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New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
The Associated Press
Posted: Mar 8, 2011 10:28 AM ET
Last Updated: Mar 8, 2011 10:59 AM ET
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Costumed revelers walk down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day on Tuesday. (Patrick Semansky/Associated Press)
Revelers bared flesh and threw beads on Bourbon Street overnight until the sun rose Tuesday on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans to mark the annual pre-Lenten celebration.
It seemed bigger and more brash than in recent years since Hurricane Katrina, perhaps because this year it falls during spring break.
Tuesday's festivities began shortly after sunrise, as members of the traditionally African-American Krewe of Zulu boarded floats at the Louisiana Superdome in preparation for their annual parade through the city.
Soon to follow would be the parade of Rex, King of Carnival. Entertainer Pete Fountain's marching club hit the Uptown streets shortly after 7 a.m. on its trek through downtown and into the French Quarter.
Gray skies hung over the city and there was a threat of rain. But spirits, at least so far, didn't appear dampened. On Bourbon Street, the rain turned the garbage remaining from Monday night's revelry into mush.
City in triumphant mood
"We're back all the way, and we'll continue climbing," said Herschel Abbott Jr., the king of Rex, the holder of the keys to the city during Carnival.
The triumph was not without reason. New Orleans — America's poster child of disaster — has come a long way since Hurricane Katrina. Its beloved New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl last year and it has largely overcome the disaster of the BP oil spill.
This year, the sheer timing of Mardi Gras helped. It fell later than usual and coincides with spring break for college students. Students have been out in force, giving a bit more punch to this annual pre-Lenten celebration.
Mardi Gras officially kicked off Monday evening when Rex was given the keys to the city by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu in a blowout on the riverfront that included fireworks, music, a fly-over by Dolphin military helicopters and Rex's pronouncement that "all commercial endeavors be suspended and that pleasure may rule day and night."
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New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
The Associated Press
Posted: Mar 8, 2011 10:28 AM ET
Last Updated: Mar 8, 2011 10:59 AM ET
Read 0 comments Back to accessibility links
Revelers bared flesh and threw beads on Bourbon Street overnight until the sun rose Tuesday on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans to mark the annual pre-Lenten celebration.
It seemed bigger and more brash than in recent years since Hurricane Katrina, perhaps because this year it falls during spring break.
Tuesday's festivities began shortly after sunrise, as members of the traditionally African-American Krewe of Zulu boarded floats at the Louisiana Superdome in preparation for their annual parade through the city.
Soon to follow would be the parade of Rex, King of Carnival. Entertainer Pete Fountain's marching club hit the Uptown streets shortly after 7 a.m. on its trek through downtown and into the French Quarter.
Gray skies hung over the city and there was a threat of rain. But spirits, at least so far, didn't appear dampened. On Bourbon Street, the rain turned the garbage remaining from Monday night's revelry into mush.
City in triumphant mood
"We're back all the way, and we'll continue climbing," said Herschel Abbott Jr., the king of Rex, the holder of the keys to the city during Carnival.
The triumph was not without reason. New Orleans — America's poster child of disaster — has come a long way since Hurricane Katrina. Its beloved New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl last year and it has largely overcome the disaster of the BP oil spill.
This year, the sheer timing of Mardi Gras helped. It fell later than usual and coincides with spring break for college students. Students have been out in force, giving a bit more punch to this annual pre-Lenten celebration.
Mardi Gras officially kicked off Monday evening when Rex was given the keys to the city by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu in a blowout on the riverfront that included fireworks, music, a fly-over by Dolphin military helicopters and Rex's pronouncement that "all commercial endeavors be suspended and that pleasure may rule day and night."
