New Orleans is getting pretty for the Super Bowl, but cabbies aren’t happy


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Being a taxi driver in a city that stakes its reputation on debauchery isn't easy, but the current state of New Orleans' taxi services don't make anyone happy.

As taxi drivers paraded by New Orleans' City Hall with horns blaring in protest, Mayor Mitch Landrieu made it clear the city won't back away from broad new regulations governing their vehicles, insisting that all taxis be in compliance if they want to do business during next year's Super Bowl. "I know some of them are disgruntled," Landrieu said during a Thursday news conference where city and state officials discussed plans for the Feb. 3 game and the events surro