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New Orleans Tourists Take Ivan in Stride
ALLEN G. BREEDAssociated Press
NEW ORLEANS - Stranded in the French Quarter, Shirley Gould figured the best way to prepare for Hurricane Ivan was to drink a hurricane.
"Ivan's very strong," the Massachusetts woman said as she sipped an Ivan Hurricane at the Corner Oyster Bar, which altered the name of the Quarter's signature three-rum-and-grenadine cocktail in tribute to the storm. "I'd like it a little weaker."
Most people in the Quarter just didn't think Ivan was going to do much damage here. New Orleans hasn't suffered a direct hit in 39 years, and most here were counting on that luck to hold out.
"Oh, we don't need luck," Kevin McCarthy said as he raised his Ivan Hurricane at the Corner. "We need alcohol."
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