Mardi Gras In The Year Of COVID

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Herbal Dave on Monday, February 15, 2021 – 12:54 pm

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New Orleans looks a lot different this year from last year:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-orleans-businesses-brace-mardi-...

Has to be tough on the local folks, Mardi Gras is a big deal.  

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kxela on Monday, February 15, 2021 – 05:37 pm

Well Mardi Gras did kill a whole bunch of people last year when Covid was barely around.

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Slickrock on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 – 12:00 am

Street Cam in New Orleans  https://www.earthcam.com/events/mardigras/?cam=catsmeow2

 

 

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Herbal Dave on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 – 12:45 pm

27 degrees right now in New Orleans.  
 

Lots of chilly revelling going on.

 

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Herbal Dave on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 – 08:21 pm

The creative spirits in New Orleans have conjured up house floats this year in lieu of parades.  Since people are encouraged to stay home and remain socially distant, some are calling it Yardi Gras this year.

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/16/967761058/in-a-year-without-parades-mardi...