Some Airbnb owners converting units to long-term rentals, others wait on LSU football 

Like other sectors of the hospitality industry, the short-term rentals market has been decimated by the coronavirus crisis. Though landlords who market their properties on Airbnb and other platforms say May activity is actually up just slightly over April, the summer and fall are looking bleak. “I’m empty into September,” says Melissa Parmelee, who owns