KATRINA

The resilience of Bourbon Street became famous after Hurricane Katrina. For example, one enterprising businessman—that is short for a bar owner—kept his bar open with candle light, during the long nights when all the local electricity was out.

A reporter, quite impressed, said to the owner, “ I understand the improvised light, but you had no running water either. How did you stay open??

“Sir”, said the bar owner,” folks don’t come to New Orleans to drink water”!