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Recent New Orleans Photographs
1: Post-Katrina New Orleans: December 2008 Photos of Flooded Areas
2. French Quarter, Bourbon Street & Jackson Square Photos
By: Michael Coleman / Miqel.com - Photos from 12/24/2008 thru 12/27/2008
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Flooded Areas near Lake Pontchartrain,
Abandoned Structures and Houses, Uprooted Trees, Marina Area and Levee Breach
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Exact spot of the Levee breach from Lake Pontchartrain, the
empty lot once contained houses that were flooded to the roof.
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Abandoned structures near the Pontchartrain levee breach
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Abandoned structures near the Pontchartrain levee breach

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Uprooted Trees near the Pontchartrain levee breach
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Abandoned houses in the flooded areas of New Orleans

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Abandoned houses in the flooded areas of New Orleans
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At the Pontchartrain Marina in the flooded areas of New Orleans 		New Orleans Flood Area
Abandoned Marina Docks in the flooded areas of New Orleans
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View of downtown of New Orleans across the nearby
swamplands which were also flooded

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View of downtown of New Orleans across the nearby
swamplands which were also flooded
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Abandoned neighborhood in the flooded areas of New Orleans		 New Orleans Flood Area
Abandoned houses in the flooded areas of New Orleans
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Abandoned Apartments in the flooded areas of New Orleans		 New Orleans Flood Area
Historical building in the flooded zone

French Quarter, December 27, 2008
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New T-shirts referencing the Katrina disaster,
click the pic for full size image with more shirt designs 		New Orleans Flood Area
Entering the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Desire Street, inspiration for the
Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire"
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City, Swamp, Vampire, Plantation, Cemetery and Ghost Tours!
I'd take the Swamp tour ... i've seen the city, i'm not afraid of
ghosts or vampires and I don't like plantations.

Jackson Square area of the French Quarter
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Painters, Palm & Tarot readers, Street Musicians, Jugglers, Breakdancers and other artists gather here. Watch out for MIMES! 		New Orleans Flood Area
More art on the fence in Jackson Square,
view looking toward the river
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Horse & buggy tours of New Orleans French Quarter 		New Orleans Flood Area
Cafe Du Monde is next to Jackson Square and usually
has a live jazz or blues band playing outside
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Another artist with paintings on the fence 		New Orleans Flood Area
Ever see those goofy themed art-sculptures they put around various cities? Nashville had painted guitars, Jackson Mississippi had Catfish, well New Orleans has artified Coffins! I call this one the 'Love Coffin'
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Squiggly jazz player paintings at Jackson Square 		New Orleans Flood Area
I kinda liked the color combinations this artist uses
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Yet another artist displaying at the square, more jazzy stuff		 New Orleans Flood Area
Sign posted on the far-side of the building pictured below
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View across the central park in Jackson Square 		New Orleans Flood Area
Statue in center of park, inscription reads
"the union must and shall be preserved"

Pier and Riverbank of the Mississippi,
behind the Jackson Square area of the French Quarter
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Granite installation with Inscription facing the River 		New Orleans Flood Area
A local pauses to take a look at the Mississippi river
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Looking downstream on the pier, a guy is sound asleep		 New Orleans Flood Area
Same spot, looking upstream toward the bridge
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A tourist snapped a couple of pics while
I played flute on the riverbank pier 		New Orleans Flood Area
Mississippi river bridge and New Orleans in background
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Old fashioned riverboat passing by 		New Orleans Flood Area
The open-air French Market is on the far-end of the Quarter

Various Scenes in the French Quarter
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The ever-present Jimmy Buffett's 'Margaritaville' bike on Decatur 		New Orleans Flood Area
Tourist Trap with over-priced crappy Margaritas
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Giant remote controlled Rat labeled as "Nasty Hairy Rat"
speaking of rats, I saw the classic public-access christmas program "North Pole Nutrias" by Quintron and Ms. Pussycat. It is incredibly weird and I will digitize and post it when I learn how to encode from VHS. Only 6 pages reference it on Google. 		New Orleans Flood Area
Religious Action Figures: Jesus, Pope, Moses and more ....
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Mary Jane's Emporium - a cool smoke shop. 		New Orleans Flood Area
Photo of the place across from the French Market where flyers for events and shows have been stapled for decades
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Red Hibiscus Flower in full bloom 2 days after Christmas 		New Orleans Flood Area
View into courtyard somewhere
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Miniature Orange tree in full fruiting mode, December 2008		 New Orleans Flood Area
I stopped to photograph a Banana bloom, and noticed an
Animal-print Pillow sitting in the bushes next to an expensive cafe
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bananas produce unusual flowers,
the undersides of the petals are bright red 		New Orleans Flood Area
Heading through the French Quarter towards Bourbon Street

If You're not drunk already then head down to Bourbon Street
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Historical marker indicating the age of Bourbon Street 		New Orleans Flood Area
Preservation Hall Jazz Club on Bourbon Street
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The Infamous Marie Laveau's "House of Voodoo" 		New Orleans Flood Area
Magical oils in window at Marie Laveau's "House of Voodoo"
Including "Do As I Say", "Destroy Everything" and "Bend Over"(?)
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Stuff at Marie Laveau's "House of Voodoo" 		New Orleans Flood Area
The Funky Pirate Bar on Bourbon Street
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What is worse than a Mime?
A Pirate Mime! 		New Orleans Flood Area
'The Dungeon' a somewhat famous Metal / Goth / S&M Club
   

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