New Orleans moving to Phase 3 Friday; businesses allowed to operate at 75% New Orleans moving to Phase 3 Friday By Mykal Vincent | March 9, 2021 at 5:36 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 8:13 AM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell announced Wednesday that the city will move to a modified Phase 3 on Friday, March 12. Cantrell said at a news conference that the city’s positivity rate is currently 1.5 percent and nearly 21 percent of Orleans Parish has received at least a first vaccine dose. Restaurants and businesses will be allowed to operate at 75 percent capacity. Gatherings will be limited to 75 people indoors and 150 outdoors.