A maskless Bayou Boogaloo returns a year after the pandemic Enjoying the weather, enjoying our local crafts, I m sure these artists haven t been working a while, Cuniga-Lott said. Author: Duke Carter Updated: 10:33 PM CDT May 15, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Bayou Boogaloo is in full effect and this year and it s the first event where masks are not required to attend.
At the Broadside Theatre in Mid City, there are people gathering listening to music.
Maria Cuniga-Lott felt great to leave the house.
She misses festivals like Bayou Boogaloo. Enjoying the weather, enjoying our local crafts, I m sure these artists haven t been working for a while, Cuniga-Lott said.
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Show Transcript RESUMES DESPITE SOME BIG CHANGES. JARED ZELLER: LOOK, WE’VE BEEN SITTING IN OUR HOUSES. WE’VE BEEN ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS. I THINK IT’S TIME TO GET BACK TO LIVE MUSIC. CHAD: BAYOU BOOGALOO IS BACK, BUT WITH A NEW LOOK AND CHANGE OF VENUE THIS WEEKEND. THE POPULAR MID-CITY FESTIVAL WILL BE A TICKETED, MULTI-DAY EVENT, TAKING ON A NEW MONIKER, BOOGALOO IN EXILE. JARED ZELLER: OBVIOUSLY WE’RE NOT GOING TO BE ON THE BAYOU. I DON’T THINK THE CITY IS READY FOR LARGE SCALE EVENTS. SO WE DECIDED TO PARTNER WITH SOME LOCAL VENUES. ONE OF THEM BEING THE BROADSID THEATER, WHO HAS BEEN HOSTING LOCAL, OUTDOOR EVENTS. CHAD: PARTICIPATING BANDS LIKE TETRAD ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE BOOGALOO’S RETURN, ALONG WITH THAT SENSE OF NORMALCY. ANGELAMIA BACHEMIN: THIS IS HUGE, IT
Festivals starting to come back as COVID restrictions ease up
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Festivals are coming back starting with the Louisiana Crawfish Festival Thursday.
As COVID guidelines relax at different rates in different parishes, organizers are trying to adapt safely and still provide a fun time that many are itching for.
“You want to pinch yourself, really, because you know not doing it for the last year so and you see you see things coming together, it looks real,” Cisco Gonzales said.
Organizers are bracing to see just how real it is. Vice President of the Louisiana Crawfish Festival Foundation, Cisco Gonzales says they usually bring in 120,000 people each day.
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