aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South
Monday, February 27, 2006
Mardi Gras
I didn’t really have an opinion on the question of whether or not New Orleans should celebrate Mardi Gras. I do now.
It was totally the right decision to do it.
I’m among those who think that New Orleans has fallen off the national map too quickly. They’re not getting the kind of help they should be.
Not only have they earned a break to celebrate in their tradition, Marti gras puts them back on the media map. I hope it helps.
Six months after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is a city of revelry --- and a city of despair. A city where some neighborhoods are up and running, and others are a wasteland. A city where some have found a new calling, and some can no longer cope. Robert Siegel and Michele Norris report from New Orleans.
UPDATE: Harry makes an excellent point in the comments; what’s true for New Orleans is doubly true for the Mississippi coast!
