Stats on the impact of Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras 2024 is now behind us. While we know Carnival benefits our state, we have the statistics to prove it.

New Orleans & Company commissioned a study with the mayor’s Mardi Gras Advisory Council and Tulane University Professor Toni Weiss for our first fact-based economic impact study of Mardi Gras since 2009. Key findings include:

1. Mardi Gras impact on the New Orleans economy is nearly $900 million, more than a 300 percent growth since 2009.

2. The City of New Orleans earns $2.64 for every $1.00 invested in Mardi Gras.

3. Mardi Gras 2023 helped increase state tax revenues by more than $14 million.

– Mary Beth Romig, Assistant Vice President, Public Relations, New Orleans & Company