Messina’s Runway Café is a great spot to stop for food and views at KNEW. You can’t go wrong with (spicy) crawfish, boudin balls or sausage, any type of gumbo or etouffee, jambalaya, or shrimp n’ grits, for example. The local cuisine in all of Louisiana is fantastic and unique. To make land available, the Orleans Levee Board constructed a 10,000-foot retaining wall into the lake and pumped in six million cubic yards of hydraulic fill to barely raise the field above the water (field elevation is 7.3 feet). The airport is built on a man-made peninsula jutting into Lake Pontchartrain. Lakefront Airport (KNEW) is also a cool destination in itself, and it’s only a 10-minute drive from the “French Quarter.” It’s no surprise, then, that NOLA is one of my favorite cities to visit in the U.S. It’s because it is universally considered to be the birthplace of jazz. It’s because it’s a place of lively music, good food, friends, and strong community. It’s because the heart of the city was built in a sharp curve formed by the Mississippi River, resembling a crescent moon. The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The Jazz City… New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) has many names. Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue ![]() ![]() The French Quarter is very lively all year round, but especially so during Mardi Gras.
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