February 16, 2021 Mardi Gras 2021: New Orleans embracing smaller celebrations on one of the Big Easy's biggest nights 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.”
February 11, 2021 New Orleans officials close 7 bars over COVID-19 violations ahead of Mardi Gras Getting bars to follow COVID-19 guidelines ahead of Mardi Gras is turning into the big not-so-easy in New Orleans.
February 5, 2021 All New Orleans bars ordered to close for Mardi Gras, mayor says: 'We're worried about the entire city' Mayor LaToya Cantrell ordered all bars in the city to close from Friday, Feb. 12 through the holiday on Tuesday, Feb. 16 because of coronavirus-related public health concerns. "We’re worried about the entire city and that’s why we’re putting these guidelines in place," Cantrell told reporters at a press conference Friday.
January 27, 2021 New Orleans getting creative for Mardi Gras: Thousands of houses decorated as floats Mardi Gras is coming to New Orleans, but this year featuring special creativity because the coronavirus outbreak canceled the usual festivities.
January 7, 2021 New Orleans' pandemic Mardi Gras celebrations involve socially distant events, king cake Carnival will be a bit quieter than usual this year because of the pandemic, but revelers are still finding safe ways to celebrate.
January 4, 2021 'NCIS: New Orleans' accused of 'doubling down on false liberal propaganda' about ‘peaceful’ protests CBS’s show “NCIS: New Orleans” has been accused of parroting the mainstream media by “doubling down on false liberal propaganda” to paint sometimes violent protests across the nation as "peaceful" demonstrations.
December 16, 2020 Louisiana woman murdered in New Orleans is 2nd person on football team to be killed in 2020, report says A Louisiana woman was the second member of her New Orleans football team to be murdered this year, according to police.
December 2, 2020 Mass coronavirus cases linked to New Orleans swingers' convention, organizer says The organizer of a swingers’ convention in New Orleans last month says more than 40 cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the event.
October 30, 2020 New Orleans police officers ambushed, 1 shot in French Quarter by pedicab passenger: Police Two New Orleans police officers were ambushed in the city's French Quarter neighborhood Friday by a gunman riding on a pedicab who shot one officer in the face, police said.
October 28, 2020 Hurricane Zeta 'strengthening,' expected landfall in Louisiana as Category 2 storm A reenergized Hurricane Zeta is taking aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday and is expected to become even stronger before it makes landfall in Louisiana.