Neo Orleans

The Soverign Republic of Neo Orleans, colloquially referred to as Neo Orleans, is a unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic administered from the ruins of post-war New Orleans, (namely the less flooded parts).

History

After the Russians put Baton Rouge out of its misery and wiped it off the map, Orleans Parish became the undisputed cultural and political hegemon in the region. Salvaging commercial shipping assets left largely untargeted by by the war, the city's elite built a robust merchant marine corps and bought the loyalty of the Francophone southerners in order to expand their influence.

Government 

Though constitutionally a representative democracy, Neo Orleans is nonsubtly plutocratic. The shipping and trade sector gave rise to a monied aristocracy, leading grand, sheltered lives in the ruins of French Quarter hotels. All state affairs, from naval rearmament to parade planning are strictly managed by the fiscal elite. The unopposed national political party, called The Second Line, are socially apathetic but economically quite conservative, sporting a platform of Orleanian trade supremacy through mercantilist foreign policy.

Culture 

Spurred by immigration from the rest of Louisiana, Neo Orleans sports a strong French popular culture. The state is duolinguistic, and much of traditional New Orleans, like antebellum fashion and Jackson Square, is surrounded with a cult-like nostalgia and fetishization. Hence the national standard, a Mardi Gras yard flag.

Economy 

Neo Orleans, having little industrial or agricultural potential, is unambigously a trade state. The largest industry by far is aquaculture, followed by commercial shipping. The processing and transportation of goods from the Gulf Coast nations to the Floridan powers and east coast have enriched Neo Orleans' state-managed shipping monopoly: The East Orleans Trade Company.

International Affairs

Neo Orleans, being reliant on its neighbors for trade, currently maintains a live-and-let-live doctrine with the other new nations. The Principality of Treeland and Neo Orleans sport a warm sisterhood, united by a common heritage in the Lousiana Purchase. Neo Orleans currently holds a military alliance with the Libertarian Union of Westeros, with the stated goal of discouraging piracy in the Gulf waters.