Will New Orleans be celebrating?

In many different areas around the world, there are annual events that attract large crowds and large sums of money. Dublin, Ireland celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a huge parade and parties all day long, New York City celebrates the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade every year, and locally, Marietta celebrates the Sternwheel Festival every year.

Many businesses across the world look forward to these times of the year when their businesses will flourish and bring in the most profit. Not only are numerous amounts of supplies purchased during this time, but people will travel all over the world to take part in the celebrations that are going on.

This weekend kicks off the annual Sternwheel Festival and many local businesses are looking forward to the amount of people who plan to visit. Because of the flooding last year, many small businesses have had a hard time getting back on their feet and look forward to what this weekend brings.

For the south, New Orleans is known for having its annual Mardi Gras parties which attracts thousands of people. After seeing all of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, will the festivities still be able to go on? Will any of the businesses affected by the hurricane be able to benefit from Mardi Gras? How will lack of participation in this year’s events hurt the economy, or will it?


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