Average Jane’s News from New Orleans

I received this e-mail yesterday in response to my New Orleans post from September 1st and wanted to share the news:

Hi.
I was searching through our web stats tonight and stumbled across your blog.
Thank you so much for providing a link to our site!  I thought I’d
take a moment to give you a few updates.

We’ve
been open since October 3.  The hotel sustained minimal damage.  The
French Quarter, as a whole, fared well.  About 40% of restaurants have
reopened or will reopen by December.  A few won’t open until April
due to basement flooding and looting.  The Gumbo Shop (one of my favorite
restaurants, not only for the good food, but for their reasonable prices) is
scheduled to reopen December 1.  A diverse list of bars and nightclubs are
open and offering live music.  There are a few local musicians that have
vowed never to return to the city or won’t return until cat-5 levees are
built, which is disappointing but might open the way for undiscovered talent willing
to help renew our wonderful city. 

Thanks
again.

Sincerely,
Holly
Campo

Hotel Villa Convento

616 Ursulines St
New Orleans, LA  70116
504.522.1793, fax 504.524-1902
www.villaconvento.com