I just drove through NO on my way to Houma LA. 9th ward is still a ghost town. I was surprised at how little traffic there was, especially being just two days before Mardi Gras. Are you from NO?
Yes, left there in 1985 to see the world in the USAF retired back there in 2004. I actually went to a private Catholic school in the 9th ward, Holy Cross High School, 175 years old and now relocating to another area.
My wife and family made it back for Mardi Gras with the family, I was stuck here in Georgia :)