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2020-04-20
Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club Closed, Free Meals for Musicians, New Orleans, LA
Animated signage outside of Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club tells the public they are closed due to the pandemic and offering a free meal to musicians once a week. -
2020-04-16
McHardy's Chicken & Fixins Creates Pulley System to Maintain Social Distance, New Orleans, LA
McHardy's Chicken & Fixins created a pulley system to allow their employees to maintain a safe social distance from customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In New Orleans, restaurants are considered essential businesses and are allowed to operate for take-out and delivery only. -
2020-04-17
Fundraiser: Solidarity for the Unhoused, New Orleans, LA
A fundraiser to provide assistance to New Orleans unhoused population. The fundraiser description is as follows: "There are reportedly 1200 unhoused people in New Orleans. More than 420 of them live on the street where they are deprived of access to running water, soap, shelter, and basic food supplies. This makes them a particularly vulnerable group during the Covid 19 pandemic in addition to the hardships and exploitations they already endure. Very little is being done on a federal level to service this population. Despite reports that the homeless people of New Orleans are being relocated to local hotels, only 175 of them have been relocated thus far. The immobile, those who experience mental instability, those who do not speak English and the undocumented will face difficulties assessing the already limited shelter even if more is provided. We are distributing supplies and food daily to those on the street, while attempting to share social distancing guidelines and information about resources throughout the city. Additionally, we are following CDC guidelines while preparing and distributing food." -
2020-04-17
Petition to Help Louisiana's Incarcerated Youth During COVID-19
A charge.org petition to improve conditions for incarcerated youth in Louisiana during the COVID-19 Pandemic. -
2020-04-17
Bad Actors Drinking Club, New Orleans, LA
Actors staying connected through Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
2020-04-10
Meals for Musicians, New Orleans, LA
The Howlin' Wolf, Culture Aid NOLA, and New Orleans Musicians' Clinic provide free meals to musicians who are unable to work during COVID-19. -
2020-03-30
Jazz & Heritage Relief Fund, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, the organizer of Jazz Fest, creates a fund to financially support local musicians who have lost income due to COVID-19. -
2020-04-16
Jazz Fest 2020 Cancelled, New Orleans, LA
Jazz Fest, the largest music festival in New Orleans, canceled due to the pandemic. -
2020-03-16
A Letter From Our Team, New Orleans Musicians Clinic and Assistance Foundation
New Orleans Musicians Clinic and Assistance Foundation sent this letter to its supporters at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in New Orleans, LA. New Orleans Musicians Clinic and Assistance Foundation's patient population primarily consists of gigging musicians and performers - an already at-risk population especially affected by the situation the pandemic presents. -
2020-04-09
Door of Snug Harbor music club, New Orleans, LA, where Ellis Marsalis often performed.
The door of Snug Harbor, a music venue on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, LA, is hung with a black mourning wreath to mark the death of Ellis Marsalis, beloved pianist and music educator. Maralis passed away due to complications from COVID-19. The paper under the wreath makes reference to the coronavirus. -
2020-04-02
Legacy Program Emergency Relief Fund, Preservation Hall, New Orleans, LA
The COVID-19 virus has necessitated the closure of Preservation Hall and all music venues in New Orleans for the foreseeable future. Due to these cancellations, our musical collective faces an unprecedented challenge without work, with the growing health risk in New Orleans and indefinite economic uncertainties for all musicians and those tied to the tourism and entertainment industries. To address these challenges, the Preservation Hall Foundation has launched the Legacy Program Emergency Relief Fund to assist our musical collective affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Legacy Program Emergency Fund assists the 61 musicians to be used towards medical expenses, lodging, food, and other vital living expenses due to illness or loss of work. While we hope the health risk is short term, the economic impact will have lasting repercussions. Today, we are marshaling all of our resources towards caring for our musical collective and helping them weather this crisis. It's vital that we get resources into their hands immediately in order to meet their critical needs. The mission of the Preservation Hall Foundation is to protect, preserve and perpetuate New Orleans music. None of that would be possible without our cherished collective of musicians who play, teach, create, compose, entertain and enrich our lives on a daily basis. Jazz musicians are experts at improvising. We'll get through this with your help. Please join us in helping our musical collective and ensuring the protection of our vital culture in New Orleans. -
2020-03-26
Pet Store Offers Curbside Pick Up and Delivery During Stay-at-Home Order, New Orleans, LA
Pet stores are considered essential businesses and may remain open during the stay-at-home order in New Orleans. This business offers curbside pick up and delivery to ensure proper social distancing protocol is in effect. -
2020-03-06
Complimentary Hand Sanitizer at Large Public Function, New Orleans, LA
At a fundraiser held weeks before stay-at-home orders were put into effect, this event hall put out miniature bottles of sanitizers for their guests to take with them. A sign on display at the entrance of the event encouraged guests to not hug or kiss when greeting one another. -
2020-04-11
"Wearing a mask won’t protect us from our history," New Orleans, LA.
