A couple of
days ago, I mentioned that the New Orleans Jazz
Festival fast approaches — and I’m sure a healthy number of you thought I must have been kidding to suggest that a
holiday to New Orleans would be just what the doctor ordered. After all, it was dessimated by Katrina,
remember? Surely it’s not ready for company?
Well, apparently, it is.
Budget Travel
Online is featuring a
first-person article by Adrien Glover of the state of New Orleans these days — and the first descriptive word the
author used was "magic." According to Glover’s friends, "no other city compared to home. Houston
was too big, Austin too clean, and Atlanta too far away. Rolling up their sleeves was the natural thing to do. NOLA’s
easy living has been replaced by a new, palpable sense of ownership of the city."
Glover continues by
saying that the good news is that New Orleans is pretty much back to normal. Only half of the residents have
returned; however, there’s a hiring frenzy going on, and new businesses open daily. So if you think you’d like to
give the tourist industry of the Big Easy a bit of a boost, be sure to check out this article
— it includes tips on where to stay and how to get around.