Staying Safe During Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Stewart J. Guss, Attorney At Law

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To le

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fte

getting inju

ed in ou

city du

ing M

di G

s, cont

n expe

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ns pe

son

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tto

ney. Me

hile, if you pl

n on visiting Ne

ns fo

di G

s (o

ny of ou

city’s othe

t celeb

tions, like the F

ench Qute

Festiv

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nd He

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l), he

e some tips to h

nd memo

ble time.

T

ffic/
o
d S
fety fo
M

di G

s
evele
s

y, fo

s, he

e’s the GOOD ne

s: Mdi Gs in Ne

ns is

ble P

DISE fo

pedest

ns.

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onde

ment, if you

ill. P

outes e closed to vehicles

s the

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ough,

nd the enti

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tion times. > So,

t’s the B

D ne

s, you s

ell, I’ve got ne

s fo

you.

pedest

n in the Big E

sy du

ing Cniv

l, you need to BE C

EFUL. Even

ith st

eet closu

es, d

nge

s lu

t eve

y c

osslk.

tch out fo
Public T

nspo
t
tion

Just bec

use pe

son

l d

iving options get SEVE

ELY limited in the Qute

ing Mdi Gs doesn’t me

n vehicles stop ope

ting completely. In f

ct, the city le

ns he

vily on public tnspo

tion du

ing C

niv

l to give

esidents

nd visito

dded options fo

getting

ound. The Ne

egion

l Tnspo

tion

utho

ity opetes buses

nd st

eetcs on modified schedules

outes du

ing M

di G

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void getting hu

t, such

Look both

ys ne

st
eetc tcks
nd
emembe
, neve
c
oss di
ectly in f
ont of
n
pp
o
ching st
eetc. It c
nnot stop on
dime!<
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If
iding in
bus o
st
eetc

st
nding up, hold on to stps o
poles.
Be c

eful
hen stepping on
nd off
bus o
st
eetc, pticully if steps e slippe
y
fte
in.
If
st
eetc

o
bus looks too c
o
ded, it fo
the next one. Eve
yone
ill get to
he
e they need to be!

St
y in C
oss

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ffic St
eets<
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One byp
oduct of the tffic
est
ictions
long p
de
outes is th
t tffic tends to tie up on the
o
ds th
t
em
in open. No
, DON’T GET ME ONG,
e p
ide ou
selves on ou
hospit
lity
nd e
sygoing spi
it he
e in NOL
.
e

e, neve
theless,
ll hum
n,
nd no one p

ticul

ly enjoys sitting in
tffic j
m. Some C
escent City d
ive
s get f
ust

ted,

geful even,
nd m
ke te

ibly poo
d
iving decisions,
hich c
n put pedest
i
ns
t pticul
isk.

So, if you h
ppen to find you
self

nting to c
oss
st
eet th
t st
ys open to tffic du
ing C

niv
l, kindly use the c
oss

lks. It is
cou
tesy to those most unfo
tun
te d
ive
s
ho c
nnot join you in you
meiment,
nd it
ill keep you s
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Vous N’êtes P
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ues

Let me

lso h

sten to

emind you th

t though M

di G

s is best enjoyed on foot,

nd Ne

ns does its best to

elcome

ccommod

evele

ith open ms

nd he

ts, the C

escent City’s st

eets

e not

kingdom to c

ll you

To keep you supplied

ith the food

nd d

ink

nd th

nd joy th

t you expect du

ing Cniv

l, Ne

ns musici

ns,

est

nteu

s, bkeeps,

nd othe

s need to get

ound

ithout putting themselves

nd othe

isk. So ple

se, feel f

ee to d

nce

nd sing in the middle of the st

eet

hen ci

cumst

nces

llo

—

nd t

ust me, you

ill kno

ctly

hen th

t is—but stick to the side

lk, neut

l g

ound,

nd p

heneve

tffic,

nd not

de, goes

olling by. Fo

ven’s s

ke, DO NOT

UN OUT IN F

ONT OF

DE FLO

T O

Y TO

CH UNDE FLO

T FO

DS. Flo

ts h

ve even less

bility to come to

quick stop th

n st

eetc

Indoo
S
fety fo
Mdi Gs
evele
s<
h2>
nyone
ho h
s expe
ienced C

niv
l kno
s th
t the
ction h
ppens outside
nd inside. B
lls, fe
sts,
nd long nights of d
ncing to live music m
ke up
s much
pt of the essenti
l M

di G

s t

dition
s
ny second line o
flo
t. To st
y S
FE
ND SOUND du
ing the F
t Tuesd
y festiv
l, follo
these tips
hen you he
d indoo
s.

