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Article: Psychics booted out of French Quarter: New Orleans square reserved for artists; fortune tellers predict lawsuit
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- May 18, 2003
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NEW ORLEANS - Suddenly, the heart of the French Quarter looks a
lot more like it did 30 years ago, and not everyone is happy about
it.
As of this weekend, the incense-burning tarot card readers have
been evicted from much of Jackson Square's flagstone promenades. The
fortunetellers were frequented by tourists but accused by many locals
of overrunning one of the most scenic and historic public spaces in
urban America.
Their removal stems from the City Council's latest effort to
placate the artists who have painted in the square for more than half
a century. The artists' colony had been thinning out in recent years
and members warned it would disappear without help.
Artist Stanley Beck said he ...