Voices of New Orleans

“ In books and official reports, the tragedy of Katrina was blamed on politicians, poverty and poor engineering, as it should have been. But there was another conversation that should have happened — not about blame, but about understanding. What did regular people do before, during and after the storm? Why? And what could they have done better?” — Amanda Ripley in her book, The Unthinkable

NYT: New sides of the city

Source: New York Times
May 03, 2008

Source: New York Times

This piece offers a glimpse at some of the best new additions to the city. One that caught my eye was the Williams Research Center:

There are few cities with a history as colorful as New Orleans’s, a fact illustrated when the city’s primary repository of historical documents broke ground for a new facility.

A careful excavation of the site by the New Orleans Historic Collection uncovered layer upon layer of history, including one section that contained a concentration of liquor bottles and rouge pots.

Further research suggested that a hotel that burned on the site in 1822 could have been the House of the Rising Sun, the brothel of folk-song fame.

Now that's history come to life!


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After Katrina and its horrible aftermath, Chin Music Press felt compelled to shine its wobbly flashlight on New Orleans. This effort resulted in our second book, Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? Along the way, we met a community of passionate, eloquent writers who care deeply about what happens to the Big Easy. This blog became a natural extension of the book. It's our way of adding voices to the unfolding story of New Orleans.


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