Thursday, January 05, 2006
A Human Distaster
Hollyweird and District of Dunces travelled to New Orleans for their holiday vacation.
What they saw was often heartwarming and sad. Many of the intellectuals and locals are back, albeit wearied from months of couch hopping and gutting houses. FEMA's tents lined the empty WallMart on the outskirts of town and Military hummers still partol the city.
The French Quarter was a ghost town until New Years Day, when Bourbon Street became flooded with drunk tourists wearing Mardi Gras beads.
The locals were more than willing to share their take on the aftermath of Kartina. Rumors swirled about what was being done in the city. I was told by one resident of the French Quarter that New Orleanians love a good story and that truth doesn' t always make a good yarn. Everyone it seemed had a sad tale to tell with a smile on their face.
Hollyweird left her heart in New Orleans and hopes she can come back soon, to a city rebuilt with a strong, sound levee system and a goverment infastructure that will prevent the human mistakes that allowed this grand old city to almost disappear under water.
What they saw was often heartwarming and sad. Many of the intellectuals and locals are back, albeit wearied from months of couch hopping and gutting houses. FEMA's tents lined the empty WallMart on the outskirts of town and Military hummers still partol the city.
The French Quarter was a ghost town until New Years Day, when Bourbon Street became flooded with drunk tourists wearing Mardi Gras beads.
The locals were more than willing to share their take on the aftermath of Kartina. Rumors swirled about what was being done in the city. I was told by one resident of the French Quarter that New Orleanians love a good story and that truth doesn' t always make a good yarn. Everyone it seemed had a sad tale to tell with a smile on their face.
Hollyweird left her heart in New Orleans and hopes she can come back soon, to a city rebuilt with a strong, sound levee system and a goverment infastructure that will prevent the human mistakes that allowed this grand old city to almost disappear under water.
