  the 1984 louisiana world exposition was a world's fair held in new orleans, louisiana, in the united states. it was held 100 years after the city's earlier world's fair, the world cotton centennial in 1884. it opened on saturday, may 12, 1984, and ended on sunday, november 11, 1984. its theme was "the world of riversâfresh waters as a source of life". plagued with attendance problems, the 1984 louisiana world exposition has the distinction of being the only exposition to declare bankruptcy during its run.the insolvency of the 1984 world's fair owner, louisiana world exposition, inc., caused some subcontractors involved in the construction of the fair to sue the general contractor for payment of contract prices. southern states masonry, inc. v. j.a. jones const. co., 507 so.2d 198 (la. 1987). even though there was a clause in the contract stating the subcontractors would be paid on the final payment by the owner to the general contractor, the payment provision did not constitute a suspensive condition that negated any obligation on the part of the general contractor until they were paid by the owner. the important issue was that the contract stated payment would occur "when" the general contractor was paid, not "if" they were paid. many blamed the low attendance on the fact that it was staged just two years and two states from knoxville's [[1982 w
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