New Orleans Facts

Good Deeds by Good Citizens in New Orleans

You hear so many bad New Orleans crime stories -- this just goes to show you that the people who live and work in this city are truly genuine and good folks.

When eye surgeon Thomas McCauley told friends in Rhode Island he was visiting New Orleans for a medical convention, they warned him to be careful. But Thursday night, McCauley lost his wallet after winning $8,000 at Harrah’s New Orleans casino and hotel.

The cash-filled wallet was found by Al Castro, a Harrah's employee who waited on McCauley at a casino restaurant earlier that night. Castro returned the wallet intact and refused a "finder's fee."

 

New Orleans Named to Top 10

St. Charles Avenue, the "Jewel of America's Grand Avenues," has has been recognized as one of the top 10 avenues in America by the American Planning Association. Click here for the complete story.

Getting Easier to Fly to New Orleans

Getting to New Orleans will get easier this Fall with Delta, American and Southwest all bringing more flights to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to serve the growing number of conventioneers.

The airport will have 126 daily flight departures in October with 14,701 seats available in the market. This equates to 77.8 percent of the pre-Katrina flights and 71.1 percent of the pre-Katrina seats.

Today Show names New Orleans Top 10

This morning the Today Show ranked New Orleans No. 2 on a list of the most beautiful places in the nation. The Today Show ranked 10 such places. Click on the link above to read the entire story and see the video.

New Orleans Airport traffic comeback better than expected

The director of aviation at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport said progress at the airport by the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is exceeding expectations. Currently the airport is serving 88 percent of destinations served prior to Katrina. And in November, Southwest is adding 8 more daily flights.

48 hours and counting

Just two more days before the great reporters tell their not so great reports.
A shame actually. There are wonderful stories in our city. Companies that are growing, music coming back the positive vibe of the Taco Trucks. Let's hope the reporters decide that God don't like Ugly and thus choose to say something nice.

Revisiting a Great Idea

Almost a year ago, we had the idea to start a blog as a place to put the real facts about Post-Katrina New Orleans out there for everyone to see. Then we got busy and lost sight of the project. Now, in 2007, we're revisiting it.

Check back soon. We're hoping to find a few folks to help with key analysis in the areas of Air Travel, Crime/Safety, Hotel Stats, and Population Studies. They'll provide independent, third-party breakdowns of key information that many folks want to know about. Then, they'll post it here where anyone can find it and anyone can comment.

We think it will help non-New Orleanians understand what's real and what's not when it comes to Post-Katina New Orleans. Let us know what you think of our effort.

The Southwest Effect - a re-post from 2006

Our test blog disappeared so we are reposting this -- our first post from Nov 2006.

At first glance, the September 2006 flight ops data located on the MSY Airport Site site would suggest that New Orleans continues to suffer at the hands of Hurricane Katrina. We currently have 105 daily departures or just over 65% of our Pre-Katrina level of flight operations. But a closer look at the data tells a different story.

Over 50% of the reduction in both cities served non-stop AND total seats available are the result of Southwest Airline's reduction of service. Unfortunately, Southwest can't easily put that service back into the New Orleans market because those planes are now flying in and out of Southwest's new Denver hub.

The good news is that Southwest plans to take delivery of 33 planes in 2006. This may provide the necessary equipment to replenish their service in New Orleans.