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New Orleans bars will be shut down completely throughout next week’s Mardi Gras weekend, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced during a press conference on Friday. The City announced tighter regulations and enforcement procedures as well. Cantrell said businesses that violate the rules face on-the-spot shutdowns and loss of licenses.
From Friday, Feb. 12, through Feb. 16, the following restrictions will be in effect:
- All bars will be closed both indoor and outdoor citywide, including bars operating as restaurants
- There will be no package liquor sales in the French Quarter
- All sales of to-go drinks will be banned
- Bourbon Street, Decatur Street and Frenchmen Street will be closed to pedestrians and vehicles from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. (restaurants and retail stores can remain open and residents and visitors will have access)
- There will be no loitering on Bourbon Street
- The Claiborne underpass and corridor will also be fenced off
- Large gatherings are banned and will not be tolerated — including activities that encourage people to congregate, like street vending and performing
