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August 29th marked the middle of another mild Gulf hurricane season and the eleventh anniversary of our storm. It was not mild everywhere. People in Jamaica and Haiti might didn't think it was mild. The Pacific saw a few fierce storms. Hawaii was threatened, Taiwan flattened.

Now we enter the twelfth year of our recovery. Mentally we may be a bit ahead of schedule. Sometimes forgetting is the best way to cope. Physically and economically the city continues to lag. New Orleans MSA now ranks 41st in the US economically with a GDP of $80 billion per year. (compare to $69 billion in 2005, of which $44 billion was Orleans)

For the record, twelfth is a strange word.

New Orleans–Metairie-Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area, or the Greater New Orleans Region (as it is often called by the Louisiana Tourism Commission) is a metropolitan area designated by the United States Census encompassing eight parishes (the Louisiana equivalent of other states' counties) in the state of Louisiana, centering on the city of New Orleans. As of the April 1, 2012, estimate, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 1,227,096.


  • Month 133 - October 2016 : Hurricane Matthew was the first major storm of the season to threaten the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. :: Continue reading...
  • Month 134 - November 2016 : "Commander in Tweet" :: Continue reading...
  • Month 136 - December 2016 : Obama is taking stock before turning the country over to Trump. Although Trump portrayed the country as a hollowed out shell of itself in his campaign, the reality seems a bit different. :: Continue reading...
  • Month 141 - May 2017 : It's nice in New Orleans. The weather that is. Big spring storms on the 2nd and 3rd ushered in a beautiful spring time weekend. We all know what's coming soon, but let's enjoy Jazz Fest and a few more pleasant weekends before the "Big Sweat" descends. :: Continue reading...
  • Month 142 - June, 2017 : Tropical Storm Cindy paid us a visit on the 22nd and 23rd. Making landfall well west of New Orleans it lashed the city with rainfall and those humid, warm tropical southerly winds. A few power outages ensued, but for the most part the city was undisturbed :: Continue reading...
  • Month 143 - July 2017 : The country is divided over Trump, but firmly against Congressional efforts to repeal and replace the PPACA :: Continue reading...
  • Month 144 - August 2017 : Twelve Years since Katrina with only Isaac in the interval.  A few fizzles like Gustav brought plenty of worries but less actual destruction.


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    Created : 11/30/2016 9:04:22 AM Updated: 12/2/2016 2:11:52 PM

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