#New Orleans woman throws ‘birthday party’ for road work

A New Orleans woman threw a birthday party to “celebrate” the one-year mark for road work in front of her house — complete with guests, cake, balloons and a photoshoot.

“Happy first birthday to our street construction!,” mom and registered nurse Natalie Naquin Harvey wrote last week in a Facebook post that has been shared some 800 times.

“It was one year ago this week when they first began to rip up our street. One year later, half the street is impassable — just last week, we had a massive, 6-foot-deep hole!” she said of her Lakeview neighborhood street.

“To celebrate, I created a replica of the street scene in cake form: two layers of chocolate sponge with peanut butter frosting,” she wrote of the sarcastic shindig.

Harvey’s entire street is currently torn up, including directly in front of her house, WKRG reported.

“Our driveways on my side were blocked for about three months this summer. Now, the other side is blocked, so nearly every house on the opposite side of the street from mine, has their driveways blocked,” Harvey told the station.

The Louisiana woman blamed a sporadic construction schedule for the prolonged inconvenience and racket.

“As an example, they’ll work every day for a week, then there will be two to three weeks with nothing,” she said.

“The work has definitely picked up in the last couple of weeks. But you never know when it’s going to stop and when it’s going to start back up again.”

Commenters took the prank in good humor, with many saying the bayou bureaucracy was all too relatable.

“I’ve seen road work last 2-4 years in Louisiana. Especially in residential areas,” one person wrote.

“A committee will have to be formed to investigate the delays first…,” quipped another.

Others said the road maintenance mini-Mardi Gras was fitting for the festive Crescent City.

“Sounds about right, but look at you knowing how to turn anything into a party,” a commenter said.