It's exactly the "laissez les bon temps rouler" mentality in NOLA that keeps it from becoming a booming tech incubator (for the reasons in the article), but tha

It's exactly the "laissez les bon temps rouler" mentality in NOLA that keeps it from becoming a booming tech incubator (for the reasons in the article), but that's not necessarily a bad thing. There's nowhere else like the Crescent city, and I hope it stays that way. Although you're more likely to overhear discussions about last night's debauchery than the next billion-dollar startup, you'll never be able to relax in Cambridge, Mass. like you will in New Orleans. I think the idea that a high-intensity environment is inherently better than a more laid-back one is exactly what leads to the "work till you burn out" mentality in places like SV.