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Mardi Gras Day: Thousands of revelers sporting beads and outlandish costumes filled the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate just ahead of bad weather.

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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell told the Associated Press that despite weather challenges, the city was able modify the parades to ensure that there were still traditional Mardi Gras Day ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...