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Article: New Orleans sheds light on darkened French Quarter
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- New Orleans CityBusiness
- Article date:
- February 25, 2008
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Katy Casbarian typically has an escort walk her the few blocks
home from late-night shifts, spurred by safety considerations she
said are heightened by a shadowy route through the French Quarter.
"The first four blocks of Burgundy are not very well lit," said
Casbarian, Arnaud's restaurant vice president. "We've had employees
who have had incidents with muggings in that area. And I live around
that area and it just doesn't feel safe."
Casbarian, 2008 president of the New Orleans chapter of the
Louisiana Restaurant Association, isn't alone in her assessment. She
said lighting complaints are routinely brought up by restaurateurs
at meetings held with city officials.
"It's been horrible," ...