I remember the Haitian bellhop that showed us to our room just a few years ago... I had about two thousand dollars in camera gear, so I asked him if the room was secure. He said, "ya mon, just shove de towel under de door when ya smoke your dope." I quickly took my camera gear and stored it in the trunk of my car. This was a nice hotel. And, the couple in the room next door grilled their dinner on a charcoal grill that they set up in the middle of the room. I've also seen what looked like twelve year old hookers.
I don't think banning smoking is going to fix anything that's wrong with that city. A lot of my jewelry business is for the Mardis Gras Court, so on years they can't come see me, I have to go down there. On the books, you aren't supposed to do about 90% of what you'll see going on down there. I really want to see the guy buying a pre-teen girl, with a rhino horn necklace, and a human kidney in a cooler while shooting up heroine, get in trouble for smoking at the bar. I'll have to make a special trip down there just see how this works, ha ha.