VERY Long Read

[GuitarPLYR]

Fortune Magazine published a great article of the outsiders assessment of New Orleans one year after Hurricane Katrina. It is a long read, but the New Orleanians should find it interesting. They hit the nail on the head.

Click Here for Fortune Article (http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383661/)

[Rockin Scott]

With New Orleans having no intrastructure and no leadership for getting this accomplished, why would anyone want to rebuild in New Orleans. I am born and raised in New Orleans but moved to the Northshore eight years ago. I understand about tradition, family etc., but what kind of future is anyone there going to have and how long is is going to take to get back to a sense of normal if ever?

[GuitarPLYR]

I too, live on the Northshore so I know what you mean. I don't think it will ever be the same again. At least not in our lifetimes. I remember New Orleans as a kid was a wonderful place, almost majestic. It had a certain mystery to it. Now it is so full of corrupt politicians and ghetto trash that it kills me everytime I think about it. Having said that, I still love it...warts and all. There is no other place like it. I guess you could say that it's like having a child who took a wrong turn somewhere in life. You know that they are living their life wrong, but you still love them anyway.

[zebrarette]

I read the whole article...even printed it out and have it in our break room at work. A good article...breaks my heart The truths are hard to swallow. I also love New Orleans....trash and all. I remember the beautiful times I have had there and continue to have. She will always have a very special place in my heart and always will. May she rise again.