challenge, and have posted signs saying that they will recover. The zoo has reopened, and is staging a comeback. Tourism has started picking back up. Hotels are recovering, but some of them still smell musty from the water.
2007-01-22 09:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by Al 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was there Monday to Thursday last week, French Quarter firing on all cylinders. However...drive around town, and you can see the high water mark on buildings, bridges etc. Was surprised to see many businesses, even on main drag Canal St., closed and boarded up.
Ninth ward is totally trashed, will have to bulldoze all and start over. There is a new little "musician's village" there, built by Habitat for Humanity, but apart from that...nothing habitable.
2007-01-20 17:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by silentnonrev 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister lives there. Everyone is struggling to get back to "normal" but it is hard. Many are still dying-people and pets-just stressed beyond belief. Everyday the paper has more sadness. Still, hope is there and everyone pushes on-helping each other as they always have. Much of the city works-the French Quarter etc, so try to visit if you can-they love their tourists and always have. They are wonderful people who deserve far better.
2007-01-20 17:14:55 · answer #4 · answered by life coach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little bit. at least in the tourist areas.
2007-01-20 22:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by desrtrse 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a hot humid dirty slum like it was pre-Katrina.
2007-01-21 01:44:24 · answer #6 · answered by crambavet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