I worked in N.O. about 13 years ago for a big construction company. We (8 of us) lived in Ms. and worked as equipment operators/dump truck drivers. We went to work armed and a couple of times thought we were going to have to use them. One of the drivers and crew got caught in a shootout between gangs with bullet holes in the truck to show for it. It's been bad there for a long time.
Today, you couldn't pay me enough to work there, must less live there. When we're down there in the winter, I'm barely willing to go to Gulfport. N.O. ain't even a consideration.
