[RANGERAIRBORNE]

Corruption in LOUSY-ANNA? Please, say it ain't so!

I may be the only guy in the country who thinks New Orleans is a stinking cesspool of scumbags and cheap hustlers- most people seem to think it's some sort of Disneyland with booze.

I'm sure that the vast majority of tourists have no earthly idea how dangerous the place is- and don't call the cops, half of them are criminals in uniform. It's sort of like a Mexican border town- you can have a great time, but watch your back.

[Sparta]

"don't call the cops, half of them are criminals in uniform"

It is widely known here in the New Orleans area that the largest street gang in New Orleans is the New Orleans Police Departement.

[Search4Truth]

You are quite the prince, aren't you Ranger Boy? Holiday depression getting to you? Meds not working anymore?

Well here are some great things to do in the Big Easy for more chariable spirits.

Enjoy inside and outside activities that truly make New Orleans one of the most unique cities in America. The list of exciting and fun events taking place seem endless. Sultry nights will only add an authentic experience to your travels when you see New Orleans in all her southern beauty!

1. Happy Hour at the Ambassador Hotel (4-7 everyday)
2. Free New Orleans Travel Guide mailed to you!
3. Cook up some Louisiana seafood recipes... Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, File Gumbo
4. Answer New Orleans’ hardest question: Where to eat?
5. Reserve a hotel room in New Orleans
6. Gotta try a Cajun Kringle! Or a traditional Mardi Gras King Cake!
7. Enjoy Sunday brunch in the French Quarter featuring traditional New Orleans cuisine and live Jazz
8. Bright lights, money, and va-va-voom at Harrah’s Casino downtown
9. Buy Some Beads
10. French Quarter Festival (April 12-14)
11. Visit famous New Orleans restaurants, meet the chefs, tour their kitchens, and have a special VIP tasting menu meal
12. Louisiana Swamp Festival (mid-October)
13. Choose meals wisely with an Ambassador Restaurant Guide
14. Louisiana Renaissance Festival (November)
15. Enjoy Springtime in the Big Easy!
16. Coffee and Beignets at Cafe Du Monde
17. REALLY BIG MOVIES at the Imax Theater!
18. Audubon Zoo
19. Jazz’n the Vines at Ponchartrain Vineyards (May-October)
20. Immortalize your trip with a tattoo
21. Spend a lazy afternoon browsing art and antiques on Royal and Magazine Streets
22. Join music history with a night at Tipitina’s
23. Frolic on Bourbon Street
24. See the Mardi Gras floats being constructed
25. See the 2003 BCS National Football Championship at the Sugar Bowl
26. Walking tour of the Garden District
27. Enjoy New Orleans’ museums
28. Ride the rides at Jazzland theme park
29. Visit the National D-Day Museum
30. See Bourbon Street on our live webcam!
31. Storyland Children’s Fairy Tale Park (in City Park)
32. Confederate Civil War Museum
33. Late night grub at the Camellia Grill on Carrollton Street
34. Louisiana Children’s Museum (at 420 Julia Street)
35. Musee Conti Historical Wax Museum
36. Horse racing at the New Orleans Fairgrounds (Nov.-March)
37. Historic Voodoo Museum
38. Tour the only U.S. Mint that printed money for both the U.S. and the Confederacy
39. Explore the history of Jazz
40. Visit the Planetarium at the Audubon Nature Center
41. Shop, eat, and drink at Jax Brewery
42. A haunted evening tour of the French Quarter
43. Donna’s for live Jazz and BBQ
44. Shake yo thang at The Funky Butt
45. Aquarium of the Americas
46. Tour the French Quarter, Garden District, cemeteries, and plantations
47. Historic walking tour of the French Quarter
48. Coupons for tours, restaurants, car rentals, lodging, museums, fishing trips and more!
49. Cheeseburgers at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville
50. Jazz Fest 2003 (April 26-May 5)
51. Concerts at the House of Blues
52. Coffee with chicory – a unique taste of New Orleans
53. Paddleboat cruise on the Mississippi
54. Voodoo Music Festival (around Halloween)
55. Ride a streetcar along St. Charles Avenue’s oak trees
56. Essence Festival (July)
57. Art exhibits at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC)
58. Research historic archives at the Historic New Orleans Collection
59. View a map of the New Orleans area
60. Golf at Bayou Oaks (inside City Park)
61. Listen to the best jazz radio station in the world!
62. Nightly Jazz at Preservation Hall
63. Have a tour (and a Hurricane!) at Pat O’Brien’s
64. Listen to native son Kermit Ruffins and the Barbeque Swingers!
65. Ellis Marsalis and others at Snug Harbor
66. Exchange recipes with Arnaud’s Chef Gaetano "Tommy" DiGiovanni
67. See priceless Mardi Gras memorabilia in the museum at Arnaud’s
68. Buy a Commander’s Palace Cook Book
69. Rock n Bowl at Mid-City Lanes
70. See a concert or musical at the gorgeous Saenger Theatre
71. Romantic dinner at Bella Luna restaurant, overlooking the Mississippi
72. Botanical Gardens in City Park
73. Catch a Zephyrs minor league baseball game (April-September)
74. “Bananas Foster” at Brennan’s
75. Southern Decadence Festival (September)
76. Tour an Antebellum Plantation
77. Visit a Louisiana state park
78. Bayou Segnette State Park (30 minutes away)
79. Get crawfish, shrimp, or alligator shipped by mail
80. Tour the French Quarter’s 1850 House, home of Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba
81. Tour cemeteries, vampires, and voodoo sites
82. Hermann-Grima and Gallier Houses
83. Visit the pushcarts and shops at the Riverwalk
84. Tour the gardens of the historic Longue Vue House
85. Read Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles
86. Herbs, leeches, and medicinal “gris gris” at the Pharmacy Museum in the French Quarter
87. History of culture and race in America at the Amistad Research Center
88. Cruise to site of the Battle of New Orleans
89. New Orleans Fire Department Museum
90. Find a flight to New Orleans now
91. Children play at Rivertown in Kenner
92. View a map of the French Quarter
93. Preview historic houses in the Garden District
94. Free guidebook and map from Louisiana Dept. of Tourism
95. Take a nature walk with the Louisiana State Park Service
96. Go buck-wily on Bourbon Street!
97. Tour Anne Rice’s orphanage and doll collection
98. Charter a fishing boat with your buddies
99. Visit alligators on a Swamp Tour
100. Tour antebellum Garden District homes with a Mint Julep
101. Find a chess partner in New Orleans