Photos: NOPD clears out Bourbon Street and Mardi Gras is officially over
Bike cops and mounted officers line up as New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Police Chief Shaun Ferguson and representatives from several state and local police departments as well as first responders prepare to perform the traditional and largely symbolic midnight sweep of Bourbon Street to mark the end of Mardi Gras.
by Michael DeMocker
February 26, 2020
Bike cops and mounted officers line up as New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans Police Department Chief Shaun Ferguson and representatives from several state and local police departments as well as first responders prepare to perform the traditional and largely symbolic midnight sweep of Bourbon Street to mark the end of Mardi Gras on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
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