"New Orleans is an affront to nature, and nature isn’t shy about reminding New Orleans of it."

An intriguing first sentence. The article, I think, was well worth the read.


On a related note, I was surprised to see Lafcadio Hearn mentioned in connection with New Orleans, since I more usually associate him with his works on Japan. Nonetheless, it appears that he wrote a story about New Orleans, Chita.