Burnell Cotlon, owner of a small grocery store in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, shares how COVID-19 is effecting his community. -
2020-03-18
"Whiplashed New Orleans Musicians Find New Ways to Use Their Voices as Coronavirus Silences City"
Article explore how New Orleans musicians are impacted by COVID-19 and how they are attempting to make income thorugh various online concerts, lessons, and more. -
2020-03-24
"'I'm shell-shocked': New Orleans musicians face canceled tours, no income amid coronavirus shutdown"
Musicians and music venue owners discuss the impact of COVID-19 related shutdowns. -
2020-04-11
Chalk Drawings at Altar Honoring Ms. Leona "Chine" Grandison, Owner of The Candlelight Lounge, New Orleans, LA
Ms. Leona "Chine" Grandison, owner of The Candlelight Lounge, passed away due to COVID-19 on April 9, 2020. Friends and family erected an altar in her honor outside of The Candlelight Lounge to allow people to pay their respects while maintaining safe social distancing practices. Visitors decorated the sidewalk with chalk in front of the altar. -
2020-04-11
Altar Honoring Ms. Leona "Chine" Grandison, Owner of The Candlelight Lounge, New Orleans, LA
Ms. Leona "Chine" Grandison, owner of The Candlelight Lounge, passed away due to COVID-19 on April 9, 2020. Friends and family erected an altar in her honor outside of The Candlelight Lounge to allow people to pay their respects while maintaining safe social distancing practices. Grandison was born and raised in the Treme, and opened Candlelight Lounge with her brother, Landry Grandison, 40 years ago. The Candlelight Lounge typically hosts live music throughout the week and is the last remaining live music venue in the Treme. -
2020-04-11
Letter at the Altar Honoring Ms. Leona "Chine" Grandison, Founder of The Candlelight Lounge, New Orleans, LA
Ms. Leona "Chine" Grandison, owner of The Candlelight Lounge, passed away due to COVID-19 on April 9, 2020. Friends and family erected an altar in her honor outside of The Candlelight Lounge to allow people to pay their respects while maintaining safe social distancing practices. This letter, accompanying the altar reads: "Thank you for coming to pay respects during this time of COVID-19 to Leona "Ms. Chine" Gradison. Know that you are not alone in your grieving. As we weep at the loss of Ms. Chine together though apart during this time, know that she dwells in your heart now where no pain can reach her. We will join together in some months for a secondline and proper sending home. We cannot see her with our outward eyes but we know she is smiling back upon us from within everything. Please add to this altar honoring her as you feel called. Kindly do not remove any items from the altar. Thank you, Your community member who cares for you, loves you, and prays for you every day." -
2020-04-09
Clesi’s Seafood Take-Out-Only Crawfish, Mid City, New Orleans, LA
Clesi’s Seafood take-out-only customer orders hot boiled crawfish. Dine-in restaurants are not permitted to operate during the pandemic. -
2020-04-09
Crawfish is Still on the Menu, Mid City, New Orleans, LA
Clesi’s Seafood on Bienville Street in Mid-City, New Orleans, offers take-out only crawfish. -
2020-04-09
Bienville Street Barren, New Orleans, LA
Due to self-isolation orders, Bienville Street in New Orleans is barren of traffic. -
2020-04-09
Take-Out-Only Tents at Clesi’s Seafood, Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA
With stay-at-home orders still in effect, restaurants in New Orleans can only serve food-to-go. -
2020-04-09
Angelo Brocato’s Gelateria Closed Sign, New Orleans, LA
A closed sign is posted in the front window of Angelo Brocato’s Gelateria. The business temporarily closed all shop operations during the pandemic. -
2020-04-09
Taqueria Gerrero “Cerrado” (Closed), New Orleans, LA
Closed sign on the front door of Taqueria Gerrero, Carrollton Avenue. The restaurant is temporarily closed during the pandemic. -
2020-04-09
Strange Guitarworks Closed, New Orleans, LA
Front door of Strange Guitarworks with a closed sign and bass guitar neck during self-isolation. -
2020-04-09
Carrollton Avenue Businesses Closed, New Orleans, LA
Businesses along Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans, LA, boarded shut during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. -
2020-04-09
“Ugh Why” Automobile Vanity License Plate, New Orleans, LA
“Ugh Why” automobile vanity license plate is oddly poignant during COVID-19 self-isolation period. -
2020-04-09
Carrollton Station Bar Closed, New Orleans, LA
The front door of Carrollton Bar locked up during COVID-19 self-isolation. -
2020-04-09
Rabbit Ears Closed, New Orleans, LA
Small businesses and shops along Oak Street in New Orleans, like Rabbit Ears, have been hit especially hard by self-isolation quarantine during COVID-19 self-isolation period. -
