LONGVIEW When Haylee Norred was about 8 years old, she said she lived alone in a locked Longview room without furniture, heat or light. She was punished when she escaped to find food in the dumpster, and called names like “pig” when she ate table crumbs amongst locked kitchen cabinets.
Even while venues themselves say live music will take time to come back, outdoor music, drunkenness and merriment have resumed.
People gather on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans on Saturday night as music returns to the city. (Courthouse News photo / Sabrina Canfield)
NEW ORLEANS (CN) Just as the city had become awash in lovely weather and vibrant blossoms, New Orleans added live music inside venues this weekend, adding to a feeling of spring revival.
The news came on the tail of a sharp decline in Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations, but many signs point to reopening as presenting a complicated road ahead.