New Orleans Events – Friday, April 7

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Friday, April 7.

Friday, Apr. 7 – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards keynotes the New Orleans Chamber 2^nd Quarter Business Luncheon.

Location: The Roosevelt New Orleans, 130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, LA.

www.louisiana.gov

Friday, Apr. 7 – Sunday, Apr. 9 – Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival

Location: Ponchatoula, LA.

www.lastrawberryfestival.com

Friday, Apr. 7 – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill begin North American leg of the 'Soul2Soul' world tour.

Location: Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Dr., New Orleans, LA.

https://twitter.com/TheTimMcGraw #soul2soul

Friday, Apr. 7 – Sunday, Apr. 9 – 34^th French Quarter Festival, one of the largest showcases of Louisiana music in the world featuring around 1,700 artists performing on 23 stages throughout the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans.

Location: New Orleans, LA

http://fqfi.org

Friday, Apr. 7 – Sunday, Apr. 9 – American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Medical-Scientific Conference. Day two includes remarks from U.S. Surgeon General Vice Adm. Vivek Murthy.

Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA.

www.asam.org

THIS WEEKEND

Sunday, Apr. 9 – Wednesday, Apr. 12 – RILA Retail Asset Protection conference.

Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., New Orleans, LA.

www.rila.org