UPDATE: A report from NOLA.com says Lauren Daigle was not scheduled to play Dick Clark s Rockin New Year s Eve Celebration on ABC. Turns out, according to Louisiana Radio Network, when Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser found out Daigle would not be performing on the show he pulled a state contract helping to finance the event. Nungesser wanted the Christian singer to be on the show as she is an ambassador for his tourism department.
The city of New Orleans will now pick up the cost and the Fleur Dis Lis will still drop in New Orleans on ABC on New Year s Eve.
Baton Rouge / louisianaradionetwork.com
Dec 15, 2020 11:26 PM
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser accused New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell of having Lafayette Christian pop star Lauren Daigle booted from an ABC New Year’s Eve special, but a report by NOLA.com says Daigle was never in contention for the show.
Nungesser told LRN Tuesday that Cantrell opposed including Lafayette Christian pop star Lauren Daigle in the ABC program.
“She wrote the letter to Dick Clark and expressed that she did not want Lauren to be anywhere on their network that night, and I understand that they did not want the controversy,” said Nungesser.