Barely, a Sign of Recovery

The Los Angeles Times ^ | Sept 21, 2005 | Scott Gold

[mac_truck]

NEW ORLEANS — By the wee hours of the morning Tuesday, if you looked past the rotting mounds of garbage on the sidewalk and the fact that most of the customers were carrying firearms, the city — right or wrong — looked a bit familiar again.

For a while, it was just another night at a Bourbon Street strip joint, a little exhilarating and a little depressing at the same time.

Up on stage was Britni Carrubba, who fled Hurricane Katrina with nothing but the clothes on her back. For three weeks she had waded through hell, shuffling from shelter to shelter, sleeping in her car. She was separated from her family. Her home was destroyed. But by Monday night, she had figured that if she didn't get back to work, then the storm had won.

So she found a ride into New Orleans and walked through a door beneath a neon depiction of crossed legs and high heels. At a club called Deja Vu, Carrubba became the first exotic dancer to return to New Orleans.

She spent her evening giving private dances in the Champagne Lounge and swinging from a silver, floor-to-ceiling pole.

When the club opened its doors, dozens of men started streaming in: New Orleans police officers, National Guard soldiers in their camouflage uniforms, engineering contractors who had spent the day working on the city's levee system.

[Cicero]

Only the LA Times or one of its clones in the leftist MSM would consider "just another night at a Bourbon Street strip joint" to be the best image for a return to familiarity and normality.

If the media had any heart or sense, it would tell the story of a reunited family returning to its home, and finding its lost dog in occupancy.

But no, it's a stripper returning to the stage. One can only assume that when these liberal reporters visit New Orleans, that's the lifestyle they are accustomed to.

[mac_truck]

You may disapprove, but the fact remains that one of the first businesses to reopen in New Orleans is adult entertainment on Bourbon Street.

[LizardQueen]

Up on stage was Britni Carrubba, who fled Hurricane Katrina with nothing but the clothes on her back

This made me laugh...

LQ

[whd23]

Up on stage was Britni Carrubba, who fled Hurricane Katrina with nothing but the clothes on her back...

What are the insulating properties of dollar bills?

[Inwoodian]

Thank heaven they're getting the most essential workers back to the Big Easy at last.

[mac_truck]

[from the article] They surveyed the building — which is on the edge of the now largely deserted French Quarter — and found that although the roof was destroyed, the lower two floors were in good shape. They borrowed a carpet shampooer from a hotel and chilled beers with ice donated by the National Guard. The Federal Emergency Management Agency checked air ducts for mold, giving the all-clear on Sunday.

Sounds like it was a joint effort as well...

[Inwoodian]

God helps him who helps himself, non?

[webboy45]

They're tempting Rita to change course.