New Orleans sifts between tourist-economy transience and Orleans Parish neighborhood permanence. French Quarter rooms fill with visitors chasing Bourbon Street fantasy, while Frenchmen Street hosts the locals who actually live here. Marigny draws the artsy energy. Bywater and Mid-City add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between seasonal invasion and Crescent City stability. Open mics become the space where both identities converge. Comics who grasp New Orleans' dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its second-line soul while the conventions flood the Quarter.