It occurred to me that I visited New Orleans over six weeks ago but never wrote anything about it. Better late than never, I suppose.Anyway, last month's visit was my fourth trip to the Crescent City since it was flooded by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Every time I go back I see that the city is indeed recovering, however slowly: more businesses are open, more tourists are exploring the
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Showing posts with label new orleans. Show all posts
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
What do New Orleans and Denton have in common?
Posted on 7:46 AM by jackline
According to the US Census Bureau, New Olreans and Denton are two of the top ten fastest-growing large cities in the United States. New Orleans, which continues to repopulate following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, grew by 13.8% in the year that ended July 1, 2007, making it the fastest-growing large city in the United States. As of a year ago, the Census Bureau estimated the Big
Monday, December 31, 2007
2007 Travel Review
Posted on 6:51 PM by jackline
The past year's travels might not have taken me to faraway or exotic destinations of years past, like Dubai or Japan. But Lori and I both did get to get out of Houston on at least a few occasions over the past year, and in the process got to see a few new things and visit a few new places. Here's a rundown, complete with pictures:In early May I flew up to Washington, DC to visit my brother-in-law
Thursday, May 31, 2007
You gotta be kidding
Posted on 7:20 PM by jackline
If he really runs for governor I might move to Louisiana just so I can vote against him.Ugh.
Friday, December 22, 2006
The New Orleans Bowl
Posted on 7:52 PM by jackline
Rice looks like a team that hasn't played in a bowl game for 45 years.Ugh.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Katrina plus one year
Posted on 7:43 AM by jackline
As everybody who doesn't live under a rock knows by now, today is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. News stories and TV specials will run all day long recounting the horror of that day one year ago: when 80 percent of New Orleans flooded, coastal communities of Louisiana and Mississippi were devastated, and 1,700 people lost their lives. For hundreds of thousands of other
Sunday, June 25, 2006
New Orleans, ten months later
Posted on 9:49 PM by jackline
Two weeks ago, Lori, Kirby and I went to New Orleans. My parents were going to check on their timeshare, and we decided to stay with them for a few days to get out of town and to see for ourselves what the city was like post-Katrina.If somebody with no knowledge of last summer's catastrophe were magically transported to the historical heart of the city, Jackson Square, they would have no idea
Friday, June 9, 2006
Busy week
Posted on 10:47 AM by jackline
I apologize for the lack of posts this week. A lot has been going on: Kirby began day care on Monday, I was in Dallas Wednesday and Thursday, and later this afternoon the three of us are going to New Orleans a long weekend. I'm interested in seeing how things are going, nine months after Katrina, and we think Kirby will get a kick out of the Aquarium of the Americas, which recently re-opened.I'll
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