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St. Joseph's Day in a Reopening French Quarter
For one of our last stories before the COVID shutdown last March, "Famine to Feast," we visited three neighborhood St. Joseph's altars. This year, only the Beauregard-Keyes House and Irene's restaurant participated in the celebration. But while New Orleans isn't feasting yet, the many open doors around the Quarter seem to signal the end of a dark and anxious year.
All on a Mardi Gras Day
COVID shutdowns and frigid temperatures kept all but the die-hards out of the French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods on Mardi Gras day. Those who came strutted with style, keeping the torch of Carnival Spirit lit until next year.
Jackson Square Protest - June 5
Jackson Square Protest - June 5: Friday evening, much of New Orleans waited with bated breath in hopes the protest in the French Quarter would be peaceful. The rest of the city attended. Thousands rallied in front of Jackson Square in a remarkable show of solidarity against racism.
-Ellis Anderson
Kerry Maloney's French Quarter
I wanted to show folks a very typical day in the quarter. Here's what I saw outside my door Monday, September 30.
– by Kerry Maloney
The 67th Annual Red Mass
The annual Red Mass was held Monday morning, October 7, at St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square, offering up prayers for those in the legal profession - judges, attorneys, law school professors and students.
According the the Louisiana State Bar Association, the tradition "is celebrated all over the world, including Rome, Paris and London. The practice dates back hundreds of years and typically serves as the opening of the judicial year."
- photography by Kerry Maloney