I have lived here all my life and nothing has ever happened to me, my friends, or my family! Stay on lit streets. Stay away from walking along and making yourself look vulnerable. If you do not know where you are going take a cab. United Cab is who I have account with and they are great! United Cab number is 504-522-9771. Stay away from bad, and unlit neighborhoods. As long as you stay away from Drug infested areas you will be fine. Be safe and have FUN!Drink!Pat O s, Lafittes Blacksmith shop, Columns Hotel Bar( Not in Quarter But has awesome big porch on st. charles avenue), Absinthe House, , Bombay clubFavorite FQ BAR- Lafittes and Pat o s, Carousel BarRestaurantsBrennans, ( Best Brunch) Awesome redfish and turtle soupJaquimos( Best Alligator Cheesecake and blackened red fish), Rio MarCoopsNapolean HouseCommanders Palace(MY FAV) Muriels(Turtle Soup, Goat Cheese Crepes, and Pecan crusted drum),Clover GrillCoffee Pot (FAVORITE RED BEANS and breakfast),Upperline, Yummy turtle soup and fishLiletteGumbo Shop,Napolean House( FAV. LUNCH SPOT),One on Hampson( BEST DUCK GUMBO)BrennansCrepe Nanou (Grilled Amberjack with Bearnaise awesome)Tommys RestaurantBrigtsens( Everything is AWESOME),Yo mama bar and grill( BEST HAMBURGERS)Palace Cafe( BEST PECAN CRUSTED FISH AND BLUE CRAB LEGS), Domileses(awesome poboys, FRIED SHRIMP and Roast Beef are my fav!),Cochon( BEst cochon du lait)Favorite coffee- Cafe du mondeFavorite dessert- CommandersJackson Square, St Louis Cathedral, Cafe Du Monde, Rvierboat(don t eat there the food is terrible) Zoo, Aquarium, Historic New Orleans Collection, Royal St. Antiques, Magazine Street Shopping, Airboat Swamp tour, Mardi Gras World, Ride the Streetcar,Museum- Historic New Orleans Collection, Ogden, Dday, the cabildo, Pharmacy, Confederate Museum, US Mint...Music- Frenchman st!!(snug Harbour, DBA, Spotted Cat) Check out what is playing at tipitinas, HOB, Howlin Wolf. Tipitinas has cajun dancing every sunday night. Go to Preservation Hall.Haunted Places; Le Petit Theater, The Pontalba, Pirates Alley, The Lalaurie House, St. Louis Cathedral and Lafittes Blacksmith shop, The Pharmacy are a few.
You don t need to do anything special to be safe in New Orleans - just use the same basic common sense needed in every city in the world. New Orleans made the news because drug dealers were/are killing each other in disputes and the still-reduced population meant the murder rate skyrocketed (rate = population divided by crimes). Other crime is at or below the national average for cities. To be blunt, stay away from people who buy/sell/use illegal drugs (especially crack cocaine) and your chances of being the victim of anything worse than a parking ticket or hangover are very low.There is really a lot to do but almost all attractions will be closed on New Year s Day. New Year s Eve night will include a Times Square type event at Jackson Square followed by fireworks. Reservations are critical if you want to have dinner in a restaurant downtown on NYE.http://frenchquarter.com/http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworlea��http://www.pubclub.com/newyear/neworlean��Restaurant suggestions: http://www.10best.com/New_Orleans,LA/Res��An incomplete guide to bars clubs: http://www.10best.com/New_Orleans,LA/Nig��www.neworleanscheapdrinks.comAbout certain alcoholic beverages: Realize that some famous drinks are VERY potent compared with regular cocktails that have only 1 to 1 ? ounces of alcohol. For example, a Hurricane is basically 3 or 4 ounces of rum in something like red Kool-Aid, and a Hand Grenade has at least 4 ? ounces of Everclear + rum + vodka mixed with melon liquor. They don��t necessarily taste like an alcoholic beverage and it is easy to over-indulge.I hope you have a great time!
Don t go to Bourbon Street.it s filthy, the people are disgusting, and the whole area smells like piss.