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Anais St. John and pianist Harry Mayronne hold a front porch concert at her home in New Orleans, Saturday, April 11, 2020. With New Orleans music venues shuttered for more than a month now because of the coronavirus outbreak, musicians and fans are finding new places to connect – porches, living rooms, studios and lawns – and reaching their largest audiences online, many streaming performances live on social media platforms. But for the city's club owners awaiting the green light to reopen there's concern about all the uncertainties, like how long it may take tourists to return, how soon the music scene will rebound and when it does, what it will look like. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans musicians find way to soothe the city with music

By STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walks to the sideline after throwing an interception late in the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Tennessee Titans in Foxborough, Mass. Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn says the NFC South “is turning into Quarterback South.” Tom Brady's arrival has raised the stakes. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)

Brees, Brady give ‘Quarterback South’ top 2 all-time passers

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Closed businesses are seen on Bourbon Street due to the coronavirus pandemic, in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)

New Orleans won’t go with business tweaks allowed Friday

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

People cry out for beads from floats in the Krewe of Orpheus parade on Napoleon Ave. during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

New Orleans mayor suggests nixing next year’s Mardi Gras due to coronavirus

By James Varney - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton watches from the sideline in the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn. The 2020 NFL Draft is April 23-25. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)

For Saints, fewer was better in the 2020 draft

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, Wisconsin linebacker Zack Baun runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Baun is a possible pick in the NFL Draft which runs Thursday, April 23, 2020, thru Saturday, April 25. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Saints trade up twice in third round to take Baun, Trautman

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Maryland inside linebacker Isaiah Davis (22) is blocked by Michigan offensive lineman Cesar Ruiz (51) in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich. Ruiz was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)

Saints take Michigan center Ruiz with 24th pick in NFL draft

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Truckers hailed as ‘road heroes’ during coronavirus pandemic

By JOE GYAN Jr. and The Advocate - Associated Press

This April 3, 2020 photo shows, from left, Raluca Giurgiutiu, Diana Morari, and Tom Levings in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans. The three are New Orleans restaurant workers who have been cooking to feed others who need food during the coronavirus crisis. (Todd A. Price/The Daily Advertiser via AP)

In a time of need, restaurant cooks feed each other

By Todd A. Price and USA Today - The American South - Associated Press

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at his briefing of media members on the state's current situation dealing with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 public health threat, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security &amp; Emergency Management in Baton Rouge, La. At left is sign language interpreter Leona Gayle Coronado. Louisiana COVID-19 numbers include 21,951 cases reported, and 1,103 deaths, as of Wednesday. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

New Orleans Jazz Fest is latest COVID-19 economic casualty

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Trombone Shorty performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, May 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ** FILE **

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival canceled for first time ever due to COVID-19

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at a briefing on the state's current situation dealing with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 public health threat, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security &amp; Emergency Management in Baton Rouge, La. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Coronavirus death percentage in black population falls in Louisiana

By James Varney - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 4, 2014, file photo, members of the Krewe of Zulu hold painted coconuts to give to paradegoers, as they march during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. In a city ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak, Zulu and its members have paid a heavy price. Several of the group's members have died from coronavirus-related complications, said Zulu President Elroy A. James. Multiple other members have tested positive. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Coronavirus ravages storied New Orleans Mardi Gras group

By REBECCA SANTANA - Associated Press

Archbishop Gregory Aymond talks to reporters after riding in a World War II era Stearman PT-17 biplane over the city of New Orleans, to bless those sick or deceased from the new coronavirus, as well as the front line responders, Friday, April 10, 2020. The Archbishop has recovered from the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Edwards creating task force on virus’s racial disparities

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump feels no need for crisis counsel from predecessors

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Dr. Alex Billioux, assistant state public health officer, right, answers questions as the Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, left, listens, while addressing steps being taken to fight the coronavirus and the status of cases in the state during a press conference at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security &amp; Emergency Management, Monday April 6, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

COVID-19 hits blacks in Louisiana hardest: 70% of almost 600 deaths

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about a chart as Attorney General Jeff Landry listens, while addressing steps being taken to fight the coronavirus and the status of cases in the state during a press conference at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security &amp; Emergency Management, Monday April 6, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool)

Pharmaceutical company promises drugs for hard-hit Louisiana

By James Varney - The Washington Times

A temporary hospital has been set up in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, as an overflow for local hospitals that are reaching capacity, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in New Orleans, Saturday, April 4, 2020. Phase one of the operation can house 1,000 patients with the capability to double that capacity as needed. The facility will open April 6. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Louisiana governor: State may be turning the corner on virus

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Cindy Morris, left, and Swarnamala Ratnayaka don personal protective equipment before preparing RNA for testing for the new coronavirus at the molecular pathology lab at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The test is identical to the PCR test being used by the Centers for Disease Control to ease the testing crisis and stop the spread of COVID-19, which has hit the New Orleans area especially hard. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans coronavirus death rate higher than New York

By James Varney - The Washington Times