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Memoir: Hard living in the Big Easy

Published December 2, 2008, 1:15 pm, MSNBC

In "The House on First Street," journalist Julia Reed tells the story of her New Orleans home before and after Hurricane Katrina. In this excerpt, she writes about why New Orleanians have a particular penchant for dangerous situations.

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