NEW ORLEANS — Storyville in New Orleans may be the most famous American red light district, but little of it survives. After prostitution in Storyville was prohibited in 1917, its seductively furnished brothels and raucous saloons gradually disappeared, with most demolished by the midcentury.

Are there any legal brothels in New Orleans?

In some countries and states, prostitution is legal. However, in the state of Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans, prostitution is illegal and people who pay for sex acts or who perform sex acts for money can be charged with a serious criminal offense.

How long will it take for a body to decompose in a coffin?

If the coffin is sealed in a very wet, heavy clay ground, the body tends to last longer because the air is not getting to the deceased. If the ground is light, dry soil, decomposition is quicker. Generally speaking, a body takes 10 or 15 years to decompose to a skeleton.