Dubya sure didn't seem to mind what with his "spend whatever it takes" approach to NO.
Posted on 02/11/2013 7:45:31 PM PST by Anila
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Tourists are flocking to New Orleans for Mardi Gras: Just in time for party-goers to witness a black mob that has taken over an entire neighborhood. And few seem to care.
Just ask the beleaguered residents of Amelia Street: an “out-of-control gathering place for unruly teenagers during Mardi Gras (which) will receive increased attention this week from both police and city officials who promise to end the problem,” said the Uptown Messenger.
Which is what police said last year. And the year before. And the year before that. Now it happens year round.
And it is getting worse: The break-ins, assaults, robberies, arson, threats, vandalism, you name it, all happening on a two block stretch on a parade route between Barronne Street and St. Charles Avenue.
“I was there last year and it was absolutely crazy,” said one reader at the Uptown Messenger website. “Fights broke out, and I saw a moped catch fire.” Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/02/black-mob-takes-over-neighborhood-again/#OQKlP0FUWXGMHAYh.99
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New Orleans has some great food, amazing architecture, good music and it can all be done staying well outside of the crime ridden areas.
And the writer of the article is not being truthful when he says that Amelia St is on a parade route.
My parents always went to New Orleans in the 50s. They stayed at the Fairmont too and went to The Blue Room. They took us in the 70s when we were around 10 or so a few times, but they continued going for years. Had their own waiter at Antoines which allowed us to go through a back door, down an ancient hall and pick up a phone. The waiter would come get us and take us to our table. It was fun.
What y’all said and it smells bad too.
We have an office there and I am there just about every month. Uptown is as nice as a neighborhood as anywhere in the country. I’m not a big fan of the Quarter, but Frenchmen is a great street to drink or listen to music.
Stay away from dealing drugs in Central City and you will be okay.
Charbroiled oysters.
Is the city forcing the Krewe of Zulu to follow the printed route these days? I thought Amelia St. might be one of the traditional "detours".
Zulu goes down St, Charles which would bring it a few blocks from Amelia.
I know what you mean. When I visit family down there, it galls me that we have to carry concealed handguns just to feel comfortable enough to *risk* going out at night.
At Mardi Gras? Forget it. This isn't my idea of a "good time".
Tell you what, though... if you do find yourself down there, don't miss the WWII Museum. It was impressive to start with, and it just keeps getting better.
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LBJ’s ‘Great Society’
From what I've observed in these incidents, provocative behavior is intentional in order to "justify" an attack.
Thanks Vet. I’ll remember that if I ever get there.
Great theme for a short movie. I think rio could be added to the list, San Francisco, any other parades downhill?
The National World War II Museum is great. Once the extensions are done it’ll be awesome, and very much worth the visit.
I have heard it is nice but I’ll look for pictures.
I’ve been to the Omaha Zoo with my young grandkids and it was great. I’d recommend it to anyone traveling there.
Concur. If you avoid holidays and weekends and just want to visit, weekdays are best, you can park easily and take your time.
The only "touristy" destinations I like in N.O. are Jackson Square and Cafe Du Monde. I'm a beignet-and-coffee addict, prostrate before my fried-carbo-donut god.
Central Grocery and its real-deal muffalettas are just across the street and over a couple of doors from Cafe du Monde ... half of one of those muffalettas will hold you all afternoon. Even without the beignets. In the evening, Mother's Cafe on Poydras, down near the foot near, ummm, between Baronne and Tchopitoulas, has the best red beans and rice in the solar system. You can tell walking in the door that it's damn good -- on a weekday at lunch, you see New Orleans businessmen in there, in their trademark black-and-white suits (black ties, black suits, white shirts). That's the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. You'll find those guys at Felix, too, a block off Canal in the Quarter, near the corner of Royale, I think. Felix does seafood.
Emeril's is just a few blocks upriver from Poydras ... in the old American Quarter. Parking's a beeotch. Food's good, though, and Emeril's famous.
I'd wait in line to get into Galatoire's, but that's the only thing I'd go into the Quarter for, myself, except for Jackson Square. Thirty-five years ago, I went in there with my cousin; I had the steak Bearnaise, and he had the Sirloin Marchand de Vin .... I remember them both vividly, we traded a cut. Great food! And that was before Galatoire's really came back and re-established themselves. My cousin, who'd recently spent a couple of years studying in Bordeaux, commented that Galatoire's looks like a typical family restaurant in the south of France, unpretentious except on the platter where it counts.
If you park more than a couple of blocks off Bourbon Street, don't stay in the Quarter past about 8 pm .... if you're staying late, use cabs and stay on Bourbon and Royale and there in Jackson Square. And yeah, it's a good idea to get a Louisiana carry permit -- and carry.
It's always nice to meet another member of the faithful. I'm more of the "Morning Call" sect (Metairie, right next to the newsstand behind Lakeside Mall). Yeah, it's not as touristy as Cafe du Monde, but nothing goes as well with a hot cup of coffee and an order of beignets as a crisp new issue of Shotgun News.
Ah, Mother's. My dad worked at the ITM Building right there at the riverfront. He always did say that Mother's made the best RB&R... but I may have found one better. Check out Dunbar's Creole Cooking (since Katrina, moved to Pine Street just off St. Charles Ave., next to the Loyola Law School campus). Possibly the best fried chicken in town, too.
Dubya sure didn't seem to mind what with his "spend whatever it takes" approach to NO.
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