This year's Mardi Gras in New Orleans is going to look and feel very different than past celebrations. No crowded streets, no parades, closed bars, not even "go-cups" are allowed outside.

"If people think they're going to come to Louisiana, anywhere, or New Orleans and engage in the kind of activities they would have pre-pandemic then they are mistaken and quite frankly they are not welcome here to do that," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said at a recent news conference.

We're just going to have to celebrate musically this morning and imagine what a visit might be like in future years.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's celebrate the music of New Orleans for Mardi Gras. What songs do you want to hear?

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Songs played

Dr. John - Right Place Wrong Time
The Meters - Cissy Strut
Allen Toussaint - Yes We Can Can
Dixie Cups - Iko Iko
Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side
Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Mardi Gras In New Orleans
Tank and the Bangas - Ants
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Dear Lord (Give Me The Strength)