Last night, WWL-TV ran a story about “illegal bars” causing noise complaints on Frenchmen Street.

Which clubs are they? Reporter Scott Satchfield spoke to our own Jan Ramsey (who doesn’t own a club), Jesse Paige (whose Blue Nile is licensed for live music), one man who loves Frenchmen Street and one neighbor who’s had enough of the noise. Doesn’t it seem like a story about a problem might identify those who are causing the problem and perhaps see what they have to say?

Actually, I point this out not to be a poindexter but because many of the issues involving the place of live music in New Orleans are complicated, and simplistic, half-told stories like this don’t help.