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03/31/2020
Donated lunch to Tulane and Touro frontline workers
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03/28/2020
Westbank Arby's team donated sandwiches, water, and cookies to the hospital staff.
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03/29/2020
Emergency Relief Fund for COVID19 to help support hospital staff and patient care.
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2020-03-29
Owners of Who Dat Nail Spa drove all the way to Destin, Florida to bring back cases of gloves and alcohol disinfectant for local hospitals.
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2020-03-30
Much needed supplies arrive to medical centers.
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2020-03-31
Lizzo donated food to the New Orleans area hospitals thanking the staff on the frontlines.
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2020-04-01
Central City BBQ delivered lunch to frontline nurses in the ICU and CCU.
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2020-04-01
Juneau's Sandwich Shop treated the West Jefferson Med Center's EMS Krewe to a delicious meal.
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2020-04-02
West Jefferson Medical Center is thanking Tim Kerner State Representative for sponsoring a Jambalaya and Gumbo lunch from Voleo's Seafood Restaurant as a treat to the West Jefferson Medical Center employees.
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2020-04-02
West Jefferson Medical foundation made an emergency relief fund for the healthcare staff's children to have a place to safely be while their parents are focused on saving lives.
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2020-04-04
New Orleans Children's Hospital shares a video on social media thanking other area hospitals for their support and community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-03-18
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.
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2020-03-24
Musicians and music venue owners discuss the impact of COVID-19 related shutdowns.
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2020-04-11
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.
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2020-04-11
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.
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2020-04-11
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."
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2020-04-12
Positive attitude in the midst of chaos, she stands against art with her CDC recommended mask
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2020-04-09
Clesi’s Seafood take-out-only customer orders hot boiled crawfish. Dine-in restaurants are not permitted to operate during the pandemic.
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2020-04-09
Clesi’s Seafood on Bienville Street in Mid-City, New Orleans, offers take-out only crawfish.
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2020-04-09
Due to self-isolation orders, Bienville Street in New Orleans is barren of traffic.
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2020-04-09
With stay-at-home orders still in effect, restaurants in New Orleans can only serve food-to-go.
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2020-04-09
A closed sign is posted in the front window of Angelo Brocato’s Gelateria. The business temporarily closed all shop operations during the pandemic.
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2020-04-09
Closed sign on the front door of Taqueria Gerrero, Carrollton Avenue. The restaurant is temporarily closed during the pandemic.
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2020-04-09
Front door of Strange Guitarworks with a closed sign and bass guitar neck during self-isolation.
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2020-04-09
Businesses along Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans, LA, boarded shut during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
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2020-04-09
“Ugh Why” automobile vanity license plate is oddly poignant during COVID-19 self-isolation period.
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2020-04-09
The front door of Carrollton Bar locked up during COVID-19 self-isolation.
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2020-04-09
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.
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2020-04-09
Closed restaurant (Jacque-Imo’s) and music club (Maple Leaf) on Oak Street during Covid-19 self-isolation period.
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2020-04-09
Skateboarders in front of Castellon’s Pharmacy on Oak Street in New Orleans during COVID-19 self-isolation period.
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2020-04-09
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.
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2020-04-09
Man in mask and gloves walking in front of Alex Beard Gallery alligator mural during COVID-19 self-isolation period.
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2020-04-09
New Orleans restaurants are using home delivery services to get food to customers during Covid-19 self-isolation period.
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2020-04-09
“No Surrender!” banner at closed Aiden Gill For Men on Magazine Street during Covid 19 self-isolation period.
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2020-04-09
Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA, empty during COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
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2020-04-04
The Jefferson Parish Library made a sign thanking those on the frontlines of the pandemic.
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2020-04-08
Jefferson Parish thanks local businesses for a donation of 24 pallets of dog and cat food to local shelters.
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2020-04-09
Local businesses Second Harvest and Jefferson Council on Aging make sure about 500 seniors stay fed during the pandemic.
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2020-04-09
Drive-thru testing for COVID-19 will continue as long as supplies keep coming in. Due to a lack of federal funding, testing sites in neighboring Orleans Parish are closing.
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2020-04-08
Cox donates crawfish meals to the emergency workers at the Alario Center in Westwego. The Alario Center, a multi-use arena typically plays host to sporting events, it is now the site of COVID-19 drive-thru testing.
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2020-03-15
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.
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2020-04-07
These emergency water packets were lying in the middle of Orchid Street on an early Tuesday morning. Accident? Litter?
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2020-04-07
A resident shows support for local medical professionals by hanging white flags reading "WE [heart] DOCTORS" and "WE [heart] NURSES" off their front porch.
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2020-04-06
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.
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2020-04-06
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.
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2020-03-27
New Orleans brass band The Soul Rebels, unable to tour and perform live music, engages with fans remotely by creating music playlist on Spotify.
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2020-03-21
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.
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2020-03-15
The Soul Rebels share message of love, support, and music's transcendental power with fans during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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2020-03-12
New Orleans brass band The Soul Rebels postpones their national tour due to the pandemic.
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2020-03-17
Treme Brass Band cancels their live stream performance at Buffa's Bar and Restaurant after band member develops fever.