2007-01-30 03:36:07 · 6 answers · asked by trixie 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New Orleans
It all depends. The New Orleans area is pretty big. I think there were around 1.4 million people before the hurricane and it's down to about 1.1 million, not the 200,000 that the media loves to use for drama. The suburb of Metairie is running at 110% capacity with all the people who moved there from flooded areas. The parts of town that were flooded by the levee breaks are still in pretty bad shape. The flooded areas that were closest to surviving areas are coming back stronger than isolated areas. I believe that's because no one wants to live in a house surrounded by two miles of abandoned houses?
Besides the physical damage, New Orleans seems to be back up and running. Mardi Gras is getting into full steam. The universities are all operating. The businesses are generally recovering or expanding. Hotels are packed, restaurants are open, bars are pouring, musicians are playing. There's still a lot of people with glazed over looking faces, but for the most part people are back to business.
Crime is not as much of a problem as I think it's perceived to be. I feel many parts of the city are safer than they have ever been, particularly some parts of downtown and uptown.
Going back to the physical damage though, there is still a lot of work to do. I'm a big believer that many of the houses will never come back in the flooded areas. No matter how much money is offered, people are not going to rebuild unless they can be assured the levees will be improved far beyond their current state.
But that's just my Realistic opinion.
2007-01-30 14:48:12 · answer #1 · answered by MDHarp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's doing ok. Depending on where you live, city services (mail delivery, trash pickup, etc.) is still shotty. Downtown and the quarter are almost back to normal, but the lack of tourists and visitors is definitely noticeable. Other areas are not the same at all...money for rebuilding is being tied up in red tape, and homeowners are waitng for to see what money they get before the commit to rebuilding-for some, for some, it's more financially feasible to sell the house to the state and relocate. It seems as if the rest of the country expects us to be back to normal by now, but I don't think anyone who isn't here really has any idea what it takes to rebuild (and some of us who are here have no idea!). The crime has gotten a little bit better, but it's still too high. But Carnival season is here, so for a while we can get back to tradition and have good reason to celebrate. Come on down and visit!
2007-01-30 07:29:55 · answer #2 · answered by Kate L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's doing great!Some areas still have no electricity,but Mandeville has plenty of energy.Schools are doing great and everyone's excited about the famous star coming to buy a house in the French Quarter. So yeah,we are doing great.It's like Katrina never hit.
2007-01-30 09:33:19 · answer #3 · answered by Karabear96 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was there a couple of months ago and it was all back to normal in the downtown and French Quarter areas.
2007-01-30 05:24:43 · answer #4 · answered by jeffpsd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends . . .Things are rebuliding, but there are areas of town that are up and running, but then again there are parts of town that are still uninhabitable. But realistically, it will never be like it was for another 10 years
2007-01-30 07:22:26 · answer #5 · answered by candeelux 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all deends on where you go because some of the places are bad but some are just fine
2007-01-31 08:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by chingysgurl212 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