New Orleans cancels Mardi Gras parades for 2021

Published November 17, 2020 10:14pm ET



Mardi Gras parades will be prohibited in 2021 to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the mayor of New Orleans announced Tuesday.

Parades and other festivities leading up to the Christian Lenten season have been a defining feature of the area and are key to the city’s tourism-driven economy.

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