Chris Cantell Discusses Travel: New Orleans reloaded by Claudia Sonea

Who hasn’t seen “The Pelican Brief”? You lost a lot if you haven’t; the combination Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington makes of the movie a memorable one. The setting is a beautiful city that deals with some political and ecological issues- New Orleans. As a matter of fact, New Orleans has been the city chosen for many films like Runaway Jury, The Skeleton Key, Hard Times, Glory Road, All the King's Men, Déjà Vu, Last Holiday, etc. Therefore it must have something special that attracts movie fans to visit it. According to a survey made in mid-April the number of tourists visiting New Orleans has doubled in 2007 by comparison to 2006. Nonetheless, this city that is well known for multicultural heritage, movies, culture, architecture and cuisine dealt with many problems after was hit in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina that flooded 80 percent of the city. While trying to recover after the disaster, it was hit by Hurricane Rita too sweeping all the efforts of rebuilding and drainage after Katrina. On the other side, the rate crime that was a real problem and even brought the nickname of “murder capital” from the FBI, has considerable reduced after the calamity and the implemented measures of Mayor Ray Nagin. Because the interest is so big and the tourists are pouring in, the city officials and the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp are launching a new campaign that will maintain the number high even as the summer season approaches. It will be called "Come Out and Play" and will focus on music, food and cultural and family attractions. As a former French colony named after Philippe II, Duc d'Orléans, Regent of France, New Orleans is particularly known for the jazz (its place of birth), Mardi Gras and other wonderful festivals. The 7.1 million tourists that visit it last year have spent their money wisely and enjoyed a city that is improving. I wonder what movie will be the next one being filmed in New Orleans, also called "The Crescent City," "The Big Easy," "The City That Care Forgot," "504," and "NOLA". It will definitely deserve to be watched. Enjoy!

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080421/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_new_orleans_tourism;_ylt=AqQaGoqhwYor4MICtASlyLKs0NUE

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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