New Orleans mom Lizz Busquet used to be a huge big-box Black Friday shopper.

“Those people you see on the news getting up at 4 a.m. to get in line at Walmart and fight through the crowds the day after Thanksgiving — that was me,” she said.

But not anymore.

“I just don’t want to do it anymore,” she said. “It’s multiple things: For one, the sales just aren’t as good, but really, with how things are right now in the world, I think I’m just experiencing a renewed passion for shopping local. I want my money to stay in my community instead of going into some big corporation’s pocket.”

In the New Orleans Mom Metairie/Kenner Facebook group, Busquet recently posted her intentions to skip Black Friday this year in favor of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29. She listed some local stores and aske

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