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The Big Easy is a delectable gumbo of red-hot jazz, historic streetcars, lacy French-colonial balconies, powdery beignets, and zesty Cajun cuisine. Its unique blend of Southern hospitality, eccentric tradition, and unabashed debauchery give it a distinct character unlike anywhere else in the United States. Despite reports that roughly 60 percent of the residents who fled in the wake of Hurricane Katrina never returned, the city’s tourism infrastructure – especially in the relatively unscathed French Quarter – has largely recovered.
For the taste of Creole cooking, the sound of jazz wafting through the French Quarter, and an indomitable spirit best summed up in the local expression, laissez les bons temps rouler (let the good times roll)!
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