re: New Orleans is a war zone, will the city ever have its own Rudy Giuliani?

As a Nashvillan born and raised I see the progressive decay starting to creep in here. Really hoping we don’t take a similar path NOLA or ATL took these next 20 years.

A damn shame though what has happened to NOLA as an outsider looking in. My buds and I did a bachelor’s trip there before Covid a few years ago, and man…do I have no desire to venture back onto Bourbon Street again anytime soon. Some of the people and situations we came across all weekend downtown were unnerving to say the least. We all agreed it felt like we were in Gotham or some other dystopian lawless city you see in movies. And it’s a shame too. It just isn’t the same city I remember visiting growing up and when I was in college. As a Southerner I take pride in all the iconic and historical Southern cities. Nola is a city that should always be considered an American treasure. Just too much history and unique culture stemming from NOLA for it to go down the toilet like it is.