In New Orleans
The image is striking and symbolic. Bourbon Street, the most festive street in the United States, located in the heart of the historic district of New Orleans, is deserted. The tourists are no longer there and the locals stay at home. Rats are now the only ones to cheer up in front of the many bars with closed doors. Since March 20, the main city of Louisiana, usually agitated, is at a standstill. By order of LaToya Cantrell, the mayor, an incentive to stay at his home was established. Non-essential businesses have been closed and large gatherings are prohibited. On March 23, John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, extended this principle to the entire state. This has just been extended, at the end of last week, until April 30.
It must be said that the situation is dramatic along the Mississippi River. Last Saturday, Louisiana constituted the third home of the country in number of deaths and positive cases, behind the State of New York and
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