NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Essence Fest is bringing the heat, literally.
With the ESSENCE Festival of Culture in full swing, the heat isn’t stopping festivalgoers from enjoying all the festivities. At Essence Fest, many festgoers must walk back and forth between the Convention Center and the Superdome for all the festivities, but they aren’t letting the sun ruin their fun.
Lavon Patterson, a beignet vendor, has no choice but to work in this heat. He says the inside of his food truck feels like 125 degrees.
“Even though there is air conditioning on the truck, the heat from the outside is pounding the truck on the inside. I’ve drank about eight bottles of water already,” Patterson said.
Many other festgoers say they are staying cool by hydrating with lots of water, wearing bright colored clothing and finding air conditioning indoors as often as they can.
This Essence Fest weekend, EMS and first responders will be beefing up their resources downtown to help with heat-related illnesses.
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