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Tourism & the Oil Spill + New Orleans Cuisine – Hour 1 – PGW Radio

Locations in this article:  Athens, Greece New Orleans, LA

Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LouisianaOn Saturday, July 17, Peter broadcast his radio show from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Featured guests from the first hour include:

Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama, talking about destinations and attractions in Alabama that many tourists don’t know about, and how the state is responding to the oil spill threat;

Jennifer Day of the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau, discussing how New Orleans is handling the tourism fallout because of the oil spill;

Kevin Bleyer, writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, updating us on the latest news from Athens, Greece, and its impact on tourism;

Leah Chase, owner of the Dooky Chase Restaurant, chatting about her legendary Creole restaurant and how tight the community of NOLA is – even today.



To check out more guests from the show, click here.

For more on New Orleans, check out our Ask the Locals Travel Guide: New Orleans, Louisiana as well as our Spotlight On: New Orleans, Louisiana.

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