Mardi Gras makes a comeback after hurricane "Before Katrina, more than ten million visitors came to New Orleans every year, creating 75,000 jobs. Now there are hardly any, and the city is losing more than £8 million a day in tourism income."
The Mardi Gras may be shorter than usual this year but it's a sign of the wonderful resilience of the people of New Orleans and the opening of other tourist attractions, like the celebration of the playwright Tennessee Williams, the annual Jazz Festival and the distaster tours. Some areas are still unavailable because they are still recovering human remains. There are still curfews, lack of electricity in some areas and obviously a lot of work still to be done. We often think of the people of New Orleans and what they have had to cope with and manage. If it's any consolation to them, it's what keeps our mouths shut when the going gets tough...we are not having to manage what the people of New Orleans have had to manage and for that we should be grateful and then we think of them and wish them well. May you all enjoy your Mardi Gras and party on!!
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