I was walking through the square taking pictures this morning. This man approached me and aggressively got in my face and started pushing me. He demanded that I acknowledge him and the screamed at me for taking his picture. I've included the photo I was taking (he is the man at the far right)
I didn't know what to do or how to react to him.
Luckily there was a security guard (possibly park police) nearby who came over to see what was happening. I explained to him that I was taking pictures of the square and the buildings and wasn't trying to get a photo of him specifically. He asked me where I was going and I said that I live in the neighborhood and I was heading home.
I've lived in the Quarter for 25 years and have never had a run in like this. The man didn't look familiar but maybe he was just having a bad day and took it out on me?