Gareth Huw Davies was in New Orleans a few days before Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005. Many died, and that wound will never heal. But in a physical sense the city has staged ‘the greatest turnaround’ – so said Forbes Magazine. Ten years on, Gareth has revisited the city, and updates his list of things to do. The French Quarter is one of the most deliciously incongruous places on the tourist map, a mad, magnificent little corner of pre-Revolution France pinned to southern Louisiana. The crazy masks, the searing jazz trumpets, the ornate balconies dripping with voodoo beads, the crawfish, Carnival and hurricane cocktails.Since the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the city has been rebuildingThe city has experienced 'the greatest turnaround' with lots on offerHere are six stand-out things not to miss in New Orleans when visiting
On our visit, white egrets tiptoed delicately through the puddles, after the warm bath of a _ deluge.