Louisiana was one of the first hotspots during the start of the pandemic because of. mardi Gras. These history revisionists will never learn
Yeah, I didn't know that until I saw a documentary about the outbreak in New Orleans and one of the causes was the Mardi Gras. Unfortunately, the documentary focus on the deaths of famous people that died from Covid-19 which some of their family members pointing a finger to the attendance / participation in the Mardi Gras.
Regardless, the Mardi Gras website said 2021 was cancelled but the people interviewed stated they were going to push back for a possible Memorial Day Mardi Gras...others stated its just too dangerous and not enough time for vaccinations.
The Latest: Mardi Gras muted in New Orleans by coronavirus
Parts of Mardi Gras floats created by Kern Studios sit stored inside Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. New Orleans' annual pre-Lenten Mardi Gras celebration is muted this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Parades canceled. Bars closed. Crowds suppressed.
Mardi Gras joy is muted this year in New Orleans as authorities seek to stifle the coronavirus's spread. And it's a blow to the tradition-bound city's party-loving soul. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans’ annual pre-Lenten Mardi Gras celebration is muted this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell has ordered bars closed during the Mardi Gras weekend that started Friday and runs through Tuesday. The lavish parades are canceled and there are limits on gatherings.
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the annual pre-Lenten bash celebrated along much of the Gulf Coast — with the biggest celebration in heavily Catholic New Orleans. Last year’s revelry is considered to have contributed to an early surge that made Louisiana a coronavirus hot spot.
Some locals are making the best of it, decking their houses like parade floats. A giant carton of popcorn, huge lollipops and a Paul Bunyan-sized ice cream cone are among the decorations on one two-story house aptly titled “Snacking in Place.” Motorists can drive by an array of idled floats at New Orleans’ City Park.
Louisiana has registered 9,276 confirmed coronavirus deaths, 16th highest in the U.S.
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