Aug 23 2008
Drink and Be Merry, but Safe and Legal, Too!
Visitors to the French Quarter can have some pretty strange ideas about our drinking laws. These usually turn out to be based on the vacation stories of friends or family. Many vacation tales are as reliable as a fisherman’s account of the one that got away.
Here’s an article I wrote about the 4 most popular drinking myths regarding my neighborhood. It may save you a ticket, or even a stint in the slammer. As the alcohol ads say, drink responsibly.
Although, it was hilarious to hear my visiting sister describe a near miss between a drunk on a Segue and a mule-drawn carriage…
P.S. The protest went ahead as scheduled yesterday. Here’s a link to the story on nola.com.
