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  Sunday, Dec 9, 2007 7:43AM / Standard Entry / Members only
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  I have been in New Orleans for the last couple of weeks shooting a new TV series.  New Orleans has always been one of my favorite American city.  With all the French, Spanish and African influences, it almost feel like a foreign country.  It has the seedy and decadent charm of a party town that never stops.  As the locals say: Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Let the good times roll!
  
  At night the streets of the French Quarter are packed with people drinking and partying.  They actually close Bourbon Street so people are literally dancing on the street.  Music would be blasting from all the bars and clubs.  From traditional Jazz to Hip Hop to rock 'n roll to zydeco.  If music is not enough, there are always the strip clubs with naked dancers.  In other words, it is one BIG PARTY every night.
  
  The Cajun and Creole cuisines are to die for.  Gumbos, jambalayas and etouffees are my favorites.  Even a po boy sandwich is tasty.  It is hard to have a bad meal here.
  
  This morning I drove around the lower 9th ward, which was totally destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.  Now, two years later, it is still not rebuilt.  The desolation is heart breaking.  The delay is not for the lack of resources but because of mismanagement and politics.  Now Brad Pitt is jumping in with the "Make It Right" project which is supposed to help local residence to rebuild.  Let's hope it's not another publicity stunt.