Riot Erupts at Wednesday in the Square Performance

Several prominent young professionals were arrested and charged with assault and resisting arrest on Wednesday night following a small riot at Lafayette Square. All of the New Orleans residents booked declined comment.

According to NOPD Chief Warren Riley a “barroom brawl” type melee broke out from a mosh pit during the Amada Shaw and the Cute Guys performance at the YLC’s Wednesday at the Square serial free concerts.

The Young Leadership Council, a non-profit, non-partisan civic organization, organized free shows from April 1 through June 17. The music plays from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Lafayette Square just off Poydras Street.

No word on whether the disturbance has effected plans to continue the series.

Spokeswoman Loftis “Muffy” Bendercott of the YLC has placed some blame on Ms. Shaw and her band.

“I mean, they were a little rambunctious from the start. After they started on the second song, people started going crazy. My husband, Trevor; he’s with Phelps, some punk kid knocked in to him and he got Crawfish Monica all over his new light blue Vineyard Vines crew pants.”

“I’m going to see to it that that little b%@$# never sets foot on Lafayette Square again.”

Amanda Shaw is New Orleans-based singer, songwriter, fiddler and actress. She came up with name ‘The Cute Guys’ for her band all by herself.

“I dont know what happened,” said Shaw who was released after questioning by the NOPD, “I just picked up the fiddle tempo and shifted one octave during ‘Jambalaya,’ and the crowd went nuts. People were throwing mango daiquiris on babies and yanking each others’ neckties. There was even a woman in a pantsuit stabbing our sound guy in the leg with a plastic fork.”

“Me and the Cute Guys got outta there fast.”

District Attorney Leon Cannizarro has not released a statement on whether or not his office will prosecute the several arrested on the scene.