The celebrations this year were dampened due to weather concerns, but people still came out in New Orleans to party.

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Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in ...

The city’s two biggest parades are set to go on with earlier start times, shorter routes, and no marching bands, New Orleans ...