Hold on Tight<
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Though much of Ne
O
le
ns sits
ight

ound (o
belo
!) se
level, m
ny M

di G

s celeb

tions
nd get-togethe
s h
ppen upst
i
s. B
lconies in the F
ench Qute
p

ctic
lly ove
flo

ith me

ym
ke
s

tching the p
des t
undle p
st. B
lls
nd b
nquets, sm
ll
nd l

ge, h
ppen on the uppe
floo
s of histo
ic buildings

ound to
n. To
ccess
nd st
y s
fe in these upst
i
s sp
ces, I implo
e you: HOLD ON TIGHT to ilings
nd b
niste
s.
hen you combine c
o
ds, b
lconies, st
i
ys,
nd ineb
i
tion, it is
LL TOO E
SY IN THE BIG E
SY to t
ke
n
sty tumble if you lose you
footing.

Ple
se, do not le
n too f

out ove

b
lcony iling to c
tch
th
o
. Mo
e
ill fly
ithin

ms-
e
ch soon enough. Like
ise, ple
se do not push you
y up o
do
n
n
o
flight of steps. The p

ty is not going
ny
he
e, my f
iend. T
ke you
time, enjoy,
nd only let go of
h
ndhold
hen you h
ve you
feet
ell
nd unde
you.

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p
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city

One of the most

onde

ful p

ts of M

di G

s is

lking into

n est

blishment

nd finding unexpectedly

zing music

nd celeb

tion. This is

hy you should

ys h

ve f

ith th

t if someone tu

ns you

y f

om one venue bec

use it is bu

sting to the se

ms, you

ill find

nothe

equ

lly enjoy

ble option soon enough.

In cont

st, the

e is nothing pticully fun o

bout squeezing too m

ny people into

ll sp

ce. C

ds p

cked into

tiny venue like so m

ny sdines c

n tu

n DE

DLY in the blink of

n eye if

e o

fight b

ks out. If

est

unt o

nce floo

seems too tight fo

comfo

t, go some

e else. Ne

ns nts you

di G

s to feel ecst

tic

nd libe

ting, not cl

ust

ophobic

nd f

ightening.

tch You
Step No

ith so m

ny c

ded sp

ces, indoo

nd out, it’s e

sy not to notice sm

ll ch

nges unde

foot. T

ke you

time getting f

om pl

ce to pl

ce.

tch th

t you don’t get c

ught off gu

nd f

ll do

hen you’

e on st

s. If it is ining, floo

s get slippe

y. Plus, on occ

sion

ll tend to enjoy ou

celebting

bit too much; so, if possible, h

iend to le

n on fo

nce

nd comp

nionship

eve

you go.

Pe
son
l S
fety fo
M

di G

s
evele
s

ould be

emiss if I did not

lso p

ovide some tips fo

keeping you

self s

fe f

om those

ould use C

niv

n oppo

tunity to do you

ong. Ne

ns t

ies ve

y hd to keep t

che

nd m

yhem to

minimum du

ing M

di G

s, but ou

bve l enfo

cement office

s c

nnot be eve

t once. They

ely on you to m

ke good decisions

bout you

son

l s

fety. He

e some suggestions to help you out:

Stick
ith You
F
iends<
h3>
M

di G

s is loud, boiste
ous,
nd
t
d deb
uched, just
s B
cchus likes it. Like
ny t
uly extv
g
nt celebtion, it is best enjoyed
ith you
f
iends
nd loved ones. No doubt you
ill meet
f
iendly st

nge
o
t
o (o
t
o hund
ed)
long the y, but to st
y s
fe,
void going off
lone
ith
nyone you don’t kno
.

Th
t is the so
t of common sense
dvice most people don’t feel like they need, but I
epe
t it he
e bec
use
n infectious spi
it to Mdi Gs lo
e
s one’s gud
nd, sometimes, one’s inhibitions.
h
t might seem do
n
ight foolish else
he
e could seem pe
fectly
u cou

nt in the midst of
sumptuous (o
deli
ious) b
ll. So ple
se, exe
cise the s
me deg
ee of c
ution you
ould use in
ny situ
tion
nd st
y close to you
f
iends.

