Radley Balko just posted a photo-essay of his recent stay in New Orleans:
So the fixtures of New Orleans seem to be there. You can still get beignets and coffee at Cafe du Monde. You can still see co-ed boobs on Bourbon Street, hear streetside performers, or catch the dueling pianos at Pat O’Briens. But it’s really hard to see New Orleans ever again becoming anything more than a few attractions.