New Orleans dropping all COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants

Twenty-four-hour alcohol sales return to New Orleans Friday, when the city will lift all COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants.

Twenty-four-hour alcohol sales return to New Orleans on Friday, when the city has scheduled lifting all COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants. In addition to eliminating the pandemic-related 1 a.m. last call for drinks, bars and restaurants no longer have to space tables 6 feet apart and patrons will be allowed to stand at the bar. The loosened rules go into effect at 6 a.m. New Orleans' announcement comes days after an executive order issued by Gov. John Bel Edwards ended social distancing restrictions for bars and live music in most places in the state.