New Orleans: Jazz Fest 2021 Canceled Due to Surging COVID-19 Cases in Louisiana
BY SHARAREH DRURY | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for NewOrleansNewsAndTalk.Com Traditionally held in the spring, it had been scheduled to run Oct. 8-10 and Oct. 15-17 this year. The festival was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has canceled its fall 2021 dates due to surging COVID-19 cases in Louisiana, festival organizers said Sunday. Traditionally held in the spring, it had been scheduled to run Oct. 8-10 and Oct. 15-17 this year. The festival was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. “As a result of the current exponential growth of new COVID cases in…