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Letters: You have to laugh at the state of New Orleans, otherwise you'd cry

Having been born and lived in New Orleans for most of my life, it is my hometown and I follow its exploits daily.

Classic New Orleans humor covering a dangerous pothole on Lesseps Street on Christmas Day in 2021. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Having been born and lived in New Orleans for most of my life, it is my hometown and I follow its exploits daily. Nothing sums up the condition of New Orleans' roadways, the current political climate and the appalling performance of its drainage system as much as a cartoon run by this paper some years ago.

The devil is a taxi driver who tells his passenger, "I'm sorry the road is so rough. There's a lack of good intentions." VALERIE MARIE VILLARS Husser.