Heritage Festival stories:
Festival stage collapse kills one
Aug 2nd, 2009 - UPI
CAMROSE, Alberta, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- One person was killed and 15 others injured when a stage collapsed at the Big Valley Jamboree festival in Camrose, Alberta, emergency officials said.The stage buckled Saturday as a large storm swept through area...
40 years of Jazz Fest
Apr 27th, 2009 - CNN
Big Sam's Funky Nation performs Saturday on the Gentilly Stage at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. The spirit of Jazz Fest was born. Now, the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has evolved into a two-weekend...
Sunburned crowds become a happy community at Jazz Fest
Apr 26th, 2009 - USA Today
NEW ORLEANS Veterans, lathered in SPF 30, clutching a daily lineup with scribbled priorities and lugging nothing heavier than a folding camp chair, can always spot the newbies...
First day of New Orleans Jazz Fest draws healthy crowd
Apr 25th, 2009 - USA Today
NEW ORLEANS - The 40th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival opened Friday with the usual array of vexing choices. Pecan catfish Meunière, Crawfish remoulade or Creole hot tamales? Maybe the pheasant...



