French Quarter, Garden District appear largely intact

Aerial shots indicate the city jewel -- the French Quarter -- remains intact and relatively dry, he said. Café du Monde, the home of sugar-dusted beignets -- puffy, rectangular doughnuts -- is still there. Just across the street behind Jackson Square, the Cabildo and Presbytre museums still squat beside St. Louis Cathedral. "By and large, the French Quarter seems to be dry," Foreman noted. "That's important. That's home to Preservation Hall.