Topline Bars in New Orleans are set to temporarily shut down as the city ramps up restrictions for Mardi Gras, with officials hoping to avoid a repeat of 2020, when well over a million visitors packed into New Orleans and unknowingly spread coronavirus—an event blamed in large part for helping fuel the spring Covid surge in the U.S. and making the city one of the initial hot spots for Covid spread. The 2020 Krewe of Bacchus parade takes place on Feb. 23, 2020 in New Orleans. (Photo by Erika … [+] Goldring/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts All bars will shut down Friday, February 12 and will remain closed through the end of Mardi Gras (Feb. 16). Areas popular with tourists, like Bourbon Street and Frenchmen Street, will have police checkpoints for entry and wil… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Mardi Gras Shutdown: New Orleans Closing All Bars, Restricting Access To French Quarter For Holiday
