Kim Priez
Kim Priez
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The best charity work you might ever want to do is to come to New Orleans and have a good time.
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It's very difficult to estimate how many people are going to attend this year. But we've said we would be absolutely thrilled to have one-third of the usual crowd.
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It's very controversial and we don't have a position on it.
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It really is the tale of two cities, where one-half of the city looks devastated, but the other area looks like a bad wind storm hit and everything's been repaired.
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While Mardi Gras may be smaller this year, the pageantry is not going to be lacking in any way.
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It is hard to promote tourism because so many neighborhoods are suffering. But visitors don't realize how much they contribute to our recovery if they just come and have a good time.
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If Mardi Gras were not to happen, we would struggle to pay our police, fire (and ambulance) services for months to come.