Karen Leathem
Karen Leathem
humor orleans people quality sort trademark worst
I think it's sort of a trademark quality of New Orleans that people can usually find humor in the worst situations.
bought decided parade
They decided they were going to parade anyway, because they had bought all their costumes.
fewer greatly
There are fewer parades, but not greatly fewer.
certainly city face lost people slap understand
I certainly understand people who have not been able to come back here, who have lost so much, who feel that is a slap in the face to them. At the same time, other people who have lost everything see this as a way of regaining their city and regaining their culture.