As Hurricane Francine lashed New Orleans and the city flooded, there was an oasis of comradery — and leather — through the storm. The Phoenix Bar, just north and east of the French Quarter in the Marigny neighborhood of the Crescent City,

For a city that routinely sees flooding, New Orleans residents and business owners were taken aback by the intense rains of Hurricane Francine, which still was at Category 1 strength when it passed over the city Wednesday night.

With a 6-1 vote, the Jefferson Planning Advisory Board shocked the audience by recommending that the Jefferson Parish Council deny the plan to construct a brand new Ochsner Children's Hospital on Jefferson Highway.