The pine-scented sovereign state of Mississippi

Abstract

In the summer of 1925 there was in the downtown section of New Orleans a very popular gambling house and cabaret called the Alley. The Alley was the headquarters of a lot of illegal doings and rackets, and the doors never closed, day or night, while the gambling tables were always occupied by the most renowned hustlers and gamblers in the city. In the rear of the Alley was the cabaret, which stayed open all night, and the band would play as long as there were customers to listen. To this day the city has never had a curfew.