Editing Arabi, Louisiana (section)

===Gambling era (1907–1952)===
In 1907, Friscoville Avenue was developed in Arabi. Because of a ban on gambling in the city limits of [[Orleans Parish]], the area gambling center with approximately five gambling halls was located along the 100 block of Friscoville Avenue.<ref name="friscoville">{{cite news  | first = John  | last = Burke  | title=Picture from the Past  | newspaper=[[Times-Picayune]]  | page=D10  |date=January 1, 1995}}</ref> Being just outside the Orleans Parish line, Friscoville was at the time easily accessible by the Canal Street Car Line.

The clubs were frequently raided by the authorities. One such raid was noted by the Associated Press in 1928, under governor [[Huey P. Long]]. Upon learning of the re-opening of two clubs in Arabi, he delivered the request to have the clubs raided by the National Guard in person:{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

<blockquote>Names of 225 persons found in the two places, the Jai-Alai Fronton and the Arabi Club, located just outside the New Orleans city limits, were taken for future reference. The patrons, many of whom were women, were released after being questioned.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Neil Simmes, staff photographer for the Time Picayune, was attacked and beaten by about fifty men as he attempted to take a picture. Guardsmen rescued him. He was unconscious when found. Three officers and five men went to the [[Jai Alai|Jai-Alai]] Club and two officers and five men to the Arabi Club. The establishments face each other on the same street.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Heavily armed, the soldiers entered the clubs, women screamed and several fainted. A shot rang out, believed to have been fired by a sentry on guard to warn the gamblers of what was taking place. There was a quick grab for money on the gaming tables. Order was restored in a few moments.
In a bonfire this afternoon the gambling paraphernalia that was flammable was burned. The remainder was hacked to bits with axes....<ref name="gambling">{{cite news  | title=Louisiana Troops Raid Big Gambling Clubs; Governor Directs Drive Snaring 225 Patrons  | work=[[The New York Times]]  | pages=1  |date=August 13, 1928}}</ref></blockquote>

These establishments continued to operate until 1952, when they were shut down as part of a statewide crackdown on illegal gambling after the appointment of [[United States Army]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] [[Francis Grevemberg]] as superintendent of the [[Louisiana State Police]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}