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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Seven people, one of them a toddler, were shot in New Orleans today as they watched a Mardi Gras parade, police say. Two men are listed in serious condition, reports the Times-Picayune, and all of the victims appeared to be innocent bystanders. Police chased down and arrested two suspects, ages... More »

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New Orleans • Mardi Gras • shooting • parade

 Economy Can't Spoil Mardi Gras

Revelers enter final day of festivities

Feb 24, 09 2:34 PM CST
(AP) - Partiers in New Orleans are taking one last chance to eat, drink, and be merry today before Lent. Tourism officials don't believe the economic downturn has dampened the mood at this year's Mardi Gras celebrations and say big crowds over the weekend and nearly full hotels bode well for the... More »

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New Orleans • Lousiana • party • Mardi Gras • Lent • parade • financial crisis

Post-Katrina, Mardi Gras Revels

Hurricane's shadow still looms, but New Orleans revelers make a comeback

Feb 5, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Super Tuesday means Mardi Gras in Louisiana today, and the New Orleans bacchanal is slowly finding its feet 3 years after Hurricane Katrina. The predominantly black Zulu parade has as its king this year a 62-year-old native who left the Big Easy for Houston after the levees broke. He's only... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Louisiana • Mardi Gras • Louis Armstrong • Katrina aftermath • Zulu Parade • Frank Boutte

TRAVEL

Hit the Winter Festival Circuit

Things are heating up around the globe

Dec 22, 07 7:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Even though it's freezing outside, you don't have to shut yourself up at home. Party on three continents at these amazing festivals, selected by Sherman's Travel:
  1. Barbados Jazz Festival, Jan. 14–20
  2. Buenos Aires Tango Festival, Feb 22-Mar 3
  3. Carnival in Rio, Feb 2–5
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travel • list • festival • Mardi Gras • Sundance Film Festival

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