back in Louisiana

I've returned to Louisiana from my European tour. It was a wonderful trip, Madrid, the Portuguese coast, and a brief period in Lisbon. I return to the south to find things unchanged, progress is slow and beset by myriad challenges. As the New Orleans mayoral race approaches, new challenges are emerging as candidates seek to score political points and curry favor with residents and evacuees.

In Louisiana they have open primaries, with a runoff election if no candidate gets 50% of the vote. With 22 candidates, it seems unlikely any candidate will get there, prolonging the political limbo facing the city. I don't know enough to favor a candidate, and am at this point in favor of a resolution and a leader with a vision for the future of the city. I suspect most New Orleanians want as well.

Oh, I've posted Six Pictures for Lisbon and Madrid's Botanical Gardens.