New Orleans: Coronavirus nixes Mardi Gras-season parades
JANET McCONNAUGHEY and KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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