New Orleans Lament

As much as I would like to go, I have never been to New Orleans, at least not in my waking life I imagine it is just the place where you could see a strange blue-haired angel riding a giant snail. While playing the violin, tiny seahorses would carry her blue notes through the air. If this isn't the kind of stuff that happens in New Orleans...*SHHHHHHH* Don't tell me! I want to believe it! The giant festive snail told me it happens...