[~Peter]

Staying in a hotel in the Quarter in New Orleans several years ago ... the staff at the desk warned me to stay near the Quarter at night for safety's sake and cautioned me strongly about the police which they said were "brutal".

I've never been back and can't see why anyone would want to go there. This city doesn't have a chance and doesn't deserve one.

[drt1]

Agree. I was there a couple of years ago and couldn't understand the attraction. Not my cup of tea for either vacation or business trip especially given it's pre-Katrina rep. Now it's even worse.

If I want to see a trashed town run by a bunch of thugs I'll go 30 miles down the road to Detroit - A trip I've taken exactly once in the past 7 years.

[ncountylee]

I was also warned about the police and advised by the hotel to cross the street if I was alone rather to walk by them.