If you want to see Katrina damage, and you should, you may have to travel to specific neighborhoods to find it.
Many historic parts of the city and districts with the most concentrated LGBT life suffered little to no flood damage and today are more vibrant than before Katrina. The city combines world class bawdiness, drinking, exquisite fine and casual dining, art, a music scene featuring jazz, blues and gospel, rock and soul, and Mardi Gras, North America's most celebrated street festival.įor tourists (if not for many former residents), has more than recovered from the 2005 devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans is without compare as a travel destination for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and even straight people.