Jackson Jambalaya

Good find. Does Mississippi keep similar records?

'Take it up with the federal government'? What's the fed govt got to do with restrictions in New Orleans and Orleans Parish?

On a side note, nice places like Pat O'Brien's began feeling pain years ago when hoodlums, punks, whores and thieves began taking over the streets. Sort of like today in the rest of the country.

no conventions, tourism dead, New Orleans self induced something worse than flooding. Seems to easy to say Democrat Gov and radical Mayor. Nursing homes were hit hard but not many tourist visit them.

Do not underestimate the loss of conventions on these New Orleans institutions. Pat O'Brian's, Antoine's etc. do a lot of individual business and might seem to be "immune" from COVID - 19, but I would wager that more than half of their income comes from corporate events related to conventions and conferences. The company that I work for has locations in several states, and when we have a regional meeting in New Orleans there is at least one dinner at an Arnaud's or one of the many Brennan's. We get a room big enough for 40-80 people and we are never the only company doing that. I hope most of them can survive.

Are Chokey and Cantrell related? Or did they just attend inept mayoral classes together?

I won't be surprised if a recall effort gets started in NOLA. Its a tourist driven economy. The mayor is absolutely crushing the economy. Governor said Saints can start hosting fans, Mayor said no thanks.

@6:27

Hoodlums, punks, whores, and thieves have been part of NOLA for centuries. And nothing says nice like having a drunk kid from a good Rankin County family puking up that hurricane he just finished at Patty O’s. It is really okay to live in the past, just not the past that never was.

I’m actually sitting in the quarter right now.

I’ve been here for 15 plus years off and on.

The doom sayers are miserable people in their own lives and have no relevant knowledge of the state of things.

Most reasonable people know that though.

It’s not perfect but it’s getting better. Lake Charles residents still have some hotels booked up thru the state and feds.

Cops are everywhere.

It’s quiet and peaceful and the weather is perfect.

This weekend I’m told the bars will begin to emerge from reasonable constraints placed by the governor and mayor.

Note...most bar owners here wish they had known masks would be so helpful in fighting the virus....they say this would be over already.

But keep hurling unfounded BS and please if you believe it....stay away. That’d be beat for all.

With New Orleans having so much of its economy based on hospitality and tourism, it is easy to see how it is suffering from CV19. When you consider the crime in the city, it is a place that I will avoid for the time being. As my old dad used to say, "In New Orleans, crime is an industry"

I would open my bar and if the City or State tried to shut me down, I would tell them Cantrell said its a federal issue. Too many people allowing local authority to run all over them. My business isn't "essential" and we never closed down. Some people need to grow a set and buck authority some times. Most of the time, they wont do anything or have the legal grounds to do so. I will say I do feel bad for the city as it is tourist driven and the annual conventions bring it tons of revenue.

this has nothing to do with D/R politics.

NOLA survives thanks to visitors. Conventions/tourism/weekend warriors/cruise ship boarders-when that goes away, so do businesses that need them to survive.

This is probably why Mississippi is faring far better than most of the country. Tourism isn’t paramount to our economy.

You go, 10:30! It's not like NOLA has never seen hard times before.

I'm surprised that Pat O'Brien's is still open at all. The number one tourist trap in the Quarter. And Emeril? He had his time, but it's pretty much over. As much slapstick as good cooking.

Since the same things are happening everywhere in the U. S., maybe Congress will finally find a way to help again.

You can always tell the liberal idiots on here. They defend the left and "their peoples" no matter the situation. New Orleans is like jackson. A claptrap of infestation.

I wish Carlos Marcello was still around.

He would have kept these places open . . . it may have involved an "offer the politicians could not refuse",
but that would have been only business . . . nothing personal.

For a poor old tomato farmer from Metairie, (or somewhere around NOLA) Mr. Marcello did have some clout.

9:59 - Kids don't go to Pat's place. Unless they're with their parents. Nice try. Groups of adults no longer feel safe on the streets and that's where the money is, the well heeled adults. While it's true that drunks, whores, thieves and punks have always infested the city, to some degree, they've not always been 80% of the locals, which is now the case. When you pare that fact with a mayor that doesn't give a shit...this is what you get.

It's the same as we see with reputable restaurants and other establishments 'failing' in Jacktown and closing down or escaping. But, go ahead and tell us about the lofts and trendy night spots soon to bust loose in Jacktown.

Live by Tourism ...die by lack of tourism.

I've always felt that large cities with tourism being their major source of tax revenue kinda are cheating with an unfair advantage over "non-tourist " cities . Thats not an exact way to say it though. These tourist cities have been blessed with a huge advantage of steady stream of outside money pouring into them. The smart ones diversified or at least didnt waste it all on corruption or other worthless crap. The ones that did....well it those tourism dollars disappear for even a few months...their city budget is completely shot.

It's like the situation of resource rich countries (think africa) that end up being shit holes. As opposed to countries without those resources actually have to work and build a real economy.

Does anyone here feel sorry for ME countries and their woes due to low oil prices? Likewise...I dont feel sorry for cities who have leaned too heavily on the tourism crutch for decades. Cry me a river. Really.

NOLA has had plenty of time and plenty of outside money over the years...much more than most cities ...so ....

The city put the kibosh on kids being in bars with parents. Seriously. And they hammered the strip clubs. But you can't walk out of your hotel without stepping over a hobo and stepping in puke. Priorities got misplaced in NOLA.

I've never been a big fan of the Mayflower, but it is one of the last remaining landmarks left in my
hometown.

Now I plan to have dinner there this week.

The Mayflower seems to understand how deal with local thugs.

"And Emeril? He had his time, but it's pretty much over. As much slapstick as good cooking"

Emeril was never New Orleans.

He's a showman from Massachusetts that has used NOLA culinary heritage to sell spicy salt to lonely women in North Dakota.

I think he's now selling a toaster on late night infomercials.

4:22 pm

Please stay away. It’ll be better without you.

Posters who tell the truth about this roach infested, horse-piss smelling den of iniquity are asked to stay away in droves. Imagine that.

Where else can you enjoy 25 cent beer under a crystal chandelier while checking out the garter belt on a chick who hasn't seen a shower in eight days?

PS: It's only a rumor that a powdered donut will cure crabs and a hangover. Don't fall for it.

8:31 pm

You sure seem to know a lot about it.

Glad you’ve resisted temptation ?

Oh dear! I didn't know they were opened. If they do curb pick up and have a menu on line, I'll be there picking up today.

Putting a flyer in the nearby neighborhoods and apts might have helped.