As the city of New Orleans reels from the deadly effects of COVID-19, the virus has put a stranglehold on the city’s tourism industry.
, the virus has put a stranglehold on the city’s tourism industry.
That has all disappeared -- at least this year. Organizers for the beloved festivals, which attract upward of half a million people each to the city, had tried to hold out and postpone the events until later in the year. But ultimately the virus had its way and forced organizers to scrap their plans and begin looking ahead to 2021.The potential loss for New Orleans could be significant.
New Orleans recording artist, Jermaine Bossier dressed up in his traditional hand-beaded Native American attire as he performs in the street. The Coronavirus pandemic has left him with no financial resources to support himself after several events he and his music group were supposed to perform at were canceled.
Bossier said the group has lost out on at least $10,000 from canceled performances in April. That excludes additional losses he’s suffered after he was furloughed from his second job driving a school bus. His family and friends are in similar situations. So borrowing money from loved ones is out of the question, he said. His only hope, with two of the city’s largest festivals out of the picture, is that music venues that attract tourism can reopen and get cash flowing again.
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