Fans from 'Bama celebrate BCS title win over LSU

Alabama fans poured onto Bourbon Street late Monday night to celebrate the team's second BCS title win in three years with shouts of "Roll Tide," exchanging hugs with strangers as their bretheren showered them with beads from balconies.

Meanwhile, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., hundreds of people danced in the street after 'Bama beat LSU 21-0 in a defensive performance as impressive as they come.

Two people in Tuscaloosa were arrested by police along the college town's University Boulevard after the game but most fans in both Alabama and New Orleans celebrated — or commiserated — together peacefully.

In New Orleans, Darlene Nelson, 47, danced around the bar after Alabama scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to seal the victory.

"This is so awesome, she said as she prepared to meet up with her daughter, an Alabama student who attended the game.

"It might be a long night in New Orleans," she said.

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Associated Press writers Janet McConnaughey and Stacey Plaisance contributed to this report from New Orleans and Jay Reeves contributed from Tuscaloosa, Ala. Associated Press writer Mary Foster reported from Baton Rouge.