Worst state I have ever been!!! I visited New Orleans before and after the hurricane. Boy is New Orleans awful! Before the hurricane it was an evil place filled with dirt, sin, voodoo, crime, and unimpressive attractions. This place died long ago. I thought the St. Charles train ride through the Garden District would be nice but it was nothing but a trip through a crime ridden ghetto, yikes! While the food in the French quarter was yummy and the Hotel Montelone was great, this city looked like something from an uncivillized quarter of the world. Baton Rouge and all the little town in between were even more depressing. People here are bitter and angry. An angry hispanic tried to kill me and run me off the road for no apparent reason only which furthered my resentment of passing through this God forsaken place.