(AP) — New Orleans officials say hospitality workers and others who will lose income because of an upcoming bar shutdown and other coronavirus restrictions in the French Quarter can apply for five days of part-time work with the city.
Bars are being shut down throughout the city Friday, the beginning of what is usually a raucous Mardi Gras weekend.
And there will be limits on automobile and pedestrian traffic in the French Quarter.
The city is offering up to 200 displaced workers jobs that officials say may include trash and litter pick-up and mask distribution.
Workers selected can earn up to $100 a day, Friday through Tuesday.