First of all, the governor’s name is Edwards, not Bel Edwards.
The last day that Mardi Gras could have been canceled was February 24. On that day there were only about fifty known cases in the entire USA. Other major events were not being canceled.
There’s a real hostility towards Louisiana and New Orleans at FR. Part of it is bitter incomprehension and part of it is racism. If Louisiana authorities missed the chance to get a head start on the virus, so did everyone else.
That's fine. But why are they blaming Trump, just like they blamed Bush, for things they were responsible for?