None of the houses in New Orleans have fireplaces, or if they do they're bricked over or otherwise covered. Fireplaces are not a good idea in a city where all the houses are built of wood and they're very close together.

We do have heat but we only keep it turned up to 65* to save on the energy bill, and even that is probably expensive because there is no insulation. Bundling up during the winter is a small price to pay to live downtown in a historic shotgun house.

Summer was worse, actually. You know it's hot when it's 85* inside and it still feels chilly when you open the door.