New Orleans?

Me and my ol' lady are headed out towards California in October, starting in NC. We were curious about New Orleans, but I'm under the impression that the post-Katrina rail systems are pretty fucked up down there. Is this the case? I've been told it's a good town to squat in, but a horrible town to hop in.

Any advice? N.O. isn't a priority on this trip, but I've love to check it out, if feasible.

Well, that's damn good to know. I'm hoping our pre-Katrina CCG and atlases will still apply to the state/city's current and previous conditions.

And Matt, we'll definitely hit you up while we're/you're down there. I'm hoping all the tales I hear of the art collectives of New Orleans are true, because if they are, we'll probably be there for a long while.