Reply #55: Carnival 1965 [View All]

[PsN2Wind]

Went a week early to stretch out the fun. Three AM the morning after we got there, walking down Royal Street and the cops arrested us for drunk and disorderly. I'm pretty sure we weren't the only drunk and disorderly guys out that morning but off we went to jail. Next day court, and the judge says; "Normally the sentence for your offense is ten days in jail, however, if you work you can be out in five". So we enjoyed the next five days locked up in "The House of D" and raked leaves in Audubon Park for that time. Still had two days to party at the height of Mardi Gras. Actually, as hard as it was to find place to flop, they did us a favor. An experience I look back on somewhat fondly and with humor now. We were just cheap labor but the park sure shined for the tourists.