200 protest Southern Decadence
Mounted police escorted more than 200 Christian protesters chanting "Hallelujah" through New Orleans' French Quarter Friday night to demand an end to Southern Decadence. Along their route, the protesters, holding signs that said "Homosexuality is sin" were booed and heckled by pretty much everyone on Bourbon Street, gay or straight. The Rev. Grant E. Storms had promised 1,000 protesters. He wants the festival shut down because of nudity and public sex. Festival organizers say lewd acts do occur in public (as they do during Mardi Gras each year) and that this year they posted and handed out fliers informing visitors that Louisiana has passed a tougher law against such things. Houma Courier
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