True.
A lot of gentrification after Katrina.
The Marigny was even more dangerous than the French Quarter when I there.
I walked my dog on Esplanade.
I never crossed into the Marigny.
New Orleans had the highest per capita homicide rate in the nation when I lived there.
People were shot dead in the Marigny, the French Quarter, and Downtown practically every day.
The victims were residents and visitors.
It didn't matter.
Being surrounded by that kind of random and horrific violence got to be too much for us.
So one day we bought a Honda Civic, packed, and drove to Arizona.
He had a remote job lined up, but we had no idea where we were going to live.
We had decided to live in Arizona but not where.
We ended up on 17, stayed in Prescott, and decided to live in Prescott Valley.
We lived there for four years before moving to HI.
He was living in NO at the time. I was living in Tampa.
I moved in with him in NO.
New Orleans is one of the world's great cities.
No doubt.
I'm glad you're enjoying it so much!