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2. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition). Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, the season is known as Carnival and ...

3. Bourbon Street - Wikipedia

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   Bourbon Street ( French: Rue Bourbon, Spanish: Calle de Borbón) is a historic street in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans. Extending twelve blocks from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue, Bourbon Street is famous for its many bars and strip clubs . With 17.74 million visitors in 2017 alone, New Orleans depends on Bourbon Street as a ...

4. Fun, Fascinating Mardi Gras Facts That You Didn't Know - AOL

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   The family-owned business, which designs and builds floats for Mardi Gras and other festivals far beyond New Orleans, celebrates its historic ties to the city with Mardi Gras World. After repeated ...

5. Mardi Gras is coming. Here's what to know about New Orleans ...

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   Large Mardi Gras crowds cause some to worry about a rise in crime in New Orleans — which, like other cities, saw its crime rate rise and police ranks shrink during the COVID-19 pandemic.

6. The History of Mardis Gras in 10 Facts - AOL

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   A New Orleans city ordinance prohibits the wearing of masks on any other day, and on Mardi Gras masks must be removed by 6:00 p.m. Getty Each Krewe hurls party favors into the crowds.

7. Al Hirt - Wikipedia

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   Hirt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, [1] the son of a police officer. At the age of six, he was given his first trumpet, which had been purchased at a local pawnshop. He played in the Junior Police Band with friend Roy Fernandez, the son of Alcide Nunez; by the age of 16, Hirt was playing professionally, often with his friend Pete Fountain, while attending Jesuit High School.