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The tourist infrastructure is standing up well and will rebound before the rest of the city, ... the great issue is when the city will have basic services back to manage visitors. We will all work hard to make sure the time frame is pushed as early as possible, but only if public safety and basic human issues have been addressed.Stephen Perry
In New Orleans, people live for food and it's going to be one of the first things as people come back.
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You're looking at 50,000 people coming into the city for the game. You're looking at hotel rooms over a minimum of three days for those 50,000 people. So that's huge.
Stephen Perry
Mardi Gras will set us back on the path to economic revitalization. Millions of tax dollars will flow back and help pave the way to providing the opportunity for every one of our citizens to come home from all over the United States.
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In addition to providing a reaffirmation of our culture and history, ... put people back in our hotels, back in our restaurants.
Stephen Perry
From a multibillion-dollar tourism perspective here in the city, this is one of the most powerful national signals that we can have, because it is the first major sporting commitment since Katrina. It is an event that attracts thousands of people, it has exposure all over the world, and it puts a highlight that weekend on New Orleans as a destination.
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