Additional Web Resources:

• Madame John’s Legacy—18th century building complex:
  
  http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/madam.htm
• How Madame John’s got its name:
  
  http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/mjohns/mjohn4.htm
• History of New Orleans’s French roots:
  
  www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-South/New-Orleans-History.html
• Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005. See satellite images, information, and news coverage of the storm at:
  
  www.katrina.noaa.gov
  
  www.hhs.gov/disasters/emergency/naturaldisasters/hurricanes/katrina/index.html
  
  www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/katrina
• Many people’s homes were destroyed by flooding. Actor Brad Pitt, who moved to New Orleans after the storm, has set up a foundation to build affordable, green homes for some of the people who suffered such a loss. Visit the Make It Right project Web site for more information. Perhaps a class fund-raiser could help by making a donation toward the cause:
  
  www.makeitrightnola.org