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Essence Festival 2025 Was a Hot Mess: How to Actually Plan, Pack, and Party in NOLA Without Regrets

There are travel fails… and then there’s Essence Fest 2025. I don’t know what was more disappointing: the chaotic crowd control, the lines that wrapped around the block like a Beyoncé Formation, or the lineup that felt like someone picked…