This is a brief notice to ALL readers while I work on my next piece:
I am not a local to New Orleans. I have never been to New Orleans. I do not know anyone personally who lives in New Orleans. I am trying my very BEST to create the most acurate atmosphere I can. If there are too many issues with my story for you to enjoy it, please don't read it. I am aware of errors that I may make. But there really is no way around it. So, please, bear with me and my discrepancies with acuracy. After all, you cannot teach what you do not know. If I ever plan to write a story or book for money making purposes that involves New Orleans, then I will either move there or do extremely extensive research and visit more than once. But until then, you will just have to deal with my lack of knowledge.
And as for the commentor who said there are no big back yards... the back yard I described was actually from a property in New Orleans. I did real estate research for that yard. And the Cafe du Monde has already been pointed out to me, no need to drag it into the ground.
From now on, if you're going to leave a review, please let it be positive or politely conscructive. I did not ask to hear how much people don't like my story.
Thank you.
RW