re: Why are residents of Louisiana on this board so opposed to people visiting New Orleans?

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city. In fact, it would be a significant burden removed from the state budget.

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Yeah they wouldn’t have all that revenue to worry about anymore. Should cut down on legislative meeting time

In all seriousness if I want to go to Nola for 3 days and go to the ww2 museum, zoo, and aquarium, am I gonna get mugged walking from the Uber back to the hotel or something?

I want to go but people make it sound like Mogadishu

Tiguar you could get mugged anywhere. It’s a very dangerous city personally I wouldn’t go but it’s a personal choice. Just take precautions and if you can go in the afternoon.

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the charm of New Orleans still exists

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the beauregard monument laughs at you...

I won't go to New Orleans because of fear of crime. My wife enjoys the city and we have time and money to do it.

But I don't know my way around and I don't think it would be worth the hassle.

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I'd rather be in the French Quarter at night than be in Downtown Memphis at night.

Downtown Memphis is one of the most dangerous places to be in the United States, especially if you are white and look like you have a little money in your pocket.

I know Nola is dangerous but I don't feel that same fear that I feel when in Memphis.

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One hundred percent agree.

I've only ever felt unsafe three times I can recall in this country, although I'd say I'm quite street smart and sensible and generally don't find myself in vulnerable situations due to getting lost or whatever or sticking out like a sore thumb with an expensive camera or the like. I've grown up and virtually always lived in urban areas. You know when the weeds appear in the cracks in the sidewalks, the street lights are out and the business change into churches chicken, bail bonds and boost mobile, you're in the hood. Not rocket science.

Once at a subway station in NYC in the middle of summer, unbelievably not too far from Times Square, where I was with two Australian friends and I'm certain we were about to get mugged by three black guys with hoods up staring at us until a train arrived. We were probably stood far enough away on the platform that it bought us enough time for them to dwell until a train came.

Once in St. Louis when I arrived there in Downtown at about 5pm, when you'd expect to see a lot of traffic and commuters, but the place was a ghost town, other than the bus/train terminal which was just full of panhandlers and suspect people. My girlfriend who as soon as she steps outside her middle class suburbia becomes terrified demanded we get an uber to the hotel despite it only being like a 5 minute walk.

The other was in Downtown Memphis, a beautiful Saturday afternoon in August about four years ago. The Cardinals affiliate was actually at home that evening as well (best ballpark in the minor leagues too IMO), so once you got around to the ballpark/beale it was a bit better, but me and my buddy parked the car not far up from there, and the place was very eery and a lot of rough looking people hanging around.

Downtown Memphis is shite. They have the bass pro and then Beale/Fedex Forum/Baseball Stadium (which was as heavily policed as the FQ) and thats it. A lot of it is deserted. The French Quarter/CBD feels a lot more vibrant, and to be fair Memphis has a better corporate climate and nicer suburbs than New Orleans, so I'm not just here to put it down.

I have been to some other US cities Downtown though, which have a lot of the social problems of the likes of New Orleans, St Louis and Memphis, such as Louisville, Indy, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Kansas City and felt fine. If anything I just thought some of them were a little boring if I had a complaint to make.

Being in the hood or sketchy areas is one thing and borders on stupidity if you go into these areas and act surprised, but there is no way anyone should feel unsafe in the center of any city in this country.

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Why are residents of Louisiana on this board so opposed to people visiting New Orleans?

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Seems like a straw man. If you want to spend your money there, go ahead.

But note that the local government is bent on destroying the tourism industry. New Orleans is a drain the state's limited resources.

It's awesome when some dude from Ferriday calls NOLA shithole.

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Why are residents of Louisiana on this board so opposed to people visiting New Orleans?

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Tourist deaths?

Go....and you will find out!