Kim Priez
Kim Priez
absolutely attend difficult estimate people thrilled usual
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.
fire months pay services struggle
If Mardi Gras were not to happen, we would struggle to pay our police, fire (and ambulance) services for months to come.
contribute good hard promote realize recovery suffering tourism visitors
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.
area bad city hit looks storm tale wind
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.
lacking smaller
While Mardi Gras may be smaller this year, the pageantry is not going to be lacking in any way.