New Orleans Cultural Support Research
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
- Tourism is New Orleans' largest industry, bringing in $6.81 billion to New Orleans hotels, restaurants, and businesses in 2014.
- In 2012, the last year of available data, the average musician in New Orleans made $17,800/year and 39% made less than $10,000/year,
+ Source: Musician income and cultural economy data from 2012 State of the New Orleans Music Community Report, Sweet
Home New Orleans, 2013.