"I know what it means, to Miss New Orleans."

The news, of course, is the inane procrastination in saving the place -- a slowness beyond those of sensual, languorous notes from a sad, so sad, sax ... or even that of the lanquid dropped note of a longing flute.

The jazz has changed.

Check out the video "I know what it means, to Miss New Orleans," and then tell us: What do you think, will NOLA ever regain its former glory?

Photographs by Friđgeir Helgason who lived there for 14 years and returns every six months to visit.

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