“New Orleans is the Purple Upside-Down Car. A bright color with no sense of direction. A stalled engine. A thing of once beauty waiting to be righted and repaired. Something piled up on the side of the road,” said Times-Picayune reporter Chris Rose his book “1 Dead in Attic” describing the city after torrential waters and gushing winds swept away its life.Five years later, Nola’s new face is smiley and graceful (a little bit less so now that tons of oil spilled in its sea compromising its fishing industry). Its colorful and joyous southern personality resists any new challenges. NOLa's soul resides in its Jazz music and Mardi Gras Indian masking culture this is where the hope and forgiveness that keeps the city still standing comes from.
See also the Alvin Ball story
See also the Alvin Ball story
