MechaCon
mechacon annual threeday anime convention held summer hyatt regency new orleans new orleans louisiana oldest active anime convention louisiana convention typically offered artist alley cosplay competition dealer room gaming maidhost show mechacons inaugural weekend unique hurricane katrina made landfall coast louisiana hour mechacon closed door dealer room closed early one guest made flight special part mechacons programming harmony gold usa provided fan robotech franchise firstever public screening film robotech shadow chronicle fund raised screening donated salvation army’s ongoing hurricane katrina hurricane rita recovery effort press release announced final mechacon dubbed mechacon omega would held july mechacon cancelled due covid pandemic final mechacon held july wgno’s adam bowles showcase crazy costume mechacon wgno retrieved