The annual celebration has been subdued by pandemic restrictions. “We’re trying to be responsible and feel like New Orleans, but it’s a struggle,” one bar employee said.
Coronavirus stimulus gives help to locals
“Not just us, places like ours, just regular restaurants, let alone live venues, they can’t survive if we don’t get that money,” Rogers said. “It’s just that simple. Author: Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Published: 5:26 PM CST December 28, 2020 Updated: 5:26 PM CST December 28, 2020
NEW ORLEANS New Orleans live music venues went silent in March.
Most of them have remained closed since then because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
“The last 8 months have been incredibly difficult for us and any live music venues,” Jason Patterson Music Director at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen Street said.
Patterson added, some clubs have already closed and many more could without an infusion of money from the federal government.