I first went to NOLA almost twenty years ago and have been returning at least once a year ever since. The food, people, architecture, music, and history all make it rather irresistible. I am so glad that my boyfriend of twelve years feels the same way otherwise we might not have made it past our first trip there six months after we met. It is a great place to visit as a gay couple who do not know how to drive a car. And all of our friends who drive like it too. It has changed since Katrina but is still a great place. In fact we have been there three times in the last six months.