Saturday marked the beginning of Phase Two, in which bars not serving food could reopen at 25% capacity.  Stroll with us down Bourbon Street.

- by Ellis Anderson

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

New and newly-noticed homeless people spark memories of desperation and generosity in a former French Quarter street musician.  
 

- 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

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