Save the Orleans Ave Bonfire

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The people of New Orleans and of Mid City have spoken and we are overwhelmingly in favor of protecting one of this city's greatest traditions, The Orleans Ave Bonfire. We are against the selective enforcement of the fire code without being informed of this plan within a reasonable time frame so that the citizens can work with the NOFD, NOPD, the City Council, and the Mayor in order to obtain any necessary permit.

Furthermore, we express our resolve to see that our cherished event, that means so much to so many, is allowed to take place this New Years Eve, December 31st 2008, as it has every New Years Eve for decades without any major incident having ever occurred.

Let us Celebrate The Bonfire on Orleans Ave, our friends, our family, our good health, our cheer and our life in New Orleans lest we have none that remains other than the negative, sterile, boring existence that you wish to impose.

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  • Ben Kappel
    • Comments
    • Burn On
  • Elizabeth Childress
  • Ben Berman
  • Bailey deRouen
    • Comments
    • Save the Orleans Ave Bonfire
  • molly
  • Katie Smith
  • John Creevy
    • Comments
    • I think that the fireworks sometimes get to be a little much, but the bonfire has never seemed to be a legitimate danger and should be able to be operated safely.
  • Julia Roca
    • Comments
    • you have to let this pass...
  • Sharon Swan
  • Kim Katner
    • Comments
    • This is a family event that should never end.
  • T.J. Smith
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    • you idiots on the council and the moron in the mayor's office have got to have something better to do than ruin a tradition.
  • Laura LeBon
  • Lisa Mirman
  • Chris Meydrich
  • stephanie keeffe
  • Monica Zeringue
    • Comments
    • I live 3 blocks from the bonfire, and I find it to be a safe and important part of New Orleans tradition.
  • Raymond J. Shea
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    • В
  • Jeri satinsky
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    • keep this tradition alive New Oleans need it
  • Frank Varela Jr
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    • The bonfire is the single greatest night of the year. Without it, I basically have nothing to look forward to.
  • Neal swidler
  • Ian McNulty
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    • Priorities, please.
  • Jeffrey Schwartz
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    • There are ways to make this an acceptably safe tradition without having to shut this down completely. This is in lockstep with the city's recent interactions with the Second Line traditions, where the NOPD has harassed many backstreet groups. This is our culture, and the city needs to support it, not curtail it.
  • Joe Laura
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    • Its A New Orleans Family Tradition!
  • Yasco Sulejmanagic
  • Dawn Audler
  • Patricia Brignac
  • robin gruenfeld
  • Jamie Houston
  • Melissa Smith
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    • В
  • Jason Villemarette
  • Tiffany Stevens
  • Catherine Barrier
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    • this is stupid.
  • Damian Williams
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    • Please keep this hometown tradition burning! We have already lost so much. If you take it away, what will you replace it with?
  • Benjamin Gagnon
  • beau smith
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    • it would be a travisty to lose such a time honored tradition in mid city,
  • Stacey Morigeau
  • Cheryl Butts
  • Gretchen Loeber
  • Elizabeth Garcia
  • haley davis
  • Courtney Mahler
  • Thomas P. Budde, Jr.
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    • New Orleans used to be all about love of tradition.
  • nicholas mutz
  • Manon B. Mashburn
  • sergio padilla
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    • В
  • Stephen & Pauline Patterson
  • Tim Kappel
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    • В
  • Beau Helms
  • Lauren Sullivan
    • Comments
    • Please don't end traditions that make New Orleans the best place in the United States
  • Zach Reynolds