St. Peter is, as usual, manning the Pearly Gates when forty people from New Orleans show up. Never having seen anyone from the Big Easy at heaven's door before, St. Peter says that he will have to check with God.
 
God instructs St. Peter to admit the ten most virtuous people from the group.

A few minutes later St. Peter returns to God breathless and says, "They're gone! They're gone!!!!!!!!"
 
"What?  All the New Orleanians are gone?" says God.
 
"No," replies St Peter. "The Pearly Gates are gone!!!!!!"