Jack is an enthusiastic guy who really and truly wants to help you have the best possible visit to his beloved adopted home town. His knowledge is extensive; he is familiar with every restaurant in a two-mile radius and told us interesting stories about the former owner of the place where we went to eat one night. Moreover, he has worked in the French Quarter for years and can guide you through that part of town you will of course visit if you consider yourself a proper tourist.
His home was perfectly situated for us. The St. Charles street car line is just a few blocks to the north and shops/restaurants on Magazine St. are an equal distance south. The Garden District is about a mile to the east, and another cluster of eateries on Prytania near Upperline are about a mile west. Tree shaded streets with interesting houses are everywhere in all directions. The street car is a slow-motion carnival ride to downtown, the French Quarter, Tulane and Loyola Universities, and all the mansions along St. Charles. If we weren't warm weather wimps, we would have left our car parked alongside Jack's house the entire time we were there.
Our New Orleans visit was great in large part because we chose to stay in this comfortable and comfortably located house with such a generous and helpful host.