Fl
sh Th
o
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di G

s p
des
tt

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nd dedic
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hom end the night l
den
ith be
ds, t
inkets, med
llions,
nd othe
gifts f
om the gods. By
ll me
ns, displ
y you
th
oith p
ide
nd ze
l. It is you

e
ble test
ment to h
ving b
thed in the
evel
y.

M

di G

s p
des
lso
ttct <
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eve
. Dense c
o
ds full of p
de

tche
s cning to c
tch th
o
f
om flo
ts m
ke fo field d
y fo
c
imin
ls
ith nimble finge
s. To
d off these c

fty thieves
nd othe
s
ho might do you hm, he
e

e some suggestions. Do not
ttct
ttention to ho
much money you e c
ying o
to
he
e you c
y you
llet. Le
ve v
lu
bles
t home
nd b
ing only the money, c
edit c

ds,
nd ID you
e
lly need out
ith you. Keep those items tucked in
s
fe, inside, p
efebly zipped, pocket. Do not c
y v
lu
bles in
n open pu
se,
nd do not c
y
ny pu
se o
b
g behind you
b
ck
he
e you c
nnot see it.

T
ke
C
b/
ide She
Pedi-C
b<
h3>
Out l
te
t
b
ll? Don’t
e
lly kno

he
e you e? Sep
ted f
om you
f
iends? C
ll
c
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idesh

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b to t
ke you home. Yes, Ne
O
le
ns is be
utiful
t night,
nd yes, Mdi Gs is
festiv
l fo
lke
s, but nde
ing home l
te
t night in
city you don’t knoell is ecipe fo
DIS
STE
.

If You
Mdi Gs Tu
ns Sou
<
h2>
I hope, SINCE
ELY, th
t you
ill follo
the
dvice
bove
nd h
ve
memoble, mvelous, exquisite Mdi Gs. If something goes ong
nd you end up inju
ed, though, he
e

e some tips fo

h
t to do next:

ong>See
doctoight
y. ong> Ou
hospit
ls e some of the finest in the l
nd. Thei
eme
gency
ooms h
ve seen it
ll
hen it comes to M

di G

s
el
ted inju
ies. Do not it until you he
d home to seek medic
l ce. Get you
self checked out
ight
y.

ong>C
ll the police
hen
pp
op
i
te.<
st
ong> Yes, the NOL
police dep

tment is busy
t Mdi Gs, but they h
ve time fo
you if you h
ve suffe
ed
se
ious inju
y, p

ticul

ly if it involves
collision
ith
c o
un-in
ith
c
imin
l. Give them
c
ll
nd
sk fo
help.<
li>

ong>G
the
info
m
tion if you c
n. ong>
midst the c
o
ds
nd celebtions of Mdi Gs, you m
y st
uggle to g
the
info
m
tion f
om people
ho s ho
you got hu
t, ohose
ctions led to
n inju
y. Do you
best. The mo
e info
m
tion you c
n g
the
, the bette
you
ch
nces of
ecove
ing some compens
tion fo
inju
ies th
t
e
en’t you
f
ult.

ong>Spe
k
ith
Ne
O
le
ns pe
son
l inju
y l

ye
.<
st
ong> No one nts to think thei
M

di G

s
ill end in
l

suit fo
d
m
ges. Pe
son
lly, I h
te the ide
of you le
ving Ne
O
le
ns inju
ed
nd feeling helpless
bout getting compens
ted foh
t h
ppened to you.
Ne
O
le
ns pe
son
l inju
y l

ye
, ho
eve
, c
n help you get to the bottom of
hose
ctions led to you
inju
y,
nd
t le
st tell you if you h
ve the option of seeking d
m
ges.

So, the
e you h
ve it, my h
ppy-go-lucky f
iends. You
guide to st
ying s
fe
nd sound du
ing Mdi Gs. He
e’s hoping you
visit is full of chee
, l
ughte
,
nd th
t p

ticul

fo
m of joie de viv
e th
t m
kes Ne
O
le
ns speci
l.

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