Where in La are you from?I lived in New O from 1972-1977 on and off and loved the town,problems and all.
I lived in the Uptown area but taught school in the Ninth Ward.I will never forget the kids,nearly all them on welfare yet most hating it and yearning to better their lives.
Many did not,however,and years later I found that some of the ones I LEAST expected to make it out of the ghetto did and the ones who had the most promise also had the most tragic tales to tell.
I taught in Caddo Parish. It was a tremendous education for me.