Yep, pretty much just cuz you can drink outside and shit. And for the traveler kids, you can just walk up and down bourbon st asking people for their drinks or picking them up off the sidewalk, which can sometimes be roofied.
Nola is an all around shit show. Some of the highest violent crimes in the US. Bourbon street so grimy it gets cleaned with bleach every morning. There is a hop out there and there are no open container laws so it attracts a lot of train kids. People go there to party, but a lot of travelers get stuck or fucked out there. Some people are into that though
I actually like it a lot and I don't drink or use. theres a lot to do and see there. I usually hang out by myself though, to avoid the usual riff raff of why everyone else is there.
Lots of drinking to be done for sure, but there's a shitload of history to explore as well. Been so long since I've been there, I can't really remember where to go, but maybe do a sort of haunted spots tour or get out of town and check out an old plantation. Stuff like that was fun when I wasn't being a Bourbon St. asshole. haha
and enjoying music while chillin in the street that was my favorite part
i did have a couple of aggressive drunk people try to fuck with me for not being 'on their level' but that's not hard to deflect in a crowded area, in my humble experience...