NEW ORLEANS — What should be a busy weekend for bars, restaurants and people's living rooms is not so much this year in New Orleans.
Super Sunday figures to be a super bust for Saints fans.
On a normal Friday before Super Bowl Sunday, the prep tables at Pigeon Catering in Mid-City would be packed with workers preparing orders for Super Bowl parties and events.
"We're feeling the Boycott Bowl effect," Operations Director Gerard Pigeon said.
Pigeon admitted what should be a prime weekend in the catering business is pretty much a bust this year.
"Technically, we're closed on Sunday which is probably the first ever Super Bowl we're closed," Pigeon said.
Other businesses are making the best of a bad situation.
Dozens of establishments vow not to show the Super Bowl because of the no-call that ended the Saints season.
Dat Dog on Magazine Street will be playing the big game from 2010, when the Black and Gold took home the Lombardi Trophy.
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"People are getting together as a result of what happened," event organizer Amy Sins said. "For me, I feel like New Orleanians get more sarcastic, more witty and a lot funnier when they're dealing with a frustrating situation."
Dat Dog will also have a referee dunking booth, pin the blindfold on a ref and other events to raise money for the "Son of a Saint" organization.
"I think this is a great way to celebrate the season, kind of give hurrah for the frustration and grief," Dat Dog spokeswoman Victoria Verhagen said.
Even the Children's Museum in the Warehouse District is planning a Black and Gold Super Sunday for the little ones.
"We'll have lots of activities like black and gold face painting," Children's Museum assistant manager Kait Bashford said. "We're going to be doing Who Dat hats."
Walk-On's Bistreaux in Downtown will be showing the Super Bowl even though Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is part owner of the franchise.
"We tossed around some ideas around, but realistically, I think even Drew would probably agree at the end of the day, it's still the Super Bowl," Walk-Ons manger Marshall Hahn said. "I think even he said he was going to watch it somewhere."