The new date is August 19, 2022.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is warning that the city's annual celebrations could be canceled due to a police shortage.
There are floats in the Rex parade in New Orleans. Chris Graythen is a photo editor.
Due to the shortage of police officers, the city shortened the routes of its major parades.
The police force in New Orleans has fallen below 1,000 for the first time in decades.
More than one million people visit the city every year for the carnival.
If we don't have enough police, there won't be a parade. At the end of the community meeting, Cantrell said that was a fact.
Concerns about public safety have been raised due to the loss of police officers in the past few years. Democrats and Republicans disagree on the primary causes of the issue. President Joe Biden believes higher pay and better police training will help alleviate shortages. The staffing issues have worsened during the Great Resignation labor trend that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic, in which Americans have quit their jobs at historically high rates, especially in lines of work that are physically demanding. There is a larger issue of police being demoralized after George Floyd's murder. The killing sparked nationwide protests and led to the defund the police movement endorsed by some progressives.
According to data analyst Jeff Asher, New Orleans had the highest murder rate per capita in the United States. The murder rate in New Orleans was more than double that of Baltimore.
Concerns about the spread of monkeypox caused New Orleans to cancel the Bourbon Street concert. During Southern Decadence, there is a concert taking place. If the city doesn't get more monkeypox vaccine, it will be a superspreader event.
There could be a shortage of police in New Orleans.
Southern Decadence is a concern for Louisiana.
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