Good clean fun or dangerous nuisance?

Many families across the New Orleans area welcomed in the New Year with fireworks.

But are these neighborhood displays getting out of hand?

Neighbors fired off about $4,000 worth of pyrotechnics on Upstream Street in River Ridge.

Frank Massicot and his homemade roman candle launchers, caught on camera, put on quite a show.

Tuesday, he and his friends spent much of the morning cleaning up fireworks debris in front of their homes.

"It's good clean fun," Massicot said. "It's all done under adult supervision."

Down the block, Tom Walsdorf had his own pile of spent fireworks.

"I just like celebrating, getting some people together and putting on a good show for the neighbors," Walsdorf said.

However, not everyone appreciates neighborhood fireworks displays.

Debbie Martin from Metairie said the aerial barrage scared her dog.

"He just shivers and shakes and I can't calm him down," Martin said. "He gets so close to you that he's trying to get under you."

Martin also points out fireworks are illegal in Jefferson Parish.

She claims the JPSO wasn't interested in enforcing the ban in her subdivision.

"Last night I was told all they'll do is give them a warning," Martin said.

JPSO spokesman Glenn Boyd responded to Martin's claim.

"Fireworks are banned in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, but allowed and sold in multiple municipalities within the parish," Boyd said. "We respond to complaints as available based on the priority of calls for service.

Boyd added, "Our offices are closed today. So, I don't have any information on the number of citations issued."

Now that the Saints are the post-season, some fireworks fans may have saved a few for the playoffs.

"I'll probably end up getting death threats over this, (I) hope the Saints don't score one point in the playoffs because they'll start shooting off fireworks," Martin said.

"I think all of us as Saints fans or Who Dats would agree that, (shooting fireworks) would probably be okay," Massicot said.