In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Mayor of New Orleans, Latoya Cantrell announced the cancellation of the 2020 St. Patrick’s Day Parade as well as other weekend festivities. The cancellation comes after 2 new presumptive coronavirus cases were reported in the city, bringing the total to 3. The CDC has not officially confirmed any of the 3 cases but is in the process of testing them.
The cancellations are intended to help slow down the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the New Orleans area. Here’s a video of the press conference courtesy of WWLTV.