The Latest New Orleans Restaurant and Bar Closings of 2022

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The Latest New Orleans Restaurant and Bar Closings of 2022

As 2021 wound down, New Orleans saw an increasing number of restaurants shutter, most citing some combination of Hurricane Ida-related damage or losses and two years of an ongoing pandemic…

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Just How Bad Is The Supposedly-Republican Louisiana Senate?

The problem in the Louisiana Senate goes farther than leadership inability to implement an agenda, even a popular and sensible one. Last week, the Senate Health and Welfare Committee essentially…

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The New Restaurant Openings New Orleans Diners Need to Know Right Now

Not even a pandemic can staunch the flow of new restaurant openings in New Orleans, from pop-ups taking the next step to big-deal hotel restaurants to highly-anticipated arrivals. To keep…

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CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in…

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Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers the company announced Wednesday — and if regulators agree it could mean a chance to finally start vaccinating the littlest kids…

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New Orleans Ends Vaccine Requirement for Indoor Dining

Effective immediately, restaurants and bars in New Orleans will no longer be required to ask patrons for proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to dine indoors, Mayor LaToya…

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CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter, meaning most Americans…

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What to Eat, Drink, and Do in New Orleans for Mardi Gras 2022

Mardi Gras has officially returned to New Orleans after a two-year hiatus, one year after parades and events were canceled in 2021 (for the first time in 42 years) and…

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Why Is John Bel Edwards Hanging On To COVID Restrictions?

And still, despite the science even more forcefully negating the core assumptions behind his COVID orders, Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards won’t let his people go. Earlier this week, Edwards…

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Free at-home COVID tests to be distributed in Ascension Parish

DONALDSONVILLE – Free at-home COVID tests will be distributed Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Frank Sotile Jr. Pavillion in Donaldsonville. Ascension Parish’s Office of…

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