Posted on 03/28/2020 2:18:21 PM PDT by Libloather
Precautions put in place to slow the rise of coronavirus cases in New Orleans has inadvertently led to a rat problem for the Louisiana city. With restaurants closed save for take-out service, far less food waste is being discarded in the city's alleyways, driving the local rodent population out into the open to search for scraps.
New Orleans' famous Mardi Gras celebration brought thousands of tourists to the city, and medical experts believe it might be a big factor in the city's COVID-19 outbreak. Now with Bourbon Street's famous bars all closed and people social distancing, videos show dozens of rats scurrying through the empty streets.
"I turn the corner, there's about 30 rats at the corner, feasting on something in the middle of the street," one local restauranteur told CBS News' Omar Villafranca. He said he had "never" seen anything like it before.
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November will be far worse.
LOL, rats, as in the rodents, or rats, as in Democrats??? Who will have a harder time????
Feeding the rats outside with scraps is probably better than having them come inside.
I thought the NOLA residents elected them to office.
Did I get that wrong?
Rats gotta eat.
Ihave noticed that rat populations are always higher in Democrat cities than anywhere else.
Same as worms.
Most in the cemeteries for voter drives.
I’ll take a domesticated/socialized rat over a feral human anyday of the week.
Is New Orleans setting itself up as ground zero for an outbreak of plague? Its mayor, a Dem named LaToya Cantrell, will probably blame Trump, just as she has blamed Trump for the covid-19 outbreak in the city.
Opportunity Strikes.
With the streets empty should be safe hunting.
Trap ‘em, Kill ‘em, Burn ‘em
asking for trouble to let them loose all over
Hahahahahahaha
Just one more reason that I love free republic!
Buzzards and maggots gotta eat, too.
I hope your comment is sarcasm as the mayor in NOLA already has blamed the outbreak on the feds and trump.
The rats in DC are having a feast on mountains of pork as we speak!
LOL!!! Ya got that right!
Gather them up and sell them to China.
Declare open season on rats with no limit and no license required. Get out your 22’s and have a field day.
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