![]() Although 7 million guests toured the fair, it was not enough to recoup the $350 million spent to host the event. There were no major exhibits such as had been seen at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, which started predictions that the fair could be a flop. This was to be a "Class B" exposition as defined by the BIE, the international body governing world's fairs. "An 84-acre (340,000 m) site along the Mississippi River was cleared of rundown warehouses, replaced by the structures of the Fair. There hasn't been a World's Fair in the United States since. Many blamed the low attendance on the fact that it was staged just two years and two states from Knoxville's 1982 World's Fair, and also on the fact that it coincided with the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. "Plagued with attendance problems, the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition has the dubious distinction of being the only exposition to declare bankruptcy during its run. Its theme was `The World of Rivers - Fresh Waters as a Source of Life.' It opened on Saturday, and ended on November 11, 1984. ![]() It was held 100 years after the city's earlier World's Fair, the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. "The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wikipedia has this to say about the Fair: The box that houses the cards still has the original Fair price tag ("LWE"). ![]() Fair, the Fair mascot, and the backs of the other deck depict the Fair logo. Mint, sealed double deck of playing cards made by Gemaco for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. ![]()
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