Faubourg Marigny safe?

[jacq63]

Originally Posted by john-ever-learning

Thanks everyone. Some friends and I are heading there this weekend. Hopefully it's not to bad. We're staying on St. Ferdinand in a loft apartment. anyone know that part of the area or anything we should be aware of?

I'd be curious to know that too.. I'm not sure where St Ferdinand is, but Frenchmen is my favorite street..in the whole world! Not just the bars, but the whole atmosphere, the pretty houses...sigh.

[Drouzin]

St. Ferdinand in the Marigny goes right by NOCCA, it's a good area, just be aware of your surroundings after about 10PM. We, (mostly me), so wanted to buy a place in that area, but were priced out of there years and years ago, (sigh). Enjoy your stay!!

[gritraveler]

Does anyone know about the area of Pauger St, specifically the 1700 block?
My girlfriends and I are going to stay in an apt there and I am starting to get nervous
with all that I am reading. Should we look into something else?

[Lurlene Turnipseed]

Oh good Lord people. The Marigny Rectangle is just as safe as the Triangle--which is to say, safer than the area around Canal Street! More muggings in that area than anywhere else in the city. Don't believe me, pull up the crime statistics map on the city website. But EVERYWHERE in the city (with the possible exception of the $wankie$t part of the Uptown area near Audubon Park which has it's own friggin private security service), bad stuff happens between midnight and 6am. That's the time to take a cab if you aren't familiar with where you are and where you're going.

[Prytania]

A lot of neighborhoods have their own private security. And there are a decent amount of muggings in and around Maple Street...

Whatever, its just life in a city.