Acadiana Business Advocate

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

Hear from first-time Festival businesses as attendance expected to be 'through the roof'

By ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana Business Editor

Good morning, Acadiana, and thanks for reading us this morning. We have business news for you. So what's it like for businesses who opened downtown since the last time Festival International de Louisiane was held in 2019? Everyone is pointing to a sky-high attendance this year, and for many who only visit downtown during Festival, downtown has more to see.

Have a good day and see you back here Thursday morning.

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