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If you ask a New Orleanian who Mardi Gras is for, they’ll likely paint you some version of a timeless picture: Locals and tourists standing shoulder to…
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Mardi Gras 2021 — muzzled by a pandemic and and dampened by unusual freezing weather — looked about as expected.State Climatologist Barry Keim said this…
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Among the many groups sitting this Carnival season out are the city’s Mardi Gras Indians.They’d typically take to the streets wearing brand new costumes,…
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Louisiana Considered: Wintry Weather, Cassidy's Vote, Mardi Gras MessagingTune in for the inaugural episode of Louisiana Considered.Meterologist Dan Holiday and WRKF's Paul Braun give an update on the wild weather that's hitting…
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After Mardi Gras in 2019, garbage trucks collected 1,300 tons of trash, or about 2.6 million pounds, when the revelry was over. In the past, the city has…
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When Crissy Whalin and her 12-year-old son, Zephyr Cooke, settled in Algiers Point in 2020, the last thing they expected was a front-row seat to New…
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New Orleans is shutting down bars along with Bourbon and Frenchmen streets for Mardi Gras.The closures begin Feb. 12 and will last through Fat Tuesday.The…
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In the weeks after this year’s Mardi Gras celebrations, New Orleans experienced one of the most explosive COVID-19 outbreaks in the country. Since then,…