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Mary O'Connor

Cultural Anthropologist, Tulane University

Mary O'Connor

Cultural Anthropologist, Tulane University

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Mary O'Connor focuses on cultural practices in urban settings and has published extensively on the social dynamics of open-container policies in different cities.

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Urban Culture

The Open Container Law Decided What Kind of City You Were Allowed to Have. New Orleans Ignored It. Everyone Else Followed the Rule. Did Compliance Cost More Than the Fine?

New Orleans exposes a basic truth about urban policy: a rule can be legally enforceable and still be economically and cu...

Aug 13, 2026