David McAllister is a police officer working in New Orleans in the 1980s. Hes also a regular at the Dreux Club, located in the Gentilly Terrace area of the city. All types of neighbors and friends showed up there, where they could relax over a couple of drinks and complain their ways to happiness. Dave finds himself among a unique group of characters populating the club, and over the course of a decade, he faces unusual encounters that transport him to a world he could never have imagined. As the friends of the Dreux do their best to weather the era, their stories depict an unforgettable journey, uncompromisingly direct at times, hilarious and memorable at others. Through ups and downs, their lives form a tapestry woven with threads of adventure, criminal undertakings, and the unmistakable personality of New Orleans. In this novel, a police officer experiences the 1980s with the eclectic group of friends and neighbors who populate the local club.

This volume of APA's Delta Urbanism series traces the development of New Orleans from precolonial times to post-Katrina realities, in the context of the deltaic plain on which it lies. The book describes the underlying physical terrain and covers the various transformations humans have made to it: site selection, settlement, urbanization, population, expansion, drainage, protection, exploitation, devastation, and recovery. What New Orleans has experienced foretells what similar cities will be tackling in years to come.

This report presents the results of ACRP project 11-03, S01-01. It explores alternative financing options and revenue sources currently available or that could be available in the future to airport operators, stakeholders, and policymakers in the United States. The report examines common capital funding sources used by airport operators, a reviews capital financing mechanisms used by airports, describes various revenue sources developed by airport operators, and a reviews privatization options available to U.S. airport operators.