A look into New Orleans - Forbes

good article
extra thought: i often feel that geography is destiny - you can look at most cities and figure out their growth/character by understanding it's geography

NO has always ebbed and flowed and does not sustain fast growth
what has happened in the past is that there has been renewal and growth, but then that growth tapers and a languor sets in - then the type A people get out b/c the pace slows too much and the rest of us more torpid types are left
will it happen again?