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NEW ORLEANS, LA — Today, the City of New Orleans issued traffic reminders in advance of the 2013 ESSENCE Festival to be held this weekend Thursday, July 4 through Sunday, July 7, 2013. Events
will be held in the Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and Woldenberg Park. The festival
is expected to draw over 400,000 attendees to the downtown area
throughout the weekend.
The New Orleans Police Department will provide traffic assistance in the Central Business District and the French Quarter from Friday, July 5 through Sunday July 7 from 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM. NOPD officers will provide traffic assistance for the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome each night beginning at 5:00 PM Street closures may occur depending on the volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
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