NOLA.COM: New Orleans knows parties, but an NFC championship game is a first

Jan 23, 2010

New Orleans knows parties, but an NFC championship game is a first

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New Orleans has hosted plenty of big events, from Jazz Fest to Mardi Gras to nine Super Bowls. But an NFC Championship game -- starring the New Orleans Saints -- is a first.

A city with the credo "Laissez les bons temps rouler" obviously has hosted more than a few hardy parties.

Yet the sun rises today on a first for New Orleans: an NFC Championship game, with the Saints at home in the Dome.

So, this time, the natives -- along with neighbors spread along the Gulf Coast and up the Mississippi River -- are the celebrants.

The hoopla, particularly after the game, could be even more intense than during Carnival. More than any Jazz and Heritage Festival or an Essence Music Festival. Ditto 76 years worth of Sugar Bowls, even those featuring the home state LSU Tigers. And, yes, more than nine Super Bowls in the city, the prize the Saints play for at 5:40 p.m. against the Minnesota Vikings.


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