Fat Tuesday is looking a little leaner than in previous years.
New Orleans had previously announced that all Mardi Gras parades a fixture of the city’s annual celebrations would be canceled ahead of the holiday, amid concerns that such gatherings would become super spreader events of the COVID-19 virus. What’s more, all bars within the city were ordered to close as of last Friday, and to remained closed through Feb. 16, for the same reason. We’re worried about the entire city and that’s why we’re putting these guidelines in place, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said earlier this month when announcing the latest regulations for bar owners.
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New Orleans and Mardi Gras go hand in hand, so when the city decided it had to cancel the the parades, parties and large gatherings for 2021, residents knew they wouldn t let the holiday pass without a celebration.
Mardi Gras parades are not permitted this year because large gatherings have proven to be super-spreader events for COVID-19, said Mayor LaToya Cantrell s office. But despite the cancellations, festive floats will still line the streets of New Orleans because people have decided to decorate their houses instead.
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Thousands making house floats since Mardi Gras parades have been canceled
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Designer, Caroline Thomas looks at a house decorated like a parade float in New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. All around the city, thousands of houses are being decorated as floats because the coronavirus pandemic has canceled parades that usually take place on Mardi Gras. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)
By: The Associated Press & Scripps National
Posted at 12:14 PM, Jan 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-27 12:14:45-05
NEW ORLEANS, La. â You just canât keep a good city down, especially when Mardi Gras is coming.
All around New Orleans, thousands of houses are being decorated as floats because the coronavirus outbreak canceled the elaborate parades mobbed by crowds during the Carnival season and on Fat Tuesday.