French Quarter to Reopen Soon: ; Mayor Seeks Swift Resurrection to New Orleans' Tourism Draws
Charleston Gazette › September 16, 2005
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NEW ORLEANS - In a big step toward restoring the pulse and soul of New Orleans, the mayor announced plans Thursday to reopen over the next week and a half some of the Big Easy's most vibrant neighborhoods, including the once-rollicking French Quarter.
The move could bring back more than 180,000 of the city's original half-million residents and speed the revival of its economy, which relies heavily on the bawdy, Napoleonic-era enclave that is home to Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, jazz and jambalaya.See the full content of this document
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French Quarter to Reopen Soon: ; Mayor Seeks Swift Resurrection to New Orleans' Tourism Draws
"The city of New Orleans ... will start to breathe again," a beaming Mayor Ray Nagin said. "We will have life. We will have commerce. We will have people getting into their normal modes of operations and the normal rhythm of the city."
The announcement came as President Bush proposed a sweeping plan for the federal government ...See the full content of this document
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