Named in honor of Philippe d’Orleans, Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, the city of New Orleans and is in Orleans Parish. A principal port in the United States and the home of the Mardi Gras, this city has a long, rich history, including the mass migration into it after the Haitian Revolution (1804), the battle during the War of 1812, and the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent failure of the Federal levee system in 2005.
Regular Blogs
A couple document their move to and exploration of their new home in post-Katrina New Orleans. They write about restaurants and cafes they found, casinos, the French Quarter, and parks.
http://www.nolaorbust.blogspot.com/
The author writes about his travels after having to leave New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina, his dislike of NO mayor Ray Nagin, nepotism, and his disagreements with religion.
http://theamericanzombie.blogspot.com/
This weblog was begun on August 30, 2005, mere hours after Hurricane Katrina had devastated New Orleans and the blogger found himself evacuated to Jackson, Mississippi. He writes about what he saw of the damage, his evacuation with friends and adjusting to it, returning home and trying to be normal.
http://floodandloathing.blogspot.com/
Provides details about living in New Orleans, the culture, the news, and the Saints, as well as tides, storms, the economy, and the police corruption, both real and perceived in the city.
http://thechicory.com/blog/