2020-04-09
Jacque-Imo’s and Maple Leaf Closed, Oak Street, New Orleans, LA
Closed restaurant (Jacque-Imo’s) and music club (Maple Leaf) on Oak Street during Covid-19 self-isolation period. -
2020-04-09
Skateboarders on Oak Street, New Orleans, LA
Skateboarders in front of Castellon’s Pharmacy on Oak Street in New Orleans during COVID-19 self-isolation period. -
2020-04-09
Waiting for the Bus by Ms. Mae’s Bar, New Orleans, LA
Ms. Mae’s Bar with man waiting for city bus, corner of Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Streets during COVID-19 self-isolation period. Signage on Ms. Mae's door thanks healthcare workers. -
2020-04-09
Man in Mask and Gloves, New Orleans, LA
Man in mask and gloves walking in front of Alex Beard Gallery alligator mural during COVID-19 self-isolation period. -
2020-04-09
Restaurant Home Delivery Sign, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans restaurants are using home delivery services to get food to customers during Covid-19 self-isolation period. -
2020-04-09
“No Surrender!” New Orleans, LA
“No Surrender!” banner at closed Aiden Gill For Men on Magazine Street during Covid 19 self-isolation period. -
2020-04-09
Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA
Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA, empty during COVID-19 stay-at-home order. -
2020-03-15
Cyber Distancing, New Orleans' First Online Drag Festival
With the pandemic preventing live performances, New Orleans drag entertainers stage the city's first online drag festival. Viewers can watch the performance via zoom and tip performers online. -
2020-04-06
6 Feet Apart - Not 6 Feet Under, Homemade Sign, New Orleans, LA
A homemade sign displayed in a window of a house in the Bywater neighborhood reminds folks to practice social distancing to halt the spread of Covid-19. -
2020-04-06
NOCCA Shrouded in Black to Mourn Ellis Marsalis, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), shrouded in black cloth to mourn the passing of Ellis Marsalis, renowned pianist, music educator, and NOCCA Founder. Covid-19 caused Marsalis's death. -
2020-03-27
The Soul Rebels QuaranTune Playlist, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans brass band The Soul Rebels, unable to tour and perform live music, engages with fans remotely by creating music playlist on Spotify. -
2020-03-21
Paul Robertson, The Soul Rebels Trombonist, Quarantine Jam, New Orleans, LA
Paul Robertson, trombonist for New Orleans brass band The Soul Rebels shares music video made during quarantine. Unable to jam with other musicians during the stay-at-home order, Robertson plays all six parts. Like many New Orleans musicians, Robertson is also soliciting financial contributions from fans. -
2020-03-15
The Soul Rebels Share Words Of Encouragement to Fans, New Orleans, LA
The Soul Rebels share message of love, support, and music's transcendental power with fans during the Covid-19 Pandemic. -
2020-03-12
The Soul Rebels Reschedules Tour, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans brass band The Soul Rebels postpones their national tour due to the pandemic. -
2020-03-17
Treme Brass Band Cancels Live Stream Show Due to Fever, New Orleans, LA
Treme Brass Band cancels their live stream performance at Buffa's Bar and Restaurant after band member develops fever. -
2020-03-21
Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers Live at Mother in Law Lounge, New Orleans, LA
Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers stream a live performance from Mother in Law Lounge. Many New Orleans musicians, no longer able to work during the stay-at-home order, solicit donations from viewers for online performances during the pandemic. -
2020-04-02
The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Mourns the Death of Ellis Marsalis
The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music mourns the death of Ellis Marsalis, renowned pianist and music educator. Coronavirus caused Marsalis's death. -
2020-03-27
The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Works to Fulfill Mission During Pandemic
The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music plans to move music education programming to virtual instruction and informing musicians of health and financial resources. -
03/23/2020
Community Concert Postponed at the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music
The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music postpones concert featuring The Grio Trio due to the pandemic and reminds people to practice social distancing. -
2020-03-22
Tipitina's Disperses Donations to Venue Staff
Tipitina's, a music venue in New Orleans, LA, disperses money to the venue's security, bartenders, and production staff who are out of work due to Covid-19.