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2020-03-22
Empty Burger King Parking Lot, New Orleans, LA
Another empty parking lot, one that is usually full. -
2020-03-26
New Orleans cacerolazo
A couple in the Faubourg St. John neighborhood I'm quarantined in in New Orleans started a nightly cacerolazo to call for more CoVid testing. The cacerolazo is a protest tradition, dating to the Middle Ages, wherein people bang forks or other utensils on pots and pans. Every night at 9pm sharp, the streets here erupt in this beautiful cacophony. -
2020-03-20
Pat O'Brien's Addresses Employees, New Orleans, LA
Pat O'Brien's offers support to employees by urging employees to seek unemployment assistance through human resources. -
03/21/2020
Angelo Brocato Ice Cream and Confectionery New Operating Procedure
Angelo Brocato Ice Cream and Confectionery continues to operate with adjusted procedures to comply with new regulations placed on New Orleans businesses in response to the pandemic. -
2020-03-21
Angelo Brocato Ice Cream and Confectionery Adjusts Hours and Operating Procedures Again
Angelo Brocato Ice Cream and Confectionery adjusts its operating procedures to comply with new regulations placed on New Orleans businesses in response to the pandemic. -
2020-03-21
Angelo Brocato Ice Cream and Confectionery Limits Operating Hours and Procedures
To limit the spread of Covid-19 and operate within the changing regulations for New Orleans businesses, Angelo Brocato Ice Cream and Confectionery closes its dining area, prohibits walk ins, and adjusts operating hours. -
2020-03-19
Angelo Brocato Ice Cream and Confectionery Celebrates St. Joseph's Day
Each year on March 19th, Angelo Brocato Ice Cream and Confectionery, located in New Orleans, LA, celebrates St. Joseph's Day by erecting an altar to St. Joseph in their bakery shop. This year they make connections between the current Covid-19 pandemic and the famine that took place in Sicily over 500 years ago. St. Joseph's Day is one of the busiest times of the year for the bakery, with folks purchasing specialty cookies and pastries for celebrations and altars. -
2020-04-01
Social Distancing in New Orleans, LA
People out enjoying the weather and getting essential exercise while maintaining the suggested "social distance" of six feet from one another. -
2020-03-31
Fund to Support New Orleans Cultural Community
While there are several efforts to provide assistance to New Orleans musicians, gig workers, and other cultural community members up and running, many musicians, artists, street performers, and traditional culture bearers are still struggling to access resources due to lack of documentation, awareness, capacity limitations, or other roadblocks. MaCCNO is committed to helping all members of our cultural community get access to needed resources during this unprecedented challenge. -
2020-03-22
Take-Out Only at The Station Cafe in Mid-City, New Orleans
Cafes and restaurants in New Orleans, LA, are take out only during the Covid-19 stay home order. -
2020-03-22
Low-Traffic Broad St. & Lafitte Greenway Crossing
Lafitte Greenway crossing Broad Street can be treacherous for cyclists and walkers but self-quarantine shows reduced auto traffic. -
2020-03-09
Letter from Jefferson Parish Schools Superintendent Cade Brumley addressing the first case of coronavirus in Louisiana
On March 8, 2020, the state of Louisiana reported its' first confirmed case of coronavirus in New Orleans. The next day, Cade Brumley, the superintendent of the Jefferson Parish Public School System, sent out an e-mail to all teachers, staff, and parents in the school system. In it, Dr. Brumley assured everyone that there had not been any confirmed cases in Jefferson Parish so far. He also reiterated the many steps the school system was taking to make the schools safe, like accelerating sanitation efforts around the school, screening students to see if anyone had been outside the country recently, and having employees take an online class on common illness prevention. Dr. Brumley also assured parents and teachers that he had every intention of keeping public schools in Jefferson Parish open for as long as possible. By the end of that week, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards would close all public schools in Louisiana until mid-April. -
03/22/2020
John With Shrimp Boots
John, a native of East Hampton, NY, continues to work at an “essential business”, the Rouse’s Grocery in New Orleans. -
03/20/2020
Cafe Envie Remains Open with a Take Out Only Menu
Chairs piled on dining tables at Cafe Envie, as the local government has banned dining in at restaurants to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Cafe Envie can continue to serve take out and deliver food to patrons. -
03/20/2020
Stalls at the French Market Closed
Stalls in New Orleans' French Market, typically buzzing with vendors and shoppers, are closed after the local government discourages large gatherings to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. -
03/20/2020
French Market Empty on a Friday Afternoon
The French Market, usually teeming with tourists on a beautiful spring day, is empty after the local government discourages large gatherings to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.