People walk past a French Quarter sign encouraging hand washing on March 15, 2020, the same day the first statewide shutdowns were enacted. Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
A week later, the city — and much of the United States — effectively shut down as social distancing became the order of the day.
Zoom in: In the weeks, months and years to come, more than 1.5 million Louisianans tested positive for the virus, and more than 18,000 died, according to Johns Hopkins.
