Article: New Orleans gay bars help revive French Quarter economy

Justin Fritscher
University Wire
01-25-2006
(The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) NEW ORLEANS -- W ORLEANS -- Bright lights and a mixture of music surround revelers enjoying the night life on Bourbon Street. It's Wednesday night in the New Orleans French Quarter, and the city is full of life once again.

Four and a half months have passed since Hurricane Katrina wounded the city and in the French Quarter, the vibrant businesses and the partygoers have erased some of the city's scars.

The city's gay and lesbian community has played a key role in reviving the city. The gay men and lesbians were some of the first city residents to return, reopen their businesses and call New Orleans -- a city that has ...

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