Coast bars set to benefit from NOLA Mardi Gras closure
Coast bars set to benefit from NOLA Mardi Gras closure
By Tristan Ruppert | February 6, 2021 at 6:38 AM CST - Updated February 6 at 6:38 AM
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Feelings of shock, anger and hope reverberated throughout the Gulf Coast Friday. The shock and anger were in New Orleans where Mayor LaToya Cantrell said bars must lock their doors the five days leading up to Mardi Gras. The hope is in South Mississippi.
Some local bar owners think they can salvage Carnival by capitalizing on what they consider the Big Easyâs blunder.