Tourism officials expect bigger crowds for second weekend of Jazz Fest
WVUE FOX 8 New Orleans
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Every visit, you love the place'}, {'start': '26.480', 'end': '30.080', 'text': 'more and more. Kreninger says they came'}, {'start': '28.320', 'end': '32.719', 'text': 'to New Orleans for the first time two'}, {'start': '30.080', 'end': '35.120', 'text': 'years ago to experience Jazzfest. Since'}, {'start': '32.719', 'end': '37.520', 'text': "then, he's called the city a second"}, {'start': '35.120', 'end': '39.040', 'text': 'home. And Jazz Fest was the excuse to'}, {'start': '37.520', 'end': '41.200', 'text': 'come back every year. We all had the'}, {'start': '39.040', 'end': '43.360', 'text': 'trifecta. You know, you have the music,'}, {'start': '41.200', 'end': '47.600', 'text': 'the food, and the culture. The siblings'}, {'start': '43.360', 'end': '49.520', 'text': 'also have their go-to food option.'}, {'start': '47.600', 'end': '51.280', 'text': 'All Cajun and Creole, of course. Scott'}, {'start': '49.520', 'end': '54.160', 'text': 'Hart and his family are visiting from'}, {'start': '51.280', 'end': '55.680', 'text': "Canada. They're ready for Jazzfest, too."}, {'start': '54.160', 'end': '58.079', 'text': "But they couldn't come to New Orleans"}, {'start': '55.680', 'end': '60.879', 'text': 'without tasting some crawfish at the'}, {'start': '58.079', 'end': '63.120', 'text': "original French market. We can't compare"}, {'start': '60.879', 'end': '65.199', 'text': "the food that we're we have back home to"}, {'start': '63.120', 'end': '67.200', 'text': 'to here. Hart says New Orleans has'}, {'start': '65.199', 'end': '69.520', 'text': "always been on his bucket list. He's"}, {'start': '67.200', 'end': '72.000', 'text': 'also ready to see some good artists at'}, {'start': '69.520', 'end': '75.119', 'text': 'Jazzfest. Cage the Elephant, Julian'}, {'start': '72.000', 'end': '77.119', 'text': 'Marley, uh Luke Combmes. We got a lot on'}, {'start': '75.119', 'end': '79.680', 'text': 'our list. Original French Market manager'}, {'start': '77.119', 'end': '82.320', 'text': 'Katrina Jacobs says crawfish and oysters'}, {'start': '79.680', 'end': '84.159', 'text': 'make tourists feel right at home. They'}, {'start': '82.320', 'end': '85.680', 'text': 'eat, they enjoy, they go to Jazz Fest,'}, {'start': '84.159', 'end': '87.520', 'text': 'and then the next day, the day after,'}, {'start': '85.680', 'end': '90.000', 'text': 'they come back again. Typically, the'}, {'start': '87.520', 'end': '91.439', 'text': 'second weekend um is popular. Kelly'}, {'start': '90.000', 'end': '94.000', 'text': 'Schulz of New Orleans and Company'}, {'start': '91.439', 'end': '96.320', 'text': 'projects 83% hotel occupancy this'}, {'start': '94.000', 'end': '98.960', 'text': 'weekend. She says that number is lower'}, {'start': '96.320', 'end': '100.640', 'text': "than 2024. That's because we also had a"}, {'start': '98.960', 'end': '103.360', 'text': 'big convention in town over these same'}, {'start': '100.640', 'end': '105.520', 'text': 'dates last year, but overall looking'}, {'start': '103.360', 'end': '108.000', 'text': 'really good. Jazzfest is known for'}, {'start': '105.520', 'end': '110.880', 'text': 'attracting around 400,000 visitors over'}, {'start': '108.000', 'end': '113.280', 'text': 'its 10-day run. In 2024, the festival'}, {'start': '110.880', 'end': '115.439', 'text': 'drew a half million attendees. Schaw'}, {'start': '113.280', 'end': '117.840', 'text': 'says the festival gives about $400'}, {'start': '115.439', 'end': '119.520', 'text': 'million to New Orleans. We know that'}, {'start': '117.840', 'end': '121.600', 'text': 'something like a Taylor Swift Super'}, {'start': '119.520', 'end': '124.079', 'text': 'Bowl. Jazzfest is like having that every'}, {'start': '121.600', 'end': '126.240', 'text': 'year. So, we have, you know, so much'}, {'start': '124.079', 'end': '128.479', 'text': 'power with Jazzfest, our strong festival'}, {'start': '126.240', 'end': '130.319', 'text': 'season to really bring in an economic'}, {'start': '128.479', 'end': '132.520', 'text': 'impact and support businesses all over'}, {'start': '130.319', 'end': '135.840', 'text': "the city. Tourists say it's the city's"}, {'start': '132.520', 'end': '137.970', 'text': "food, music, and culture that'll keep"}, {'start': '135.840', 'end': '139.599', 'text': 'them coming back.'}, {'start': '137.970', 'end': '143.120', 'text': '[Music]'}, {'start': '139.599', 'end': '145.599', 'text': 'In New Orleans, Parker Boyd, Fox 8 Local'}, {'start': '143.120', 'end': '145.599', 'text': 'First.'}]