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New Orleans bars

Kermit Ruffins, one of New Orleans’ most famous musicians, performs at his namesake bar Monday nights when he’s in town.

Kermit Ruffins, one of New Orleans’ most famous musicians, performs at his namesake bar Monday nights when he’s in town.   (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Chicago Tribune

Check out these four offbeat bars in New Orleans, where you can soak up the city’s singular charm and let the good times roll — sometimes until the wee hours of the night.

Igor's

Igor’s is the city’s original 24-hour bar/laundromat, where patrons can do shots of Jagermeister while waiting for their clothes to dry.   (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Laundry

Customers can get in a few games of pool while they do their laundry at Igor’s.   (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Colorful facade

Colorful murals adorn the outside of the New Orleans bar owned by Kermit Ruffins, one of New Orleans’ most famous musicians.   (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

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Pink

Gene Theriot opened the tiny, bright pink joint across the parking lot from his old-school restaurant Gene’s Po-Boys in 1995.   (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Gene's

Eleven machines churn out various flavors of daiquiris at Gene’s, where you get your drink and go.   (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Snake and Jake's

At Snake and Jake’s, it’s Christmas year-round, closing time is 7 a.m., and those who show up nude may be rewarded with free drinks.   (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Seeing red

Customers drink in red-light-tinged darkness at the beloved dive bar Snake and Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge.   (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

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