2024 New Orleans Jazz Festival to add a day to first weekend

The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival plans to expand to eight days at the Fair Grounds. The festival will open on Thursday, April 25, and consist of two four-day weekends. This is not the first time Jazz Fest has opened on a Thursday. The 2003 festival kicked off on a Thursday that was sponsored by Popeyes. The 50th anniversary festival in 2019 also boasted eight days at the Fair Grounds. The 2020 Jazz Festival was supposed to have two four-day weekends as well, with both Thursdays being designated...