A sprinkling of restaurants and shops opened their doors for the first time in two months, welcoming a cautious vanguard of locals.  

- by Ellis Anderson 

A reminder if you're planning to visit:  Please be especially mindful of our hospitality workers, culture bearers, and residents. If you love the Quarter, show some love to our peeps.  You'll find guidelines to help protect them here.  

Galleries may be closed and Jackson Square deserted, but artist Josh Wingerter spiced up the French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods, using plywood as his canvas. 

- photos by Ellis Anderson

A photo album:  The city's four Easter parades may have been cancelled, but that didn't stop Margarita Bergen and other New Orleanians from celebrating with style.  

If we can't have an Easter parade, let's pop on a bonnet, pour a mimosa (or two) and toast the four krewes who made the 2019 holiday one to remember.

- photos by Ellis Anderson 

Few have ever seen the French Quarter except through a thick and ever-present veil of tourists.  Now they've all gone home, who remains?  We caught these street snaps during the week of March 22 - 28. 

- by Ellis Anderson

Few have ever seen the French Quarter except through a thick and ever-present veil of tourists.  Now they've all gone home, who remains?  We caught these street snaps during the week of March 15 - 21. 

- by Ellis Anderson

​Writer/photographer Christy Lorio ventured into the Quarter this week, finding it mostly deserted of people, but still full of character.

- by Christy Lorio

As tourism in the French Quarter slowly ground to a stand-still during the past week, some businesses  struggled to adapt. Others threw in the towel temporarily.  The signage tells the tale. 

​- photographs by Ellis Anderson