My parents and I were visiting family for Thanksgiving in NOLA one year back in the late 1980s, and we were staying in a hotel on Canal Street, near the Superdome. The Bayou Classic college football game (between Grambling vs Southern) is held every year during Thanksgiving week, and attracts IMMENSE crowds. Most don’t even have tickets- they’re just partying in the streets.
From personal experience, I can attest the night of the game, every chicken place sells out. And after the garbage cans fill, the sidewalks and streets get littered with chicken bones.