It's going to be a great party. The float entries get better every year, the music will be very cool, and Fat Tuesday will be fun too. |
Nothing like this has ever happened before. There's no model for it. We could have 10 more people or we could have 10,000 more. |
Now we get people from New York City, California, Colorado. It's a fun party. In the past, some people thought New Orleans was too big a deal and they didn't want to go through that. We also have a range of different events. Our Mardi Gras has evolved into a lot of very different experiences. |
Out of sensitivity to the people of New Orleans. |
People were, by and large, pretty well-behaved. |
That's something that we were talking about doing anyway. This will provide people with something extra to do on either end of the core area of the parade zone. |
The only thing we can go by is sales and that increases 10 to 12 percent every year. |
This is a winter festival and, Katrina aside, Mother Nature has as much to say about turnout as New Orleans. |
We started working very seriously with police and the city. We are spending more money on security and clean up. |
We've got 20 shuttles running from downtown to the neighborhood all day long and they're free. |
Year after year, we've had growth with our events, Katrina aside. But when you throw Katrina in the mix, we have the potential for an even greater number of people. |
You want to have a great event, but not because of someone else's misfortune. |