Archive for February, 2009
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal might be voted the man least likely to let the good times roll. Slight, earnest, deeply religious and supremely wonkish, Jindal resembles neither his flamboyant predecessors as governor nor his reveling, 30-something contemporaries on Bourbon Street. Somehow the hall-monitoring, library-inhabiting, science-fair-winning class president has seized control of the Big … More: [...]
Wall Street P.I. (BellaOnline)
This is a tongue-in-cheek fictional piece about an old-fashioned private eye and Wall Street. More: continued here
OffBeat Magazine Irvin’s Art of the DealOffBeat Magazine, LAIrvin Mayfield buzzes down Bourbon Street on his motorcycle and pulls up to the Royal Sonesta Hotel, where he will open his new club, Irvin’s Playhouse, in March. At 31, Mayfield has a list of accomplishments most musicians don’t amass in a … More: continued here
Police Chief Warren Riley leads midnight sweep of Bourbon Street (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Police Sweep Bourbon Street at Midnight… More: continued here
Published: Feb 25, 2009 – UPDATED: 11:57 a.m. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police say a man is in stable condition after he was shot in the middle of a Bourbon Street crowd just past midnight Wednesday, not long after Mardi Gras celebrations officially ended. More: continued here
The economy has been affecting everyone recently. Businesses are shutting down and Fry Street is looking bare because of empty lots. Bars along Fry Street joined together on Tuesday though to attract as much business as possible. The seven Denton bars included Lucky Lou’s, Riprocks, Cool Beans, The Garage, Side Bar, Fry St. More: continued [...]
A front end loader removes trash that was left on Bourbon Street after Tuesday night’s Mardi Gras Celebration, early Wednesday morning in New Orleans. More: continued here
The day after Mardi Gras, business was much brisker at St. Louis Cathedral than at the Big Easy Bar on Bourbon street. More: continued here
Associated Press – February 25, 2009 3:04 AM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Police say a man is in stable condition after he was shot in the middle of a Bourbon Street crowd just past midnight… More: continued here
Take a live look at Bourbon Street in New Orleans as revelers celebrate Carnival. More: continued here
