NEW ORLEANS — During the final days of the annual citywide celebration known as Mardi Gras, Kyle Thibodeaux typically earns around $2,000 at his bartending job on Bourbon Street — as much as he sometimes makes in a month. “It’s the single busiest weekend of the whole year,” Mr. Thibodeaux said. But this year, with parades canceled, bars closed and plans for outdoor concerts scrapped, Mr. Thibodeaux, a bartender at Tropical Isle, has decided to go skiing in New Mexico. “I don’t know how to responsibly have Carnival,” he said. Last year, Bourbon Street became a hot spot for the coronavirus, and experts said Mardi Gras may have accelerated the spread.

Source: New York Times February 14, 2021 16:52 UTC