Welcome to the Big Easy

Here and there, I like to snap photos. This is a view of what I see every moring on my way to school. I was in my car, on Poydras, coming from Metairie. As you clearly see, the Louisiana Superdome is on the right.

Today, we finished the first class of this semester. We only have 3 classes before we are officially nurses. It is so hard to believe. This program was so quick, but it seems like it has taken years out of me. It has been a ton of hard work, but the fight is not over yet.

Our next rotation is pediatrics. From my current view, I do not feel that this one will be my favorite, but I have been surprised before.

Requiem for Charity

Charity Hospital

Until recently, I had no clue that this lonely white building was the infamous Charity Hospital. In my defense, there is no sign. On the other hand, there are signs that say LSU. For some reason, I never tied the two together. I knew LSU med school was connected to this building, but since the old hospital has lights on at night, I thought the building was still in use.

Now that I know this was Charity and is abandoned; I have an overwhelming desire to tour the inside. I feel the same about the old Rayne Branch Hospital, which was closed in the early 1990s. Of course, if it could be a nighttime tour, all the better, but beggars can't be choosers.

I cross this historic landmark daily. I stare at it through my classroom window. It stands for so much, and now functionally, it stands for so little. The entrances have been boarded up since the storm, and a guard sits at the emergency room entrance. Lives are not saved through those doors anymore. Those walls no longer see pain, and in turn, no joy.

Plans are to destroy this landmark, and rebuild farther up on Airline. The legacy will live on, and the memories will soon be a cloud of dust.

A Lack of Charity

Tonya Lacoste

Tonya Lacoste not only looks like a chain smoker, she looks like a bitch too.



The best moment has to be at the 55 second mark, when the camera flashes back to the news desk. Chuck is shaking his head, and Darla has her head down trying to control herself. Priceless.