Pleasure-Seeking
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GTFO: Alligators and Spring Rolls on New Orleans’ West Bank

Leave the crass commercialism of Canal Street behind for a walk in the swamp and Vietnamese fare.

Confusingly, New Orleans’ West Bank lies south, and not west, of New Orleans. In some places, due to the twists and turns of the Mississippi, the West Bank actually lies east of the city. The big, slow river, taking a few last pivots before heading down the bayou and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico, separates New Orleans from towns such as Gretna, Marrero, and Westwego.

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