FIFTH WARD - What Rene Brouillette likes most about watching donkey basketball is hearing his girlfriend Sonja Laborde laugh. “I love the donkeys,” said Laborde, smiling as she spoke.

The rules of donkey basketball include ... try to get back on, and it is just so funny for everybody." Tickets are $9 in advance and can be purchased here until 6 p.m. If there is space available ...