“New Orleans, it was often observed, was the first American metropolis to build an opera house, but the last to build a sewage system.” CultureNewLouisianaAmerican CitiesNew Orleans French QuarterLouisiana HistoryGary Krist Book:Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans Source: Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans