Great place to go! Â Has the best and most diverse crowd in the city and I like that. Â Cheapest drinks (and strong) you'll find around. Â Great place to go to get ready for a show at Tipitina's. Â Bartenders are extremely friendly and don't forget to show them some love at Throwback Thursday!! Â Bring that college ID and drink for cheap!
Review Source:Attention..... pros only, this is a wonderfully creepy and dated dark dive in a city filled with scrappy little bars, if you are a dive aficionado come on in and enjoy Ms Mae's awesomeness and it's 1990's priced liquor.
It is clear people pop in here for "to go cups" all day, everyday, as their regular routine
and why wouldn't you if you imbibe in the distilled spirits.
Seriously if you are a needy tourist or picky priss, you should stay far away.
Dark, dank and dreary, Miss Mae's is the king of all dives. One could miss out on weddings, funerals or nuclear holocaust hold up in this spot with $1.50 PBR's, cheap shots and lack of windows/sunlight that they offer. The only knock is that the jukebox is a standard piece of top 40 bullsh*t. I hear it gets packed with the C- college crowd but I've never not had an alright time there.
Review Source:I will admit that I have been here a few times, but it is not a bar that
I would consider being a regular at.
Yes like a lot of people touched base on they have cheap drinks. They are also open 24/7. It wasn't really the shady crowd that bothered me about this place but the dress code. I don't know weather or not they still enforce that or not because I haven't been back in like 3 years.
The other thing that bothers me about this place is the fact that this place draws in a lot of lowlifes. Yes I have seen quiet a few bad things go on out here. For example I saw a guy get the shit beat out of him for no reason and all while a NOPD squad car drove by and didn't even stop. Yes that is one of the many things I saw there. I used to walk by this place at 4:30-5:00 in the morning on my way to work. Just a word to the wise its not a safe place to be by yourself during that time of day.
In short this place is alright for a tourist or a college student but please make damn sure that you don't go into that place alone!
I'm going to be cranky & "get off my lawn"-ish..but I miss the old Ms Mae's location (where St. Joe's) is now. Â Yeah, it's 24/7 and the drinks are cheap. Â But I don't know th vibe is just off for me.
However this bar affords AWESOME people watching, especially if you're headed someplace super early on a Saturday or Sunday morning and you're watching the drunks spilling out on to the sidewalk.
Usually, I won't give dives more than three stars because they're dives... But there's just something about this nasty old bar that makes me a fan.
Yes, there's horrible music. Yes, the bathrooms are pretty bad. Yes, you'll definitely smell like the bar after five minutes. Yes, there are loud, obnoxious patrons. And yes, you'll have a blast if you go with a good group of friends.
This one night in particular, I was having an off-day. So, we go to Ms. Mae's and I order a drink. Wells are $2, and I hand the bartender a $20 (since that was all I had). He gave me the wrong change and I told him immediately, but since I had my wallet out, he thought I put a bill in there and was trying to get money off of him. I was pissed, to say the least.
I sat back down with my friends, and I complained to them. Being the type of friends they are, they talked to another bartender about the situation. This guy got me another drink, with any liquor I wanted (Tanqueray? yes, please!) Seriously, this was the best gin and tonic I've ever had.
Later that night, after the first bartender counted his drawer, he came to my table apologizing and gave me my change back. He could have blown it off, he could have taken the money, but he found me and apologized. This speaks volumes about the type of people that work here.
It's alright! It's a. Cheap. b Full of charactaz and c. Open 24 hours. For all of the above, I'd possible come back, but most likely c. cuz I'm more of a fan of the environment at Buddha Belly across the street (what? they have this side patio... and washing machines!)
Gotta give props to Ms Mae's for "always being there," even during a hurricane. It's not especially my scene - I'm pretty sure there isn't a decent wine on the list, let's put it that way... Definitely a place to just get a cheap a$$ drink late at night.
This is an interesting little hole in the wall where the selling point is cheap drinks. You will also see some unique characters here. Cheap drinks or not, this isn't really my type of place and I would never go out of my way to come here. With that said, it serves a purpose and the "regulars" seem to like it.
Review Source:There are certain bars that I consider my 'Strictly Go-cup' bars. Ms. Mae's falls into this category and perhaps more than any other bar in the city. This is the perfect place to duck in, grab some cheap drinks, and get the heck out of Dodge. Don't get me wrong, there is some great people watching that can be had on any afternoon here, but there is really not much need to chill in the smoky dive unless the heavens opened up and prevented you from exploring the rest of Magazine Street. If you are a wise NOLA traveler, you should always keep a vessel to hold more than one drink at a time (so you never run out). Order two or three cheap doubles from Ms. Mae's, fill up your container, and continue your journey around town. You probably should find some food soon; remember it's a marathon and not a sprint.
Review Source:I love this place. The drinks are cheap and the atmosphere is just what I like, divey, smokey and chill. Although there were a lot more bros there than I was expecting. They had prank shows going on the tv, which was fun. Wish we could have played air hockey, but the tables were full. Fun fun fun!
Review Source:I like Ms Mae's. It's one of those cash only places that New Orleans is known for. Get used to it.
Tank's Wild Air Hockey Tournament, mostly known as TWAT, is a blast!
WARNING! INCREDIBLY CHEAP DRINKS CAN BE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH! Forgive me, but I forget which night is college night. Maybe it's Thursday. I'm not a student at all, but the bartender gave me the student price anyway...which I believe was half price on well drinks. I got stupid drunk that like on $8.00. Typical? I think I'm not the only one who's experienced this type of blessing brought forth by the wizards at Maes.
Also, the door guy...he's a sweet heart, and he's there to make sure you have a good time, and stay out of trouble. Be kind to him, and the bartenders, because they will ALWAYS be there.
Excellent dive bar.
Cheap, cheap, cheap!
Open 24 hours!
You can get 2 beers on tap for 6 bucks... Â Good beers! Â Or top shelf cocktails for 4 bucks a pop... Â Good juke box, air hockey, pool table
Great place to have a pop or three before going to see a show at Tipitinas..
Win, Win, Win...
It's a Dive bar and lives up to it. Â
If smoke is not your thing avoid this place.
If you are looking for a quiet place to talk, Â Nope.
If felons creep you out you may want to pass this place up. Â You never know what you will get when you walk in except for cheep as hell drinks.
If you just want to tie one on, your home
A Thursday night must for pre-partying. Â especially during the Tulane school year.
Uptown and very VERY divey, but cheap and fun with a truly New Orleans local feel.
PS: do NOT try to steal anything or screw around with the awesome decor. Â there is like one bouncer and if you're banned for life, you really are banned for life, no costume or disguise will save you.
This used to be my go-to bar to start and end nights in college. Â A little less so after graduating and now I find myself barely frequenting my once hallowed stomping grounds.
After the sale of the bar to new management, the prices went up a dollar ($1 singles to $2 and $2 doubles to $3) but it's still easily the cheapest place to get drunk in the city as every drink is basically 99% booze and a splash of mixer. Â The beer still remains dirt cheap. Â They have inserted an air hockey table in place of an old pool table and upgraded to a digital jukebox (WHY?!). Â The addition of booths in the back of the bar are a welcome sight and long overdue and provide spaces for groups that can't find a spot at the tables up front. Â The mixed crowd that used to be so appealing has become too young and lacking in diversity, although you still can't go wrong mingling with people here after the 3am hour.
The bartenders are still as friendly and fast as ever (even on extremely packed nights I never waited more than 5 mins for a drink). Â Thursday nights are still college nights and will be packed around the 10-11 oclock hour. Â Your best bet is to make this one of your late late night stops before heading home or get here early in the night to pregame.
Note: Â To those still claiming to see Ms. Mae at the bar, you may have a future in dealing with the great beyond as Miss Mae has left the bar and this world (god rest her soul) for quite a while now.
Oh, Roxanne C. You're a dear friend of mine, but my face slightly frowns when you ask me to meet you here and you know it.
It's cash only (no big deal) and I always come out of here smelling like cigs (yuck!). Get out of your comfort zone, Roxanne!!! = P
There are often times creepy people. One pool table. One air hockey table. One Pac Man machine. Yes, drinks are cheap.
Not sure what else to say. I'm running out of things to say.
Ok, I'll go now...
"The Club" HAHAHA Â Ms. Mae's is only a club in the sense that lots of people do coke in the bathroom.
I have seen shady dealings go on by the air hockey table.
The cheapest drinks in New Orleans are located here for sure. Â I have ended my night and certainly my memory with shots of Cabo Wabo for $3 or $4 bucks a piece. Â I can't remember---that's why it was awesome.
The pool table has a constant haze of wine flavored Black and Mild smoke lingering in the air. Â I've seen more than one stick broken. Â So many so that a sign is taped to the pool table stating the price of a new stick. Â
Ms. Mae herself sometimes comes into the bar and gets treated like royalty by the drunken regulars.
I often see people asleep on the bench outside of Ms. Mae's on Sunday mornings.
The place is filthy good fun.
Ms Mae's is the kind of place you go to if you want to get away from the tourists that plague New Orleans. Â This bar is a local favorite and to be honest, it is now a personal favorite of mine as well.
Upon looking at the outside of the bar, it looks like any old, local bar that you could really find in any old town. Â However, once you walk inside, it is clear that Ms Mae's is a dive bar lover's dream. Â It's dark and smokey, has beer, has games and always has a large group of local men hanging out and shootin' the breeze. Â People are so caught up in the lights and atmosphere of clubs that it seems like they don't even remember what it is like to just relax, have a beer and talk about life. Â Ms Mae's is exactly what people really need these days.
If anyone says that this bar is not nice enough or needs to be classed up, than they have no business being there. Â Ms Mae's is famous and for good reason. Â The people are incredibly friendly and they have everything you need to have a good time without paying up the wazoo. Â
Good people, cheap alcohol and a haven away from the busy French Quarter?! Â Count me in.
Ms. Mae's was one of my recent stops on my epic quest to try every decent bar in the city. Located on the corner of Magazine and Napoleon, people have been trying to get me to go here for ages. While not a place I would probably frequent, Ms Mae's was A-OK.
I am always a bit surprised when I find a divey bar in a ritzy area. Ms. Mae's is one of those places. I guess I figured that someone would have tried fancying the place up a bit by now, but that is a good thing. I like a bar that stays true to its roots.
On the night I visited the bar was fairly dead. Maybe it was too early, but I expected more people on a Friday night. The vibe is classic New Orleans dive bar. It did have more lights than I am accustomed to in a dive bar, but that just encouraged me to drink better beer. I stayed for a couple of drinks and then moved on.
I would be willing to try this bar again, but maybe I should save it for the ultra late nights when few bars are still open.
Super weird? Yes.
No ambiance to speak of? Definitely.
Cheap drinks? FOR SURE. (Note: if you check in on foursquare for the first time you get a $1 double).
Ms. Mae's is the kind of place you go to when it's 5am and you still want to party but you're not sure where to go. That being said, they have a pretty sweet air hockey table.
You know what it is that I can tell my boyfriend, "I'm just hanging at Ms. Mae's" by myself and he doesn't mind? In fact he prefers to pick me up here if he has to than other bars. Seriously. Why?
For all the rep that it has, it's a good place if you break it down. It's across from the police station, so there's never any trouble around (real REAL trouble). Even the crack heads on the poker machines are nice. One of them bought me a beer, just like that. didn't make moves or anything. Just out of kindness. Bar tenders are strict and they don't like people coming in causing heat. Ms. Mae's will mess you up, because it's damn cheap, so beware (and that's that the prices got more "expensive").
Old Ms. Mae used to come down when she was around to monitor the place, but the bar tenders do a good job. Love this joint. Especially in the day time. Â And I LOVE AIR HOCKEY! Thanks for always looking out for me, old gal! Great jukebox, too.
Ms. Maes, I have mixed feelings for you m'dear. But based on nostalgic purposed I'll give it 4 stars.
As a Tulane Student- many of my nights ended at Ms. Maes (or Maes and then Snakes), the place was an oasis of cheap drinks, air hockey tournaments and shady characters. I loved interacting with Ms. Mae and losing track of the hours until morning. The metal music was awful, but eventually part of the charm.
I've tried going back a few times since I've graduated and it's just not the same (literally, $2 drinks and figuratively). The place just has too many Tulane students now and fewer locals. I'll still always remember it fondly and wouldn't be surprised if I continue to end up there a few times a year for as long as I live in this city.
Mae's is the best deal in New Orleans, and probably the country. Also, it's open 24/7, so it's a great spot to go when you've spent too much at other bars and they've started closing (or kicking you out). Â
I hear they recently doubled their prices so a well drink is going to cost you $2... no joke.
Favorites are: $8 premium doubles, any time, day or night
FIRST AND FOREMOST, MS. MAE'S IS NOT CLEAN, QUIET, OR CLASSY, THERE ARE NO TABLES EVER AVAILABLE, AND THE BARTENDERS ARE ALWAYS ANGRY AND YELL AT YOU, SO YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
However, Ms. Mae's, Ms. Mae's, Ms. Mae's, oh how I love thee so. We go every year as part of our "Uptown Pub Crawl" during Jazz Fest, and it's one of the places I look forward to the most.
Ms Mae's is a true jewel. $1 well drinks and open 24 hours. What more can you ask for? The greatest people watching ever? Oh, they've got that too!
If a smoky, might as well be dirt floored, crap box isn't your cup of tea, take your $1 drinks, cause you might as well get 5, across the street to the bench on the median or hell, just sit outside on the curb and watch all the people come and go. You might just get an interesting life story out of one of them.
Oh did I mention that it has $1 drinks and is open 24 HOURS??
there's a buttload of misconceptions going on about the Club these days, and i just want to address a few of them. Â Quickly.
1. Â Price increases: Â Mae's once dollar drinks and now 2 dollars (only 3 for a double!). Â That said, the bartenders, even the really angry ones, POUR twice-to-thrice as HEAVY as about any other server you'll meet- at 9 am or 10 pm (and especially after 3 in the morning.)
STILL THE CHEAPEST BAR ANYWHERE NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS.
2. Â Mae herself: Â The wig has retired, but her indignation and righteous fervor for getting you snookered and bejeebused has not. Â She will no longer, however, yell at you for having fun.
3. Â It's a Dive bar people: Â Dives are by definition: Shitholes. Â Shitholes you don't personally want to crap in. Â That said, Mae's is in the upper echelon of the lower-class. Â If you don't suck at drinking and live in nola, then you have met the clean-up lady about 930 in the morning. Â The Club is cleaned everyday. Â Top to bottom. Â Plenty of, ahem, gentrified bars around that can't accomplish this.
4. Â The crowd: Â The Club is a different bar with different clientele ever 3 or 4 hours. Â If you don't like what you see, try again later. Â It will be different. Â Every walk of life in the city patronizes the crossroads of Napoleon and Magazine, some just take a cab. Â Some don't know where they came from.
one last thing. Â every monday at midnight is T.W.A.T. Â Tank's Wild Air-hockey Tournament. Â Pretty self explanatory. Â There's a paddle above the bar. Â There's prizes and dumb drinking contests involved, I think. Â You just split the cost of your game- no other cost.
i hated this place at first...then i realized i was showing up waaay too early. Â Seriously...don't come here before 3 am or it'll be way too crowded.
They have lots of games. Â Entertaining crowd of misfits. Â The bartenders are cool (and play awesome old-school metal on the jukebox!) Â But most importantly...CHEAPEST prices in town. Â Period. Â Always my last stop of the night.
On the cheap side of inexpensive. Dollar well drinks straight from the well. Â What you get is what you pay for in this very dive bar.
I had my first experience at Ms. Mae's on a Tuesday night before catching a movie at the Prytania. The crowd was a bit sketchy, but we did get to watch a very entertaining round of pool played by locals.
Great bar for seeing the melting pot of NOLA first hand.
The penultimate, okay maybe ultimate? dive bar. Â Oh Ms. Mae's, I love and miss you like a dear child . . . one that offers me $1 well drinks and the often resulting glassy-eyed hangover. Â Kids these days! Â
Anyway this was always a surefire stop for all the college kids and locals when everything else simply wouldn't do. Â It's dark, dingy . . . you often feel conflicted about whether to actually sit down because there's no telling what will become of you as the night wears on . . . it's anybody's game.
There's pool tables, electronic gambling machines, etc. Â Everything you'll need to keep your tipsy self entertained for hours upon hours - that is, if you're not being thoroughly amused by the locals' conversations and antics. Â
Really, Ms. Mae's is just fantastic, I cannot quite explain what it is about this place that many people cite it as one of their favorite laid back dive bar to start the evening, stay the whole evening, or end the evening. Â Sometimes you just want to feel a little like you're at "home" with the "kids" and you don't have to fret too much about what you're wearing, who you'll meet . . . your bar tab. Â Ms. Mae's FTW!
Every so often, THE Ms. Mae's will be present, usually at the bar - decked out in antique jewelry, slowly sipping her wine, calmly looking about or at the television mounted in the corner (am I imagining this?). Â It would behoove you to never ever mutter a single naughty word if you're within earshot. Â She will chastise you and you will feel somewhat awful for offending her.
I presume this is a "de rigueur" first time stop for any visitor to NOLA, as my friends gently insisted I make this my first bar visit fresh off the bus. Â
I've been in some dives lo these many years, and this place varied little from what I have come to expect. Â In fact, for a place that has a reputation for seediness, it was in fact relatively clean. Â Maybe because it was a Tuesday night in late March, and there were maybe 30 people inside the bar at 11 pm. Â Being a boy, I don't really care about bar restroom cleanliness in general...as long as the plumbing works. Â The bathroom was functional and had adequate supplies.
The bartender was courteous and had a decently heavy hand whilst pouring my bourbon and cokes. Â (Evan green is the well bourbon there.) Â The place is famous for its cheap drinks, and it is true: Â less than ten bucks (tips included) and you can cop a decent "starter buzz."
One mildly disconcerting item about the place, however. Â A friend of mine warned me that a few people at Miss Mae's like to "try to start something." Â I kept this in mind on my second trip to the bathroom...as I walked past a couple sitting at a table, the male turned to me and said "EXCUUUSE ME??!!" Â I seriously doubt I came within even 6 inches of getting near him in this small bar, and I never interrupt a conversation between any man (friend or stranger) and a woman. Â I said to myself, Self, he might be trying to pick a fight with you. Â I simply said sorry and moved on quickly. Â Any first-timers/newbs should keep this in mind while visiting Miss Mae's. Â Enjoy the vibe, and don't fall for the haters.
Rico always crash his bicycle when he leave Ms. Mae's. Â Cheaps alcohol shot are good cuz Rico don't have one million yet and nobody pay me for gorgeousness yet.
Bar men here are very nice to Rico. Â Sometimes I find the sex here with crazy tattoo girl.
I give five star if I got the sex everytime.
After a late brunch at Camellia's, we hopped the trolley to Napoleon Ave and walked south to Magazine. It was here that we came across the infamous Ms. Mae's.
This maybe the toughest NOLA review I've had to give. It's really a tale of two stories.
Tale 1:
The 5 star Ms Mae's deserves. We stroll in after brunch at Camellia's. This had dive bar written all over it. A couple locals slouched over the bar giving us the double take. A friendly bartender in the waits to hand us $2.25 Abita Ambers. This bar was great for a group of 8 in the afternoon. I went to town almost being undefeated on the air hockey table. I put away 3 straight and looked unstoppable until Nick came back from a 6-2 deficit to beat me 7-6. Still stings. Mae's also has a foosball table. Really this is entertainment that is hard to come by. At least it is in Chicago. Alas, we had to leave, to see Magazine street and enjoy the beautiful sunny afternoon. The bar was fantastic and had planned to make a stop back in the evening.
Tale 2:
The -2 stars I hate to give. We came back here after the stop by Tipitina's. Rolling back in @ midnight did not have the same feel. The crowd was college crowd city. The word had leaked and Ms Mae has turned into any other ordinary frat party that I can't enjoy. The bartenders have no love for the late night action as well as us. As they rolled their eyes, while I ordered the 1st round of 5 drinks. We had to leave after one round and even finished our beer outside.
You could tell this was a better bar, better experience, at one time. Now, not so much.
So hit this bar early if you go. Unless the college scene is up your alley. Then by all means.
This was probably one of the most disappointing hotspots of the trip. However, as you read along my journey, we rebounded from this bad apple.
I can't tell you how much I love this place, but I will try.
I went to Ms. Mae's for the first time last year for Jazz Fest. Â I was brought here by a friend who lives in New Orleans, and I instantly fell in love with the place. Â I was blown away by a spot with such cheap drinks, and such a great atmosphere.
I went again this year, and it lived up to my hazy memories from last time. Â Friday night was an absolute sh*t show there. Â But what do you expect when you go to a bar where a round of drinks for your friends and all of the friendly bartenders from Atlanta you just met runs you under $25.
I can't wait to come back to New Orleans, and part of that is directly attributable to Ms. Mae's.
The Club - Ms. Mae's. Â Walking up past the giant old Dixie Beer ad painted onto the side of the building, you stroll under the old wraparound balcony and into a smoky, friendly, never-know-who-you-might-see corner bar.
The space stretches back under ornate coffered ceilings, the paint flaking and half gone as if it hasn't been touched since the building was erected over 100 years ago. Â You order an Abita and sit down to wait for friends next to the cigarette machine. Â A couple next to you is half hidden by the lady's giant purple purse. Â The bartenders are jovial. Â Ms. Mae herself sits at the far end of the bar, smoking and laughing, talking to someone, her worn blonde hair piled high. Â The place is full at this time of night.
The drinks are cheap - 1-2 bucks. Â And the plastic cups are heavy on the liquor.
The crowd is about half black, half white, give or take. Â The pool players in the back negotiate with the knots of law students and townies in plaid. Â The tables are full, some game is on, and the bouncer is explaining an old photo on the wall as a foreign exchange student fumbles for his passport at the door.
You step on, realizing the men's bathroom smells atrocious. Â Your friends arrive, weaving their way through the haze and the glare of the gaming machines. Â Ms. Mae reminds a girl not to put her drink on the pool table.
I'll never forget my first trip to Ms. Mae's. Â I walked in and was immediately at home among the stumbling, slurring mix of bikers, burn-outs, might-be prostitutes, and college students. Â A girl I sort of knew came careening towards me. Â She swung one arm over my shoulders and with the other, gently sloshed her vodka tonic down the front of my shirt. Â "Listen, listen, listen," she said in a drunken lisp. Â "You be careful--the drinks here may only be $1, but they don't f*ck around. Â You hear me? Â I said they don't fffffff----," she trailed off as she ran to the bathroom.
During the years I lived in New Orleans, this was where my friends and I did our most serious drinking. Â Most nights started and ended with a trip to Ms. Mae's. Â The doormen knew us by name, and Ms. Mae herself was the coolest woman in the joint at any given time. Â Whether the place was packed on a Thursday night at 10 pm, or down to the last survivors and early starters at 10 am, you knew you were in for a good time when you hit the corner of Magazine and Napoleon. Â
Still not convinced? Â How's this--I've been roofied here, and still consider it the happiest place on earth.
To me, Miss Mae's represents that little part of all of us that is a complete degenerate; the bottom-feeding, bar dwelling, chain smoking, booze guzzling, dirty, scummy  piece of shit in all of of us.  If its not in you....just use your imagination, you dirty little liar.
Hands down my favorite dive bar in the country.  The minute you walk in, it reaks of debauchery.  The nocturnal characters are hunched over bar stools sipping bourbon on the rocks.  Pool balls click, college students howl with laughter, the video poker machine chimes in Hallelujah.  The fishnet-clad woman winking at you in the bar may or may not  be a prostitute.  Nestled on the corner of Napoloeon and Magazine Streets, it is the perfect blend of  New Orleans charm coupled with the darker, dirtier aspects of this nitty gritty city. Â
Open 24 hours, $2 drinks. Â I know what it means to miss New Orleans.
One of the BEST BARS in New Orleans, and by extension, the world. Â
They have $1 drinks, 24 hours a day. Â Let that sink in. This means that EVERY hour you are in Ms. Mae's is the happiest of hours.
-Oh, you want a bourbon and coke at 10:30 am, because you want to celebrate finishing your psychology final? That'll be $1.
-What's that? You want one more gin and tonic at 6 am, because you think your girlfriend is cheating on you, and you're determined to vomit on her mid-coitus*? A double? $2 please.
As reported by the news, Ms. Mae's Bar had been open until recently for 11 YEARS STRAIGHT. According to my calculations, that is 96,360 happy hours in a row.
Sadly, this impressive streak was broken by a little storm you may have heard about...and although "the bar stayed open during Hurricane Katrina," eventually "owner Mae Brigham decided to shut down Tuesday at 1 a.m. "Everybody was just worn out," she said. But Brigham reopened about 9 a.m. later that morning." Â You can't keep a good bar down.
Just to give you a little insight into the type of patrons Ms. Mae's attracts (and New Orleans residents in general):
Last September, a three-alarm fire broke out in the bar. The Times Picayune reported that "Fire officials say they had some resistance from bar patrons who were reluctant to evacuate because they were WATCHING THE SAINTS GAME."
That's dedication.
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*Who are you to judge me?