Happy Mardi Gras

jc.s NOLA Lives blog has some Mardi Gras links, and this morning I found this article in Yahoo News.

Residents remain committed to New Orleans

It describes the hardships, but also includes this positive note:

New Orleanians are in the midst of their favorite time of year, Mardi Gras, and the crowds have been as thick as ever along the parade route as the party reaches its climax on Fat Tuesday. Paradegoers hold up handwritten signs thanking the krewes - the private clubs that stage and pay for the parades.

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