Has anyone seen what concert she attended with her friends Friday night and where it was located?
The band was Feu Follet (voted Best Cajun Band, etc, a big draw locally when they come home to play), playing at Artmosphere.
Artmosphere is a favorite among the college kids and older folks too. It's an old house with two large rooms, wooden floors, a fenced deck up front that butts right up to the heavily-traveled Johnston street, and an outdoor covered seating area in back. The environment is very laid back with couches and large upholstered easy chairs inside, a few tables, a dance floor, and a small area for the band.
It's on the fringe of the downtown area (which is only a couple of blocks from the ULL campus), and city court is at the other end of the block from the bar. Parking is at a minimum; when I've been there I had to park a couple of blocks away and was very uncomfortable walking back to my car ....dark, lots of dark one- and two- story buildings, lots of shadows and places for someone to conceal themselves.
There are several college-types bars close by (The Blue Moon Saloon, etc) and lots of foot traffic, even at 2 am. Due to the proximity to campus, many of the buildings in that 4-6 block area are shabby and run down and are rented to students; the population is one in constant flux. Houses are divided into apartments to maximize rent.
Location-wise, if you leave Artmosphere heading South, you're going in the right (safer) direction (down Johnston Street toward Mickey's home, with Congress Street - also towards her home - running parallel). North, and you quickly enter a danger zone, heading to the north side of town. Approximately 6-7 blocks west of Artmosphere is the local homeless shelter (Acadiana Outreach aka The Well), a high crime area and also bordering downtown, right near the railroad tracks (yes, about what you would expect there ....bums, homeless, etc).
The Taco Bell is a straight shot up Johnston Street 5-6 blocks) heading south, directly across from the main campus entrance, very well lighted, with a Burger King and McDonalds next door. Behind the Taco Bell (St Mary St.) heads back up into the Saints Street area leading to Ryan Street.
