New Orleans has been on a tear with new public construction and reconstruction of existing facilities. Yet to come are two major hospitals along with private construction of new apartments and businesses around the new complex. The trick is getting hired by the companies putting up these buildings. Residing on the northshore puts you in one of the most conservative regions of the US.
http://www.mclno.org/mclno/menu/
http://www.neworleans.va.gov/Overall_Campus_View.asp
“The trick is getting hired by the companies putting up these buildings.”
My understanding of the “trick” to getting hired in New Orleans to put up one of these new buildings is to have no documentation.