Yes, several people have mentioned this including a trusted friend of mine who is an experienced traveler. Basically we plan on being in three places:
1) The Superdome
2) Bourbon Street
3) The WWII Museum
We’re only there 2 nights. Any issues?
My experience is pretty limited. When I was there I was with a group and we saw on the horizon a very well lit area off in the distance. We decided to walk to it and see what it was and a car pulled up and the driver said, “Go back to Bourbon Street and never go anywhere besides the heavily trafficked tourist areas.” This was about 25 years ago and I imagine it is a lot worse now.