Has anyone read "A Confederacy of Dunces"? It's by John Kennedy Toole. It takes place in New Orleans and is different and fun to read. Another author I like who's stories are set in New Iberia/New Orleans/ and thereabouts is James Lee Burke. It's a series, so start at the beginning if you're interested in reading him.
We've been to NO and were fortunate to have dinner upstairs in the private dining room at the Napoleon House. Very nice. We were there for Jazzfest and then headed out to Cajun country and did some special things there as well.
If anyone is interested, we're getting a club together for Cajun and zydeco dance lessons. I guess there will be an interest announcement in the rec news. If you've tried ballroom dancing and didn't do well (like us), Cajun/zydeco are the dances for you. Cajun is very simple and even men can do it
The music is infectious.