I was in Austin for a conference back in late 2020 after things had fully reopened. Since it was a conference with a bunch of co-workers I went ahead and stayed at the hotel instead of with my family like I normally do. My wife also joined me because she is friends with some of the people I worked with at that time.
Long story short, despite my warnings and protests, a big group of us end up on dirty 6th one night. Walking around earlier in the night around 9p was totally fine. Around midnight, I told my wife it was time to get back to the hotel. Stepping out of the bar, we were immediately greeted by the sound of gunshots and throngs of folks that were looking for a little more than a craft cocktail. We put our heads down and walked as quickly as we could back to the JW Marriott. It felt even more unsafe than Bourbon St. At least in NO, the cops have a visible presence and don't fuck around when someone gets out of line.