NEW ORLEANS — The first Super Bowl I covered was in New Orleans, on Jan. 28, 1990. I've been in love with the city ever since.
I've covered Super Bowls, college bowl games, NCAA basketball games and Vikings games here. I've vacationed here, and I spent a week here before the 2009 NFC title game, driving back and forth from New Orleans and Kiln, Miss., home of Brett Favre.
I've never seen New Orleans quite like this.
In the years following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was devastated, and walking the streets was an act of homage and mourning.