It's almost the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and although there is still a lot of bad press about the crime rate, speed of recovery, government failures, levee inadequacies, etc., a positive story is finally starting to spread.
Adventure calls workers to New Orleans
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-07-22-new-orleans_N.htm
And this is a great post from one of my favorite bloggers:
http://cajunboyinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/07/could-new-orleans-become-new-new-york.html
If you're short on time (or lazy), the gist is that there is an influx of young professionals coming to New Orleans to help rebuild, start businesses and revitalize the place. The post-Katrina population is already better-educated than the pre-Katrina population. And there was a long piece in last week's NY Times about all the charter schools popping up in NOLA. Feels like it’s a turning point.
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