Earlier this year, I volunteered with
http://www.IdeaVillage.org for a week through the salesforce.com foundation. We helped some entrepreneurs put together a business plan and get some funding. If you're an entrepreneur, and you're looking for a supportive community to incubate a business, you'd find it hard to trump New Orleans.
Organizations like IdeaVillage & Greater New Orleans Inc really want you there, and everyone is willing to help make you successful. Entrepreneurs have the kind of access to the right people that it would take years of kissing Arrington's ass to achieve in the Valley. Plus, it's a fun city, but I didn't have to tell you that.
