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06/11/2012

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Celapa

South Louisiana and Florida are BOTH very hot humid in summer, but August is tousirm low season in New Orleans and that is why the hotels cost less. NOLA is a fairly big city with lots to do, including many indoor attractions (museums, aquaium,etc.), but it is not on the ocean so FL would be better ifyou want a beach.New Orleans is one of the world's special places with an ambience unique in North America, and remains so even after Katrina devastated it in 2005.Katrina flooded about 80% of New Orleans with salt water, and the water stayed for almost a month. Much of the city is still struggling to recover and all you have to do to see devastation is drive around. It will take years for NOLA to fully recover from Katrina.However, the parts of the city that tourists usually visit were not flooded. It's not a coincidence the French Quarter and other old parts of the city were built on relatively high ground and only suffered wind damage from Katrina. Almost all of the damage has been repaired and you have to look closely in the FQ and city center to see that Katrina happened at all. Note that the City of New Orleans is only part of the greater New Orleans area. The GNO area had a population of about 1,400,000 before Katrina and is estimated at about 1,200,000 now (July, 2007). The absent 200,000 are mostly from the City of New Orleans and the parishes of Plaquemines and Saint Bernard, which were the worst-flooded parts of the metro area. Jefferson Parish just to the west of the City suffered only minor flooding and has fully recovered. You can drink the water, the electricity phones work, and services like the post office, hospitals, schools, police/fire/EMS, and stores shopping centers are operating. Municipal services like street cleaning trash collection collapsed after Katrina. Those services were fully restored in late 2006 and it is no longer an issue.IYou don't need a car to get around in the French Quarter, Central Business District, or Warehouse District. Also, the parking regulations are Byzantine and there are lots of Parking Control Agents. If you drive or rent a car, leave it in a lot or garage unless you are traveling away from downtown. The regional transit authority (www.norta.com) sells 1 and 3 day passes that offer unlimited use of buses and streetcars for the day(s) you select. There are also lots of taxicabs.Regarding crime, use the same common sense necessary in every major city in the world and there is little chance you will be a victim of anything except a need to visit the gym: Pay attention to your surroundings. Stay away from anywhere dark deserted. Pay attention to your feelings if anyone or anywhere gives you a bad feeling, leave the area. Don't leave something like a camera-bag or backpack unattended on a park bench while you wander off to take photos. Etc.You should visit and see for yourself!

Kuba

Sister, Your segment is boneyd art, it's truth. You've started the process of capturing the soul of a very important, but brief moment in time don't stop; the nameless, the faceless, those that died waiting to be rescued are praying for you to expand you vision. Someone MUST tell their story! I think that it's you or at least you are the beginning. I suggest that you challenge others to Mash-Up images, and traditional media, of what has passed within the last two weeks and of what will come like Sept. 11th, the scars of Katrina will be with us for a very long while. Every new medium has it's inflection point. For Cable new it was the Gulf War, for the Internet it was E-Commerce. Maybe this moment in time is why Vlogging was invented. Maybe this cause, allowing real people to document and express the real truth to whomever will view or listen, is the inflection point for Vlogs and podcasts?I also appreciate the selfless nature of the segment. After viewing it I was struck by the notion that traditional media is more about the network (and their advertisers) the news anchor (and their hair) more often than about the true story.More power to you. Continue to speak truth to power.May God bless you and inspire your vision,James HarrisCEO and Chief StorytellerElemental Interactive

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