The Big Easy
New Orleans (aka The Big Easy) has officially won me over. I recommend that everyone who gets half a chance to visit this city to do it. All our visitors have made comments like "This is nothing like real life" and "I have never been anywhere like this." Some pictures from Dad's trip to NOLA - So great to have him here! We drove through the areas that were hit the worst by Katrina Still deserted houses with the hurricane markings The Rebuild by the Make It Right Foundation founded by Brad Pitt Other celebrities involved include Angelina Jolie, Oprah, and Ellen DeGeneres The project's intentions were to build environmentally friendly homes but unfortunately the "green" products have been unable to withstand the humid conditions of New Orleans and are now rotting The whole story is very interesting - you can read more about the project at http://makeitright.org Sign showing where we were standing All you can see of the su