as a native washingtonian, i was impressed at the amount people from d.c. that have migrated to new orleans to offer their hand in the post-katrina fight. not only did the d.c. school of law contribute for a week, but we found ourselves meeting and working with fellow washingtonians during our visit. we have an alumni group (miles swanson and william mclain), leaders of the st. bernard project (zack rosenberg), members of the common group collective (um, that guy from 7th and kennedy - oops, forgot your name my friend, but you know who you are...), and many others....
in many ways, the spirit of new orleans is much like the spirit of dc. the black/white social dichotomies, the live music scene, the french cityscape placed neatly on a river, the ferver of city politics....
the city of d.c. is continuing to show that it has a lotta luv to give to new orleans. i was pleased to see that my city can give of itself to those in need....
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