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November 20, 2020

Coronavirus nixes 2021 Mardi Gras-season parades

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and KEVIN McGILL
Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — The raucous Mardi Gras parades where riders on elaborate floats toss trinkets to adoring throngs have been canceled in New Orleans because the close-packed crowds could spread the novel coronavirus.

At least for 2021, the pandemic has put an end to the New Orleans Mardi Gras season as it's long been celebrated, though Mayor LaToya Cantrell has asked the public for safe-celebration suggestions.


 
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