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New Orleans Mayor Shares Reopening And Recovery Plans

Published May 4, 2020 at 1:06 PM EDT
Typically filled with people, Bourbon Street is seen nearly empty on the first day of Jazz Fest 2020, in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 23, 2020. (Claire Bangser/AFP/Getty Images)
Typically filled with people, Bourbon Street is seen nearly empty on the first day of Jazz Fest 2020, in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 23, 2020. (Claire Bangser/AFP/Getty Images)

New Orleans was a COVID-19 hot spot. Now it’s facing one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) about what reopening and recovery will look like in the wake of coronavirus devastation.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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