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With an inviting blend of tolerance and freewheeling fun, the
City of New Orleans has been home to Southern
Decadence since 1972. The celebration of gay culture grows
in both size and scope each year. It is considered to be
both a major street fair and circuit party event. In the past five years
alone, attendance has more than doubled to an estimated 120,000+ visitors.
And during the same five-year period, the economic impact
tripled to an estimated $95 million in 2003. It now ranks
as the third largest-attended event in New Orleans. So when referred to as the
"Gay Mardi Gras,"
we're not kidding around.
Source:
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau
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