Thousands of New Orleans residents turn their homes into colorful house floats after the city cancels this year s Mardi Gras festival amid the COVID pandemic
Tens of thousands of people usually pack into downtown New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras in February and March each year
City officials have cancelled this year s festivities amid the COVID-19 pandemic
But many locals are refusing to let the pandemic dampen their party spirit, and are now turning their homes into parade floats to bring color and flair to the city
More than 9,000 people have joined the Krewe of House Floats Facebook page and are in the process of transforming their homes into eye-catching displays
Even though it was closed, Malik Bartholomew, left center, of Know NOLA Tours, brought tourists James St. Hill and his wife, Hawa, left, both of Charlottesville, Virginia, to Li l Dizzy s Cafe so they could see the much-loved restaurant in New Orleans on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Bartholomew poses for a photo with owner Wayne Baquet. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Staff photo by Ian McNulty
Staff photo by Ian McNulty
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Man dead after shooting outside Algiers Point grocery store
According to the New Orleans Police Department, the shooting was reported before noon in the 600 block of Opelousas Avenue. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 6:49 PM CST December 22, 2020
NEW ORLEANS New Orleans Police Department confirms one man is dead after a shooting in the Algiers Point area of New Orleans on Tuesday.
According to Fourth District officers, they responded to a call of an aggravated battery by shooting in the area around 11:13 p.m. in the 600 block of Opelousas Avenue.
Police said they found a 22-year-old man who had been shot multiple times. The man received medical attention but later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
December 18, 2020 By Frank McCormack
While 2020 and the fear of COVID-19 brought, for a time, the unforgettable sight of empty streetcars rumbling down the streets of New Orleans, the year ended on a high note for another of the city’s modes of public transportation: its passenger ferries.
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) put a pair of catamaran passenger ferries into service during the fourth quarter of 2020, with RTA2 coming online October 10 and the identical RTA1 put into service December 15.
Both ferries, built by Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark at its Franklin, La., yard, measure 105 feet long and can carry 150 passengers. To date, Metal Shark has built 36 passenger ferries for the U.S. market, including 22 for New York City.
RTA1, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority s new 149-passenger ferry boat, passes Algiers Point on its way downriver for sea trials in New Orleans, La., Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Built by Jeanerette, La.-based Metal Shark to serve the Algiers Point-Canal Street ferry crossing, the $5 million, 105-foot Catamaran style boat features space for 15 bicycles, four wheelchair tie downs and two scooters.
Advocate photo by SHAWN FINK