It turns out all the hubbub over Christian pop singer Lauren Daigle performing from New Orleans on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve was never necessary: Daigle was never booked to perform, according to a report in The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate.
Daigle drew the ire of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell when the singer ended up involved in a protest that flouted coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
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Daigle reportedly stumbled across the event on a bike ride and joined the crowd in prayer. When recognized and asked to sing, she agreed.
The event was organized by California activist Sean Feucht, who has staged similar demonstrations in other cities during the pandemic. The unmasked, tightly packed crowd angered Mayor Cantrell, who said it endangered lives under "the pretense of religion."
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The mayor reiterated those concerns when she learned Daigle was asked to perform from New Orleans during the Dick Clark New Year's Rockin' Eve telecast this December 31. That, in turn, drew a rebuke from Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, who had hoped to use Daigle's performance as a platform to kick-start an ad campaign to bolster Louisiana tourism, which has been dealt a severe blow by the pandemic and its economic fallout.
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But according to The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, Dick Clark Productions never booked Daigle to perform.
Plans to feature the city in the New Year's Eve telecast apparently continue, with a different celebrity emcee.
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