New Orleans Was Called Resilient After Attack. It Didn’t Need the Reminder. NYT | Top Stories By: Rick Rojas and Campbell Robertson 3 January 2025 at 23:45 The city was seeing glimmers of optimism for what the new year might bring before the horrendous attack on the French Quarter. © Emily Kask for The New York TimesMany in New Orleans have expressed a certain comfort and satisfaction at the strength of the community’s bond and its collective ability to navigate disaster and hardship.