New Orleans will make money. Providing the mayor and city council does not kill the golden goose between now and 2024.
They will, but that’s because New Orleans is set up for events like this. They deal with conventions, Mardi Gras, Jazz Festival, all the tourists, on a daily basis and their emergency services are set up around that.
It’s like NYPD having the Yankees and Mets details. Every baseball season, officers are assigned to the either stadium and that is their job until the season ends. Season over, they go back to their original assignment.
Most cities and agencies aren’t set up like that. Especially now, when so many agencies are having personnel issues.