I was there. I got caught up in it trying to get to OB. Got turned around in Cul de sac (before anyone but the protestors even knew that the protest had started) and almost got trapped in Grand Case. The French side has many, many problems. Some were inflicted by Irma, and some are self-inflicted. The commonality is that everyone wants someone else to solve them. Maybe it wouldn't be so obvious except for the stark comparison to the efforts that have been made on on the Dutch side. Just my opinion as a visitor, and not trying to offend, but flame me if you feel the need to.