After insisting we cancel all the events for the rest of the year the Mayor of New Orleans now wants to cancel next year's Mardi Gras.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Tuesday she would not rule out canceling Carnival celebrations in 2021 as the city continues to recover from the novel coronavirus.
Cantrell, speaking with The Washington Post during an online forum, said data about the disease's spread and how severely it impacts the city's bottom line will guide decisions about the Carnival season next year, which is slated to begin January 6. Mardi Gras is Feb. 16.
"It's something that we have to think about. It's something that we have put on the table," Cantrell said of shutting down next year's festivities. "It will give me great pause right now before I commit to saying we are moving forward with Mardi Gras 2021."