Open Thread: Hurricane Katrina
Update: New Orleans has been spared a direct hit by the most damaging part of the hurricane. There was still plenty of damage though.
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I've been writing about Katrina and New Orleans since yesterday. I'm glued to the tv. Part of it is that New Orleans is one of my favorite cities in America. I'm there at least two times a year, usually for legal meetings - it's a favorite of just about every organization I belong to - but also because for more than 20 years I have gone there just for weekend jaunts and it never disappoints. I have stayed with friends on Lake Ponchetrain as well as in the hotels. The restaurants, art galleries, shopping, local historical sites, the beignets, the bars, the music venues, Mardi Gras, the Jazz Festival, even the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals where I've argued cases, are an indelible part of my memories.
Here's a place for your thoughts on New Orleans, your memories and your best wishes for those imperiled by this disaster.
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