re: Always a pleasure to return to work post Bayou Classic

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I believe Essence attracts middle class people so you're not going have the issues you do with a younger crowd.

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Correct. It's a bad misconception that Essence fest people cause problems. Haven't heard of any issues with this group and when I've been downtown while they were in town, it generally looked like a nice crowd.

Now it is true that several restaurants close during this time, but it's mostly due to the restaurants just being dead. Half of N.O. goes to the beach for that week and it's a good time to close to give everyone a break or maybe do any cleaning.