Stay tuned for video from Tuesday’s press conference.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The countdown to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s comeback celebration continues, with Tuesday marking the one-month-out point. Event organizers will meet with Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Mayor Latoya Cantrell ahead of the festival on Tuesday.
Those in attendance include:
- Producer/Director Quint Davis
- Governor John Bel Edwards
- Mayor Latoya Cantrell
- Kristin Sanders, Assistant Secretary of LA Office of Cultural Development
- Stephen Perry, President/CEO of New Orleans & Co.
- Colette Hirstius, Senior Vice President-Gulf of Mexico, Shell
- David Francis, President of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
- Music by Kinfolk Brass Band with special guest Kermit Ruffins
Jazz Fest kicks off on Friday, April 29, and runs until Sunday, May 8.
Watch the press briefing LIVE at 1 p.m.