Kara -
Thanks for the link. The crime in NOLA is as pondlady stated:Druggies on druggies. It is true in any large city in the US and you can't completely get rid of it. If you watch the news, you will mostly see the horrible happenings. News hardly ever reports the good things going on.
NOLA will be fine for you wedding, barring any major hurricanes this season. St. Louis Cathedral has so many weddings scheduled that there are always brides coming out with smiles and grooms grinning ear to ear. It is still romantic and has retained its charm in the French Quarter.
Your wedding will be beautiful and wonderful. New Orleans had horrible crime before Katrina and was the murder capital of the US before the Hurricanes. It has fallen significantly on the list, so you can tell your parents that. The touristy places that most visitors go to are just fine.
