https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/dining/drinks/mardi-gras-new-orleans-coronavirus.html
Andrew Ledford has worked at Snake and Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge, a renowned late-night bar in New Orleans, for more than 20 years. During the pandemic, he closes the bar at 11 p.m., an hour before his work shift used to begin.Credit.L. Kasimu Harris for The New York Times
A New Orleans Mardi Gras With a Different Sort of Mask
The bar scene so central to the city’s economy and allure is about to become the stage for an unusually muted and bittersweet celebration.
Andrew Ledford has worked at Snake and Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge, a renowned late-night bar in New Orleans, for more than 20 years. During the pandemic, he closes the bar at 11 p.m., an hour before his work shift used to begin.Credit.L. Kasimu Harris for The New York Times