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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF WEST WEGO ON THE WEST BANK OF JEFFERSON PARISH WHERE WE ARE CELEBRATING THE OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING OF GATOR TOWN USA.WE ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE B IN THAT AREA.
I WANNA WELCOME Y'ALL HERE TO SEE.
THIS IS THE BACK DOORS TO WEST WE GO, BEAUTIFUL WETLANDS, BOATS, SHRIMP FACTORY.
PEOPLE USE THIS, BUY YOU MORE THAN WHAT YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WHY GATOR TOWN AND WHY DO WE WANNA PLANT OUR FLAG AND CALL THIS GATOR TOWN? WE COMPLIMENT NEW ORLEANS TOURISM.
WHEN YOU THINK OF NEW ORLEANS, YOU THINK OF THE FRENCH QUARTER.
YOU THINK OF BOURBON STREET, YOU THINK OF GREAT FRENCH CREOLE RESTAURANTS.
WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GO IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE YOU GET THAT EXPERIENCE IN A 20 MINUTE DRIVE AWAY, 20 MINUTES GETS YOU IN THE SWAMPS, GETS YOU FEEDING ALLIGATORS, GETS YOU FRESH SEAFOOD AT THE, UH, AT THE SHRIMP.
LOT GETS YOU GREAT FOOD HERE, A, A LOUISIANA WAY OF LIFE THAT THEY GET TO SEE AN EXPERIENCE IN JUST AN AFTERNOON.
THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO RENAME IT.
WE KNOW THE BEAUTY OF THIS LAND.
WE KNOW THAT WE WANT THE REST OF THE WORLD TO KNOW THAT THIS AREA RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ATTRACTING THOUSANDS, MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO GATE, TO TOWN, TO WEST WEGO.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUSING PEOPLE FROM DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS AND THE FRENCH QUARTER.
EVERY DAY, FIVE TIMES A DAY, WE'LL PROBABLY HIT ABOUT 80,000 PEOPLE THIS YEAR.
THIS PLACE, WHICH MANY HAVE CALLED THE SHRIMP LOT, HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE THAN JUST THE COLLECTION OF THE VENDORS.
IT'S BEEN A COMMUNITY ANCHOR AND ECONOMIC ENGINE, AND A GATHERING SPOT.
TODAY WE GIVE IT A NAME THAT FINALLY REFLECTS ITS HEART AND PERSONALITY.
GATOR TOWN, A TRUE LOUISIANA EXPERIENCE THAT YOU WON'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE.
THIS CELEBRATES ITS CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND HELPS BOTH LOCALS AND TRAVELERS ALIKE FIND, EXPLORE, AND ENJOY.
ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE SPOTS IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, RIGHT HERE IN WEST WEGO.