Oral history.; An interview conducted on January 21, 2006 with Natalie C. Brown. Miss Brown lived near the Tulane campus during Hurricane Katrina and describes her evacuation and return to the city.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; A baseball player is standing by a plate that reads, "No.2 Port in Trouble,"is swinging a giant figure "1", which reads, "N.O.'s No.1 Problem." The stadium banner reads,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A boat named, "Port of N.O. Louisiana U.S.A." is sinking. The bow is tilted up and the stern is under water. Five men on the deck are watching anxiously, and they are labeled,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A circus tent in the foreground is labeled "National politics." It has two flags flying above it which are labeled, "The greatest show on earth...'68." In the background is a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A huge cornucopia is in the center of the cartoon, with the small end in the foreground. The cornucopia is labeled, "An affluent society," and its large mouth is stuffed to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A jet airplane is flying through the air, with a label nearby which reads, "N.O.'s present and future supersonic age needs." Below the plane is a sonic boom with multiple jagged...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large barrel labeled, "Liquor law violations...Pinball, prostitution, etc." sits on a desk with a name plate labeled, "City Hall." A spigot in the barrel barely drips into a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large merchant ship labeled, "Economic benefits," is suspended above the Louisiana state house by a line attached to its central stack. At the bow and stern are two men...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man dressed in colonial clothing labeled, "N.O." leans on the bar at the Blue Dollar Saloon, a drinking establishment. A large bottle labeled "Ol' fiscal crisis" stands on the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man drives a streetcar labeled, "N.O. transit" up a hill. The side of the streetcar says, "Temporary tax increase," and he follows an arrow pointing uphill that reads,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in colonial clothing is labeled, "N.O." and is sitting inside a box with transparent sides. The top of the box is labeled, "Boxed-in city revenues." An arrow above the box...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in colonial costume is driving a car directly behind a large truck. The trailer has a map of the United States on the side along with the words, "Federal interstate...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in colonial dress and labeled "N.O." stands before a high dam wall that is labeled, "Metropolitan hurricane protection." The dam wall has a huge hole that is labeled,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in colonial dress labeled "N.O." is sitting in a wooden chair in front of a fireplace. His chin is in his hands, and he appears dismayed. Around him on the floor are...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man in colonial dress labeled, "N.O." looks into a large kaleidoscope labeled, "250th anniversary." Above the kaleidoscope are the words, "Carnival balls...Carnival...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man is driving a car toward a large intersection on the Earth. The man is labeled, "N.O. property owner voters," and the car is labeled, "$20 million bond election tomorrow,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man is flying a jet plane labeled, "Constitutional amendments...Grants-in-aid, veterans' taxes, etc." over the Louisiana state house, causing a sonic boom labeled "Ker-boom!"...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "N.O. taxpayer" stands before a framed painting. In the painting are a chart with a downward trend line labeled, "Flop in sales tax returns," dollar signs, jagged...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man wears a drum strapped to his chest that is labeled, "N.O. mayoral campaign,"and he is beating on it with two drumsticks as he marches. A second man beating a drum that is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man who is labeled, "Warmth of compassion for others" on the arm of his coat also wears a large round pin on his coat front with a check mark and the words, "fair share...
