Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-Picayune
Arrive early. That’s the advice officials have for fans who plan to attend Thursday’s French Quarter parade, the Dave Matthews Band-Taylor Swift concert in Jackson Square, or the New Orleans Saints game
Slow drives and hard-to-find parking are in the forecast for hundreds of thousands of Who Dats planning to swarm the Central Business District to celebrate the kickoff of the Saints’ first-ever football season as defending Super Bowl champions. Who Dats without game tickets may have an opportunity to catch both the parade and the concert, but team brass this week advised game-ticket holders to concentrate mostly on getting to their seats in the Louisiana Superdome, where their reward will be to witness the unveiling of a trio of championship banners.