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re: Essence Fest demands ten to twelve million a year from New Orleans.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:35 am to Cell of Awareness
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:35 am to Cell of Awareness
Can we just pay them to not come back
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:36 am to Cell of Awareness
They are confused. They should pay NOLA to put up with that event.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:44 am to Cell of Awareness
They simply need to say no.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:49 am to Cell of Awareness
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Essence Fest demands ten to twelve million a year from New Orleans.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:51 am to jizzle6609
Kinda late in the year to be setting up for July 4th.
I smell a swindle.
I smell a swindle.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:51 am to Cell of Awareness
For those interested in hard numbers, Essence Fest has an economic impact between 300-350 million for the region but gets roughly 2 million of tax payer support.
Jazzfest has an economic impact between 350-400 million and gets basically zero dollars in taxpayer support.
Jazzfest has an economic impact between 350-400 million and gets basically zero dollars in taxpayer support.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:51 am to Tarps99
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how some acts took their time to get to the stage and the concerts went well into the early morning hours.
CPT?
Posted on 5/25/26 at 11:59 am to Cell of Awareness
Oh hells naw! 
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:08 pm to Cell of Awareness
I wonder if they pay Skankfest.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:08 pm to Cell of Awareness
They should move that event to Jackson, Mississippi.
The culture is stronger there.
The culture is stronger there.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:18 pm to Cell of Awareness
Essence means the fundamental nature or most important quality of something—the core feature that makes it what it is.
LMAO
LMAO
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:19 pm to prostyleoffensetime
quote:not really. They are only good at taking advantage of the White guilted that afraid to say no to them.
Squeezing as much out of the government and tax payers as possible definitely qualifies as one of the traits they're excellent at, so this tracks.
Remove that, and they won't be good enough to get anything from anyone.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:26 pm to Tedorgeron
A lot of cultural enrichment takes place at it, no doubt
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:46 pm to SixthAndBarone
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Pay them that to keep it out of NO!
Actually that’s not a bad scam. Tell every city you are going to bring a massive black festival to them unless they pay up!
Posted on 5/25/26 at 12:56 pm to Robin Masters
20 years in downtown NOLA hotel biz...
essense is an extremely poorly run event, always has been. its lasted so long because it was (and is i guess), a one of a kind event with historically a solid lineup. ticket sales have almost always been robust. and the crowd is not the same as bayou classic, the tickets arent cheap and generally the attendees spend money. they dont tip but they do spend.
the lack of professionalism on the production side is now becoming an issue, so the city should step in and prioritize the 2026 event and keep it from being another shite show. a minimally well run event is attractive to the city especially in july, but a shite show is not
helena's got this
essense is an extremely poorly run event, always has been. its lasted so long because it was (and is i guess), a one of a kind event with historically a solid lineup. ticket sales have almost always been robust. and the crowd is not the same as bayou classic, the tickets arent cheap and generally the attendees spend money. they dont tip but they do spend.
the lack of professionalism on the production side is now becoming an issue, so the city should step in and prioritize the 2026 event and keep it from being another shite show. a minimally well run event is attractive to the city especially in july, but a shite show is not
helena's got this
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:05 pm to SixthAndBarone
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Pay them that to keep it out of NO!
I was going to say it's probably cheaper to pay them that amount to go somewhere when you figure in lost tips, crime, additional police presence, etc ....
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:15 pm to GreenRockTiger
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oh goody, just what Baton Rouge people need - something else to complain about
It would be like a mini Katrina.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:18 pm to Cell of Awareness
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Of course NOLA softens the headline for this, making it seem like a one time thing instead of them demanding $12 million each year.
Even a one-time payment of that amount, I would have called them and said: "Best of luck with your event" and hung up the phone
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:21 pm to Cell of Awareness
They pay this and I'll be sure never to spend my money in that city again. Straight racist.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:34 pm to Bestbank Tiger
quote:I was a sub for one that never got paid but he paid me.
quote:
I know several black owned business whose owner quit doing business with them years ago due to this.
Cards revoked.
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