Baton Rouge isn’t New Orleans, where Carnival’s economic impact was measured at nearly $900 million and accounts for more than 3% of the city’s GDP, according to a 2023 study conducted by Tulane University economist Toni Weiss. But like other regions of the Bayou State, the Baton Rouge metropolitan area benefits from a grassroots Carnival
Stories of Mardi Gras economic impact in the Capital Region
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