About Thinking of taking a trip to New Orleans. I read that the city still has a funky smell from water damage

Thinking of taking a trip to New Orleans. I read that the city still has a funky smell from water damage.?
Are the "touristy" areas completely recovered from Hurricane Katrina?
New Orleans - 7 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
There might be a slight 'leftover' smell of funky water damage, but the predominant odors are that of great food, good music, and southern politeness to the extreme. Those are the signature odors of New Orleans, which keeps everyone coming back for more.
Answer 2 :
I'm a New Orleans native; and lived there until August 29, 2005. I go back to see family often, and don't notice any smell.
Answer 3 :
you've been misinformed, the "touristy" areas hardly received any damage at all and if they did you would not be able to smell the damage from an event that happened 4 years ago.
Answer 4 :
There's no such thing that just what outsiders say includin the MEDIA.
Answer 5 :
Katrina deposited a layer of smelly mud on most of the metro area, which is where the "smell" story comes from. However, Katrina was 4 years ago and smell is long gone. Most of the metro area now looks like Katrina never happened. The historic parts of the city didn't flood and the wind damage was repaired quickly.
Answer 6 :
its completely recovered except the few ppl whos houses r gone. and touristy places always smell funky. :P
Answer 7 :
The "touristy" areas were not hit by the storm and are fine. Now if you want to go to the lower 9th ward. It is still a pit. but was a pit even before the storm

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