New Signs Help Broken Glass Problem

Both Captain Dabdoub and Lynn Wiltz noticed a big difference in the amount of broken glass on the streets during Mardi Gras this year. Last year police horses couldn't travel on certain streets due to the amount of glass -- this time there was no problem. Last year the garbage trucks were slowed down with so many sharp glass pieces caught in their machinery, this year all went much faster.

The reason? A PR campaign on hotel TV's (as well as on Channel 15) featuring Clarkson and Dabdoub AND the 200+ new green & white metal signs (see photo above) permanently attached to poles in strategic locations around the Quarter, organized through the Bourbon Street Alliance and paid for by beer companies - yet another fine example of teamwork in action, this time government and private business working together, all for a positive end.