Thing is man I been seeing that shyt on bourbon street before even 9/11. shyt always been like that on bourbon street. I saw an all out brawl happen out there. Jokers were swinging at each other and dude pulled out a gun and folks started running and everyone was getting smashed against the walls because the place was packed.
My cousin who went to Xavier said that the most dangerous time of the year was during Mardi gras. There was a case or two were students who werent from NO who went out to Mardi gras and never returned. Only their bodies would turn up weeks later. My cousin mentioned how they would talk to the students and tell them how dangerous it was and to always watch themselves and travel in groups.
Folks just don't know how dangerous Mardi gras is. And I ain't putting this on folks from NO because people come from all around the world to NO for mardi gras. That is one of the reasons it is so dangerous.
Worked with an older lady before who went to Mardi gras and she said the first time she went to Mardi gras and saw bourbon street she thought to her self that this must be like what the Bible said when talking about hell or the city of Sodom and Gomorrah...