Ruthie the Duck Girl, a legendary French Quarter eccentric known for skating from bar to bar on roller skates often accompanied by a couple of ducks, has returned to her former skating grounds.

WDSU spoke with an employee at Fleurity Girl, a shop in the French Quarter that has recently been a victim of theft, about the increase in shoplifting.

Fleurty Girl will close its French Quarter store next month after losing its lease, owner Lauren LeBlanc Haydel said. The retailer’s other five stores will remain open. Haydel first announced ...

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