The port will be there or nearby...it has to be in some shape or form for all of the goods shipped up and down the Mississippi.
As far as "les bon temps", who knows how much remains or can be re-built?
Due to business reasons, I spent four of my first five wedding anniversaries in New Orleans. I love the city and am praying for it's people.
We spent our first anniversary "honeymoon" there also. It was magical. The Garden District is/was like a fairytale land.