Crime Worries Underpin Celebration as New Orleans Carnival Season Begins
Jan. 10, 2023
New Orleans kicked off its annual Carnival season Friday, a weekslong celebration — complicated this year by concerns over crime and a depleted police force that last year forced a shortening of Mardi Gras parade routes.
New Orleans kicked off its annual Carnival season Friday, a weekslong celebration — complicated this year by concerns over crime and a depleted police force that last year forced a shortening of Mardi Gras parade routes.