Mayor Cantrell 'hopeful' about full attendance at Saints home games in the fall

SmashMouth · 04-06-2021, 08:22 PM

Will the Mercedes-Benz Superdome be at full capacity when the New Orleans Saints start the 2021 season?

New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell seems optimistic.

"I absolutely feel that we are on track for that and I’m hopeful," Cantrell said. "I really am."

Cantrell spoke to media members on Tuesday during an event about the NCAA men's basketball tournament Final Four, which will be held in New Orleans in 2022.

Afterward, she spoke briefly about the NFL season, which is just five months away.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in late March that he expects stadiums to be full in the fall, unlike this past season when COVID-19 mitigation efforts limited attendance throughout the league.

"It's never too early to hope," Cantrell said. "That hope needs to translate into action. That action is getting fully vaccinated. While we are doing very well in that, we are going to continue on that path and trend. Again, going to where our people are so that we can be the safest place to live as well as visit. So we're ready."

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Mayor Cantrell 'hopeful' about full attendance at Saints home games in the fall Will the Mercedes-Benz Superdome be at full capacity when the New Orleans Saints start the 2021 season? New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell seems optimistic. "I absolutely feel that we are on track for that and I’m hopeful," Cantrell said. "I really am." Cantrell spoke to media members on Tuesday during an event about the NCAA men's basketball tournament Final Four, which will be held in New Orleans in 2022. Afterward, she spoke briefly about the NFL season, which is just five months away. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in late March that he expects stadiums to be full in the fall, unlike this past season when COVID-19 mitigation efforts limited attendance throughout the league. "It's never too early to hope," Cantrell said. "That hope needs to translate into action. That action is getting fully vaccinated. While we are doing very well in that, we are going to continue on that path and trend. Again, going to where our people are so that we can be the safest place to live as well as visit. So we're ready."