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In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, crowds are seen packing Bourbon Street on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans. New Orleans will reinstitute an indoor mask mandate to fight the spread of COVID-19 while readying for an influx of visitors for the Mardi Gras season, the city health director said Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Dr. Jennifer Avegno said the mandate takes effect Wednesday at 6 a.m. and will apply to participants in the annual Mardi Gras balls that take place in the city. (AP Photo/Rusty Costanza, File)

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As Mardi Gras nears, New Orleans brings back mask mandate
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Tue,01/11/22-12:33PM , 102 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans will reinstitute an indoor mask mandate to fight the spread of COVID-19 while readying for an influx of visitors for the Mardi Gras season, the city health director said Tuesday.
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The Phunny Phorty Phellows (PPP) Queen Julie Holman, left, dances before hopping onto the street car to take their historic Twelfth Night ride to announce that Carnival has begun in New Orleans, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. The Phellows are a Mardi Gras organization that first took to the streets in 1878 and ceased parading in 1898. The group was revived in 1981. They were known for their satirical parades and today's krewe members' costumes often reflect current events. (AP Photo/Kathleen Flynn)

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A season of joy -- and caution -- kicks off in New Orleans
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Thu,01/06/22-12:07AM , 110 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Vaccinated, masked and ready-to-revel New Orleans residents began ushering in Carnival season Thursday with a rolling party on the city's historic streetcar line, an annual march honoring Joan of Arc in the French Quarter and a collective, wary eye on coronavirus statistics.
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Court: Killer of NFL's McKnight can't face 2nd murder trial
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press Writer
Thu,12/16/21-6:07PM , 158 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who killed former NFL player Joe McKnight cannot be tried again on a murder charge, now that his conviction on the lesser charge of manslaughter has been overturned, a Louisiana appeal court ruled Thursday.
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Courts keep chipping away at Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandates
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Thu,12/16/21-4:30PM , 100 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges in Louisiana and Texas continue to chip away at Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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