The annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display across the Mississippi River was canceled this year, but the sky was certainly not dark.
In fact, the sky over New Orleans was perhaps even brighter as people created their own exhibits.
An incredible video posted on social media showed the city skyline with fireworks. The video clip, taken from an apartment on the 8th floor, pans from west to east as dozens of fireworks shoot into the air.
James Flynn, who captured the beautiful video, said he has not seen a show like this since 2005.
“The video was taken at midnight from the 8th floor of the Marseilles apartment building on the other side of the northern tip of the city looking for South Africa,” Flynn told NOLA.com. “The only show that was comparable in 2005 was by the people who were able to return to the city after Katrina. We know how to celebrate here in this big city despite disasters, posters and pestilents (fuel, eg BP Oil) . up like the mighty Mississippi River. ‘
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Local fireworks vendors said before the holiday that sales were very good. Several longtime sellers rated the fourth of July 2020 as their best ever.
“Everyone has been inside for months,” Big Top Fireworks manager Tammy Pearson said of the question. ‘I see similar trends’ for New Year.
Some local stores said they doubled their stock before the New Year’s Eve holiday.
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