Jazz great Wynton Marsalis, who co-chairs the Bring New Orleans Back Commission's cultural committee,  is scheduled to announce his committee's report this afternoon.  Making the case for its importance, Marsalis told The New York Times, "What gives you the will to survive?  That will has to do with your soul and your spirit.  That's what culture is."

That's the best argument for investing in arts and culture.   So why do arts advocates keep trying to make their case on the basis of how much people spend on food, parking and babysitting when they attend the symphony?

On the broader subject of Bring New Orleans Back... The Commission has done an excellent job of presenting a clear strategy for what ought to be done in New Orleans.  Find the report at www.bringneworleansback.org.

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