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Louisiana Governor on Not Shutting Down Mardi Gras Over Coronavirus Concerns: No One From Federal Government Told Us to Cancel Anything
News Weak ^ | 03/29/2020 | Benjamin Fearnow

Posted on 03/30/2020 9:41:56 AM PDT by BenLurkin

The Democrat doubled down on remarks he made last week defending his decision -- or lack thereof -- not to cancel February 25 Mardi Gras events. He conceded that the raucous partying scene "likely" contributed to the spread of the virus in the New Orleans area, where health experts now say the next coronavirus "hot spot" is emerging. Just one day prior to the city's Mardi Gras festivities, the president said "the coronavirus is very much under control" before going on to tout the day's stock market gains.

Speaking on several Sunday morning TV news programs, Bel Edwards tried to re-focus the conversation on the state's need for respirators and federal government supplies rather than rehashing the past. He warned Louisiana's largest city will run out of ventilators by April 4 and hospital beds by April 10.

But Bel Edwards did confirm Sunday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- and all other federal government agencies -- made no mention of scaling back Mardi Gras celebrations over coronavirus concerns.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: followthemoney; louisianagov; mardigras; tourism
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To: BenLurkin

The governor is the chief executive officer of the state. It is his job to make decisions like this, not the President or the federal government. By raising this issue Governor Edwards has just publicly declared that he is either not competent to do his job or able to take responsibility for for a bad decision. One, of course does not exclude the other.


41 posted on 03/30/2020 9:58:50 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: BenLurkin

The missus and I were supposed to go to the Crescent City this very week to celebrate our anniversary but all our travel and restaurant reservations were canceled out from under us, weeks ago. Sad not to be a able to go but SO glad we missed this cluster.

Yes, we know what it means to miss New Orleans.


42 posted on 03/30/2020 9:59:08 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Beagle8U

southern democrats are a bit unlike normal democrats. LA is rather known for state and local corruption. I suspect the jungle primary system they had there didn’t help matters much; I’m not sure we ran the strongest field in the last election.


43 posted on 03/30/2020 9:59:37 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: Seaplaner

The Louisiana governor should have issued a Stay at Home Order and closed all nonessential businesses on February 1st.


44 posted on 03/30/2020 9:59:52 AM PDT by Meatspace
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Does he need the Fed Gov to tell him everything?

And if it did, would he listen or just bitch about it?

Katrina was 15 years ago. Although the Federal response could have been quicker ("Heck of a job, Brownie"), hurricane Katrina had been filling the entire gulf for several days, a direct hit was possible, and the government at all levels was warning preparedness and caution. But, nobody told them to use the friggin' school buses, or not to leave them parked at a low elevation. Bush's fault!

45 posted on 03/30/2020 10:01:45 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: BenLurkin

Wwwaaa waaaa waaa! Trump is a dictator.

Wwwaaa waaaa waaa! Trump isn’t a dictator.


46 posted on 03/30/2020 10:02:14 AM PDT by Flick Lives (A liberal is someone who worries that somewhere, someone is enjoying life.)
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To: Beagle8U
I just thought LA was a solidly conservative state.

It has significant blue blotches on the electoral map - New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport, mostly. If enthusiasm is low for a Republican candidate, those urban centers can tip the election to the Dems.

47 posted on 03/30/2020 10:02:51 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Charles Martel

TG&M is the largest gem and mineral show on the planet. And that’s just the official one. There’s half a dozen unofficial shows. It brings people in the gem and jewelry business from all over the world for multiple weeks (official show is one weekend, but the spinoffs run most of the month). Of course that February, things were mellow. But that’s my point. It could have been a blow up vector like Mardi Gras. Or both could have not been. It all depends on how many sick people show up and how many people they infect.


49 posted on 03/30/2020 10:03:30 AM PDT by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: BenLurkin

There was no thought about cancelling Mardi Gras. Why would you shut down anything for a flu?


50 posted on 03/30/2020 10:03:38 AM PDT by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Being a Governor IS a fairly important job.

It is not just a stepping-stone to becoming a TV talking head or a do-nothing Senator. People really need to THINK about that when electing one.


51 posted on 03/30/2020 10:06:41 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: BenLurkin

Yet another one. “I’m stupid, and it’s the President’s fault!”


52 posted on 03/30/2020 10:07:17 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

More like, “My voters are stupid, and it’s the President’s fault!”


53 posted on 03/30/2020 10:09:09 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Blue Highway

Indeed - I remember all of the media heads criticizing President Bush for “failing to timely mobilize the National Guard.” Uh...that’s the governor that does that, not the President.


54 posted on 03/30/2020 10:09:27 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: BenLurkin

Mayor found it hard to pass up the revenue...https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_7cae6351-237c-5471-a501-0e63037444e6.html


55 posted on 03/30/2020 10:10:27 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

...and that’s from 2009
...


56 posted on 03/30/2020 10:11:21 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Meatspace

“In January, everyone in the country knew that that COVID-19 would be become a devastating pandemic.

With that knowledge, the incompetent leaders of Louisiana did nothing to cancel Mardi Gras or issue Stay at Home Orders.

Had they taken such actions in January or very early February, this disaster would have been avoided.”

Are you including Trump in that “everyone” because he sure didn’t do anything either.


57 posted on 03/30/2020 10:12:17 AM PDT by WatchOutForSnakes
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To: BenLurkin

The second coming of Nagin?


58 posted on 03/30/2020 10:13:35 AM PDT by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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To: WatchOutForSnakes

The President does not have the power to cancel Mardi Gras or issue Stay at Home Orders for Louisiana.

The Governor does.


59 posted on 03/30/2020 10:15:12 AM PDT by Meatspace
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To: BenLurkin
Do the Feds tell you when to go to work? How many hours state offices should be open?

The incompetence overwhelms.

60 posted on 03/30/2020 10:15:36 AM PDT by ealgeone
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