Buffett, Dylan, Dave Matthews to play New Orleans Jazz Fest this year!
New Orleans Jazz Fest line up released today! Two great weekends of music, food, and culture await! At the fairgrounds you can roam from stage/tent to stage and hear the various bands each day. Great food on site and of course in the French Quarter!
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__________________ Steph in MI Air# 6996- I Hockeytown USA!!
Westfalia--it does seem high--location huh? We've always camped at Abita Springs, its still down cause they can't get the repairs done on time (my folks keep calling them weekly cause they want to camp there for Jazz Fest).
__________________ Steph in MI Air# 6996- I Hockeytown USA!!
Yeah, a little steep but possibly justified. From what I have heard from my family that lives there, the city park/fairgrounds area is improving more than the surrounding area, presumably in preparation for JazzFest. Still, the neighborhoods out there are devastated after sitting under several feet of flood water for almost a month, and I sure there are still piles of trash everywhere.
Staying in the North Shore (like Abita Springs and Covington) may be OK, but be warned. A LOT of New Orleans residents that had their houses destroyed have moved to the North Shore and surrounding areas, doubling (or more) the population and adding significant traffic congestion. Add in the fact that everyone commutes IN to New Orleans (even on the weekends), you may be sitting in traffic for a long time.
Also, the recommend hotel to stay at (according the JazzFest website) is the Sheridan on Canal St. From what I hear, the Sheridan is currently has FEMA housing contracts for many, including many of the lower income individuals from the surrounding 'projects'. There has been an increase in police calls to that hotel, and they have been having a large problem with drugs and other behavioral problems. Other area hotels are having the same problems, like the St. Louis Hotel off of Bourbon. The Royal Sonesta does NOT have a FEMA housing contract, so they don't have all of these problems.
So after knowing that, $40 may not be too bad if you get to stay in the relative safety and comfort of your trailer. I wish we could come, but it's just not in the cards. That lineup sounds fantastic!
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Thanks again Westfalia, good info there. It is so important to be mindful that things won't be the way they were last Jazz Fest/New Orleans trip. Being so far away its hard to realize how much I take for granted (services, etc.) things that are just getting restored in NOLA. I read an article today where a city official said its no longer the night of the storm, but the morning, new beginning...
__________________ Steph in MI Air# 6996- I Hockeytown USA!!
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Two great weekends of music, food, and culture await! At the fairgrounds you can roam from stage/tent to stage and hear the various bands each day. Great food on site and of course in the French Quarter!
Steph in MI Air# 6996-
Any idea about accomodations for travel trailers?
Preservation Hall playing too!! April 28-30, May 5-7...
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Fats Domino too!
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