"What about the route?" I asked. "Traditional Uptown? Or like Endymion's route?"
"None of the above, Scribe. Listen closely. It begins at Elysian Fields and Decatur, proceeds on Decatur past the St. Louis Cathedral to North Peters, takes a right at Canal Street, makes a U-turn where Bourbon and Carondelet intersect with Canal, proceeds back toward the river on Canal Street, takes a right at Tchoupitoulas, a left at Julia, a right at Convention Center Boulevard and ends up at the new East Bank Blaine Kern Studios near the Robin Street Wharf, where there will be a post-parade soiree. Got all that?"
"Got it. And what kind of route would you call that?"
"Touristy," Float said. "But not far off from what the Krewe du Vieux does. So folks here should be able to pick up on it real fast."
You know your city is dying when the locals are frequently asked to adjust to the needs of visitors instead of the other way around.
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