With the arrival of June comes notice of the impending 7th Annual Reggae Riddums Festival, to be held in City Park’s Old Driving Range on June 12 and 13. Billed as “New Orleans’ premier Caribbean food and entertainment festival,” the event has faced logistical problems in the past that organizers hope to overcome this year with a line-up that features Burning Spear, Joe Higgs and Dennis Brown.

Reggae Riddums has varied dramatically from year to year. At early festivals, local bands dominat...