I cannot even begin to describe what it is like to live in New Orleans right now. As soon as the game ended last night, the whole city went into celebration mode. We went down to the French Quarter to participate in the festivities on Bourbon Street! Everyone was high-fiving left and right. Race barriers went away for hours and everyone was enjoying a city-wide party. Walking down Bourbon Street was close to impossible but the excitement was contagious. Cheers of “Who dat? Who dat? Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints?” broke out every 20 seconds, and people were exclaiming in disbelief, “WE JUST WON THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!” It was absolutely insane.
Police blocked off Canal Street so that the celebration in the French Quarter could overflow onto surrounding streets. Apparently there was no purposeful violence whatsoever last night: only a couple of accidental shootings from celebratory gun shots. Aside from that everyone was happy and joyous. It was absolutely incredible.
After Bourbon Street, we found ourselves at Cafe du Monde where the celebration continued. We started several “Who Dat?!” cheers and watched people do some dangerous things on the tops of cars driving down Decatur Street.
This morning we bought 6 copies of today’s Times Picayune which says “AMEN!” because the Saints finally had the Superbowl win they’ve been waiting for for 43 years!
Unfortunately my own camera was acting up last night so the following photos are borrowed from friends.
The best thing about last night’s win is that Mardi Gras day is a week from tomorrow! Tomorrow the City is putting together a Saints Parade that the whole city will come out for, then Mardi Gras weekend parades start on Wednesday. As many have pointed out, this is going to be the most festive Mardi Gras ever!
And boy does this city deserve it!





















