Festival International De Louisiane Turns to GoFundMe to Keep Going Amid Rising Costs

Festival International starts GoFundMe to help defray costs of bringing in world talent

A group of volunteers for Festival International de Louisiane has started a GoFundMe page to help with the increasing costs of bringing in international talent, the lifeblood of the festival.

Festival International starts GoFundMe to help defray costs of bringing in world talent

A group of volunteers for Festival International de Louisiane has started a GoFundMe page to help with the increasing costs of bringing in international talent, the lifeblood of the festival.

Festival International de Louisiane sets up GoFundMe to pay for bands from across world

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Organizers of Festival International de Louisiane are facing challenges in booking international performers due to rising costs and visa requirements. To address this, a GoFundMe campaign led by the festival's board of volunteers has been…

Festival International board launches GoFundMe to help with skyrocketing visa, travel costs

Festival International de Louisiane’s all volunteer board is launching a GoFundMe to help pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel and visa expenses needed to ensure the festival

Festival International de Louisiane turns to GoFundMe to keep going amid rising costs

Festival International de Louisiane has started a GoFundMe to help defray some of the costs of putting on the annual festival.Organizers cited rising costs, complex visa requirements, and international tax obligations that now consume nearly a third of what the non-profit says they pay its overseas artists. According to the GoFundMe, the budget for performers alone is $300,000.Organizers said they're now calling on supporters to help ensure Fest…

Keeping Festival ‘international’ is getting more and more expensive

Pascal Danae feels right at home in South Louisiana. Based in France, the Guadeloupean musician sings in Creole. A sousaphone, popular in New Orleans brass bands, covers the low-end in his trio Delgres. And the group got their U.S. market debut in 2016 thanks to Lisa Stafford and Festival International.  “The kind of music we make, that fusion of Creole from the West Indies, the blues, but also all the Caribbean vibes — it resonates in a very sp…