But New Orleans has not provided a stipend.” A literal “rainy day” fund, he says, could go a long way to help buskers during inclement weather — particularly in the summertime when tourism ...

The Abita Springs Busker Fest will be back at the town's trailhead on April 2 with a lineup of that culminates with the music of Tuba Skinny, an ensemble of well-known New Orleans' best-known buskers.