You seem to be Denny Hastart with a better vocabulary.
I’m off to New Orleans for my birthday next week. Can’t wait! Beautiful city in December without a lot of tourists and Mardi Gras crazies.
I’m just a fossilized old fart pontificating in retirement as it strikes my fancy. Mileage may vary.
Many,many years ago, four of us went there at the beginning of February. We got a great room right in the Quarter and had a great time, Actually got to stand just a few rows of people back from the players at Preservation Hall. The bars were filled with “colorful” locals with their great stories and good advice about where and what to eat and what to see that regular tourists skip over.
I have no idea what it’s like now, but good luck.