New Orleans, Louisiana City Guide
For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's New Orleans, Louisiana Travel Guide has been your connection to New Orleans's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Events
 Several major tourist events have returned New Orleans. The National Association of Realtors held its annual convention in New Orleans as planned before Hurricane Katrina. With over 25,000 attendees, this was the largest convention in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. The Bayou Classic, the traditional football game between Southern University vs Grambling State University returned in November 2006 after being displaced to Houston, Texas. The Essence Music Festival has made a commitment to return to the Crescent City for its July 2007 date after being displaced to Houston, along with other major events such as Mardi Gras, the Jazz and Heritage Festival, which were never displaced. The National Football League has made a commitment to the city of New Orleans with the return of the New Orleans Saints, following speculation of a move to San Antonio, Texas or Los Angeles, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. The National Basketball Association has made a commitment to the Big Easy with the return of New Orleans Hornets, part time in the 2006-2007 season (one game per month) and full time for the 2007-2008 season and even granting New Orleans the 2008 NBA All Star Game, which usually generated millions of dollars in revenue for host cities. Several national travel guides have once again listed New Orleans as one of the top five places to visit in the country. Officials of several New Orleans phone book companies have stated as of February 2007 they have to issue another phone book just seven months after releasing their previous one due to a high rate of returning residents to the city as well as returning businesses to the city of New Orleans, symbolizing an increase of the residents returning to the region. |
