NEW ORLEANS —

Southern Decadence returns to New Orleans this weekend, attracting tens of thousands of people to the city.

The annual LGBT+ event has been held over the long Labor Day weekend for decades. Advertisement

In anticipation, the French Quarter Management District is touting new safety measures meant to keep visitors and tourists safe.

In recent months, the FQMD has worked with local law enforcement to increase the police presence in the Quarter. Officials say the historic neighborhood now has 24/7 patrols. Those supplemental police patrols have reportedly added an estimated 10,500 extra hours annually. That is in addition to the normal patrols provided by the New Orleans Police Department.

Improvements to roads in and around the French Quarter have also been made.

Crews re

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