Southern Decadence

On the anniversary of Katrina, hopeful New Orleans officials are watching this weekend's Southern Decadence, the 35th annual gay street party that has drawn as many as 100,000 revelers, except for last year's cancelled event. From what I've read, the weekend's organizers are predicting huge crowds rivaling pre-Katrina years, but I'm hearing from friends that so far things are relatively quiet. Anybody else getting reports?